Raves For the Work of JASON STARR!
“Starr has...a hard-edged style that is clean, cold and extremely chilling.”
—New York Times
“A throwback to the spare, snappy crime writing of Jim Thompson and James M. Cain.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Jason Starr is the first writer of his generation to convincingly update the modern crime novel.”
—Bret Easton Ellis
“A fearless, pitiless writer.”
—Laura Lippman
“The New York sound, the energy, dialog that’s on the beat...Read it and you’ll go hunting for Jason Starr’s other books, I promise.”
—Elmore Leonard
“[A] crackling hot beach read.”
—New York Post
“Diabolically well-plotted.”
—The Literary Review
“Deliciously addictive.”
—Megan Abbott
“Cool, deadpan, a rollercoaster ride to hell.”
—The Guardian
“A hip, white-collar update on the James Cain, Jim Thompson-style novel with a seasoning all its own.”
—Joe R. Lansdale
“His stuff is tough and real and brilliant.”
—Andrew Klavan
“Starr’s got a hip style and an ear for crackling dialogue.”
—Jeffery Deaver
“Bang up to date, but reminiscent of David Goodis and Jim Thompson, Fake I.D. is a powerful novel of the American Dream turning into the American Nightmare that marks Starr out as a writer to follow.”
—Time Out
“An American masterpiece, a piece of great literature while it’s also a great crime novel.”
—Pulpetti
“Demonic, demented, and truly ferocious, and a flat-out joy to read...My book of the year.”
—Ken Bruen
We started to make out again, then she was lying on the couch on her back and I was on top of her. I pulled back and smiled, looking into her eyes, and then we went into the bedroom.
Afterwards, her head was wedged between my arm and my chest. We were naked and sweaty.
“It feels so nice to be with you,” she said.
A few minutes later she was fast asleep.
I noticed the jewelry box on the dresser. I got out of bed and dressed quietly. The light on the night table was still on. In the dim yellow light I saw Janene still facing the other way. A necklace and a bracelet were out next to the jewelry box, but she’d probably notice if they were missing. Instead, I reached inside the box and took out another necklace, some diamond earrings, and a gold bracelet. I put the jewelry in my pocket. Janene was still fast asleep. I tiptoed out of the room and left the apartment...
SOME OTHER HARD CASE CRIME BOOKS YOU WILL ENJOY:
SLIDE by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
DEAD STREET by Mickey Spillane
DEADLY BELOVED by Max Allan Collins
A DIET OF TREACLE by Lawrence Block
MONEY SHOT by Christa Faust
ZERO COOL by John Lange
SHOOTING STAR/SPIDERWEB by Robert Bloch
THE MURDERER VINE by Shepard Rifkin
SOMEBODY OWES ME MONEY by Donald E. Westlake
NO HOUSE LIMIT by Steve Fisher
BABY MOLL by John Farris
THE MAX by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
THE FIRST QUARRY by Max Allan Collins
GUN WORK by David J. Schow
FIFTY-TO-ONE by Charles Ardai
KILLING CASTRO by Lawrence Block
THE DEAD MAN’S BROTHER by Roger Zelazny
THE CUTIE by Donald E. Westlake
HOUSE DICK by E. Howard Hunt
CASINO MOON by Peter Blauner
FAKE I.D.
by Jason Starr
A HARD CASE CRIME BOOK
(HCC-056)
First Hard Case Crime edition: June 2009
