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This book has held up through all my multiple readings. Having never been on the grift, I can't really attest to how realistic it is. But Craig resists the temptation that many authors telling the tale of outlaws fall into, in that he doesn't try to infuse the story with stylistic grit and glamour.......more

I tried to write this book once. Actually, I did write a book. And the manuscript was trying really, really hard, in a slightly embarrassing but oddly poignant manner, to be this very book. It failed, boys and girls. Hard. This book looks at the book I tried to write, and laughs a little under its br......more

You know how sometimes you get a big box or bag of books because they're free or cheap and there are some books you know you want to read, then some you're sure you won't like? This was one of those instances for me, and I was pretty sure it wasn't going to be anything I enjoyed. What a pleasant surp......more

It has a fancy pants cover. It has a story that begins and ends with the same lack of feeling that it's a beginning or an ending. I would have liked to see more closure to the story. Not a bad read, but I can't really say that I "liked" it, hence the 2 star review.......more

Three point five stars for the writing, character, dialogue. One for originality. After a thousand mysteries (this is a thriller), it's hard to find something surprisingly different. Bravo.......more