Poughkeepsie Shuffle
A Crime Novel

Poughkeepsie Shuffle by Dietrich Kalteis is a fast-paced crime thriller with plenty of violence, double-crossing and smart remarks. The novel follows Canadian Jeff Nichols, recently out of prison, as he tries to rekindle his relationship with his quickly growing impatient wife while creating an econ......more

Do you like henchmen, flim-flam artists, ex-cons, gunrunners, killers and thieves? Then Poughkeepsie Shuffle is a must read. Dietrich Kalteis has a singular voice, with nuanced, noir flourishes that engage the reader, and make it impossible not to root for Jeff Nichols, his hapless anti-hero with a......more

The novel is cleverly-written in Kalteis’s signature clipped-to-the-quick phrases, with sentences that defy every grammar rule you were ever taught in school. Each scene is a short burst like the blast of automatic gunfire. The first scene, which features two thugs, a victim, and a pair of garden pr......more

I know nothing about cars or guns. Add some bad grammar and the result is a bad book. This one is a book of nothingness. I felt nothing throughout the whole book. Not even anger for wasting time. I had high expectations. I did not see one bad review. At least it was a free copy from the library. Sou......more

This book had plenty of ups and downs, kind of like my own life, only Poughkeepsie Shuffle had guns too. A lot of guns. When it comes to Deitrich's writing, like his previous book Zero Avenue, there are plenty of scenes depicting life's ugliness in all its bruised glory. He's good at showing us that......more