The Anniversary Man: A Novel Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

"R.J. Ellory is a uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer.Ć--Alan Furst

ćR.J. Ellory's remarkable talent for probingthe unknown establishes him as the master of the genre. The perfect authorto read late into the night." --Clive Cussler

ćR.J. Ellorywill quickly rank with the best crime writers working today." --OttoPenzler

ćIn this bleak examination of murder and hope, Elloryďsherrings are as red and sticky as caramelized apples, more dead-ends thanManhattan riverside real estate. Fans of Elloryďs A Quiet Belief inAngels will repeatedly take the wrong road, when trying to identify theAnniversary Man. Readers who expect the amazing success of that novel to bereplicated by the Brit who sets his plots in the U.S. as though he intendsto recolonize for the Queen will be thrilled with this epic crime fictionnovel. Written as though by a native New Yorker, this novel needs to be readtwice---once for vice-grip-like details, again for nectar from theconsummate wordsmith. So real is Elloryďs writing that the lines betweenjournalism and crime fiction blur. Though Elloryďs standalone crimethrillers grab readers by the throat and donďt let go until the last page,Detective Irving has the makings of Connellyďs Harry Bosch on steroids, sureto be a repeat character--and made with cinematic success into a blockbustermovie.Ć --Bookreporter.com

ćThis is one of those police-proceduralgems that come along once in a blue moonÔAnd what a story it is!...Thiscould be the one to put [Elloryďs] name in lights in this country. Expecthis name to be on every crime-fiction fanďs lips in short order."--Booklist (Starred Review)

ćElloryďs gripping thrillershould appeal to lovers of procedurals and may also draw readers of truecrime, as it deals with many actual serial killingsĆ --LibraryJournal

ć[Elloryďs] prose is tightly and impressively woven,and edges more toward the lyrical than notÔThe Anniversary Manchoreographs a complicated dance between a couple of fully realizedcharacters, neither of them obviously the killer, but both of whom areamalgams of hope, secrecy, fear and, in their respective manners, courage.ÔEllory is a patient storyteller, willing to stretch beyond the necessitiesof his plot and illuminate people who occupy the peripheries of hiscaptivating tale. He also doesnďt stint in fleshing out his central players,even if in doing so he swings far from the demands of a police procedural.Ć--January Magazineďs Best Crime Fiction of 2010

ćThis is an exhilarating New York City serial killer thrillerÔFast-pacedthroughoutÔfans will relish this strong police procedural.Ć -- MidwestBook Review

ćThe author takes the reader on a deadly rollercoaster rideÔa riveting and spellbinding novelĆBookPleasures.com

ćThe Anniversary Man is just Elloryďs secondrelease here in the States (he has seven titles available in the UK) andheďs quickly cementing himself as one of my favorites in the crime genre.His stories are dark and disturbing, his plots keep you guessing, and theynever end quite like you think they will.Ć -- BookBitch.com

R.J. Ellory is the author of six novels, all of which will be published by Overlook. "A Quiet Belief In Angels," was shortlisted for the American Barry Award. His other novels have been translated into twenty- two additional languages.