"One of the best books of this or any year." - BookReporter

"...you’ll be rooting for this thoroughly beguiling serial killer on a mission. A pro’s pro, Block never wastes a word, never misplaces a plot element... it also boasts Block’s legendary craftsmanship, sly humor, and virtuoso plotting. The premise is to die for!" - Booklist

"[A] fun, fast-paced read full of steamy moments and a twist ending... a must have for pulp fiction fans." - Celebrity Cafe

"A great read from cover to cover... believe me when I say that you are in for a wonderful time." - Horror News

"A perfect treat." - Affairs Magazine

"Block has, once again, created a tale to excite and absorb even the most jaded reader of crime fiction." - Eclipse Magazine

"... compulsively readable... with a character that has a lot more to offer the reader than the genre typically maintains." - The Daily Rotation

Praise for Lawrence Block:

"There is only one writer of mystery and detective fiction who comes close to replacing the irreplaceable John D. MacDonald...The writer is Lawrence Block." - Stephen King 

"Unfailingly entertaining." - The New York Times 

"One of the very best writers now working the beat." - The Wall Street Journal 

"Lawrence Block is a master of crime fiction." - Jonathan Kellerman 

In Hard Case Crime's first hardcover release, Block slips into his Jill Emerson persona to present a "novel of sex and violence." Child incest victim Katherine Anne Tolliver grows up to have a killer face, killer bod, and killer personality—as in, serial killer. After murdering her parents, she goes on a cross-country killing spree that makes Ted Bundy look like Mickey Mouse. The überslut psycho bitch has a seemingly unquenchable thirst for sex and murder. She's obsessed with tracking down every guy she's ever slept with (Google, every killer's best friend), giving him another thrill ride in the sack, and then doing him in (and since he's dead, might as well take his money). Her bed 'em and dead 'em plan takes her through a series of fleabag hotels, greasy spoons, and low-end jobs (the pay stinks, but she gets to butcher her boss). Fate brings her to board in a house owned by Rita. The two become fast friends and, ultimately, bedmates who share every secret. VERDICT Featuring truckloads of hard-core sex and violence, this sleazefest isn't for everybody, but taken in the spirit in which it's presented, it's a trashy, fun read.—Mike Rogers, Library Journal