Highest Praise for
John Lutz
“John Lutz knows how to make you shiver.”
—Harlan Coben
“Lutz offers up a heart-pounding roller coaster of a tale.”
—Jeffery Deaver
“John Lutz is one of the masters of the police novel.”
—Ridley Pearson
“John Lutz is a major talent.”
—John Lescroart
“I’ve been a fan for years.”
—T. Jefferson Parker
“John Lutz just keeps getting better and better.”
—Tony Hillerman
“Lutz ranks with such vintage masters of big-city murder as Lawrence Block and Ed McBain.”
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Lutz is among the best.”
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San Diego Union
“Lutz knows how to seize and hold the reader’s imagination.”
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
“It’s easy to see why he’s won an Edgar and two Shamuses.”
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Publishers Weekly
Serial
“Wow, oh wow, oh wow ... that’s as simple as I can put it. You gotta read this one.”
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True Crime Book Reviews
Mister X
“
Mister X
has everything: a dangerous killer, a pulse-pounding mystery, a shocking solution, and an ending that will resonate with the reader long after the final sentence is read.”
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“A page-turner to the nail-biting end ... twisty, creepy whodunit.”
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Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
Urge to Kill
“A solid and compelling winner ... sharp characterization, compelling dialogue and graphic depictions of evil.... Lutz knows how to keep the pages turning.”
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Night Kills
“Lutz’s skill will keep you glued to this thick thriller.”
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Superb suspense ... the kind of book that makes you check to see if all the doors and windows are locked.”
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Affaire de Coeur
In for the Kill
“Brilliant ... a very scary and suspenseful read.”
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Booklist
“Shamus and Edgar award–winner Lutz gives us further proof of his enormous talent ... an enthralling page-turner.”
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Publishers Weekly
Chill of Night
“The ingenuity of the plot shows that Lutz is in rare form.”
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The New York Times Book Review
“Lutz keeps the suspense high and populates his story with a collection of unique characters that resonate with the reader, making this one an ideal beach read.”
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Publishers Weekly
“A dazzling tour de force ... compelling, absorbing.”
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“A great read! Lutz kept me in suspense right up to the end.”
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Midwest Book Review
Fear the Night
“A twisted cat-and-mouse game ... a fast-moving crime thriller ... Lutz skillfully brings to life the sniper’s various victims.”
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Publishers Weekly
“A tense, fast-moving novel, a plot-driven page-turner of the first order ... a great read!”
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Book Page
Darker Than Night
“Readers will believe that they just stepped off a Tilt-A-Whirl after reading this action-packed police procedural.”
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The Midwest Book Review
Night Victims
“John Lutz knows how to ratchet up the terror... . He propels the story with effective twists and a fast pace.”
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Sun-Sentinel
The Night Watcher
“Compelling ... a gritty psychological thriller... . Lutz draws the reader deep into the killer’s troubled psyche.”
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Publishers Weekly