Early Praise for The Price of Liberty

So the early reviews of The Price of Liberty are in—and they're pretty good!

Library Journal called it "another winner" and noted:

"With its wacky characters and deadpan humor, Graff's third novel . . . will appeal to those who like their thrillers slightly off-kilter in the tradition of Donald Westlake and Lawrence Block."

Publishers Weekly called it a "solid political thriller" and concluded:

"Graff’s cynical take on government waste and corporate greed plays well. McEnroe is as rugged as the desolate country he lives in, and his gritty do-what-ya-gotta-do actions keep the pages turning easily."

Booklist was generally kind as well. Then again, I work there, and am ineligible for review. Still, my boss noted "an infusion of very black humor" in the work and offered the following readers' advisory:

My guess is that between the psycho doofus and the ordinary Joe who isn’t really all that ordinary, Keir has a book here that will connect with all those thriller fans looking for the next Elmore Leonard.

Kirkus, as usual, declined to review. Was it something I said?

Posted: Monday, July 19, 2010 - 08:31 am