Exley - Hardcover

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"Remarkable . . . Clarke's narrative assurance and unfailingly realistic characters allow him to pull off the literary equivalent of a half-court shot . . . [His] performance here is extraordinary; it's far and away the best work of his career." --Michael Schaub, NPR.org

Remarkable . . . Clarke s narrative assurance and unfailingly realistic characters allow him to pull off the literary equivalent of a half-court shot . . . [His] performance here is extraordinary; it s far and away the best work of his career. Michael Schaub, NPR.org"

Clarke has a distinctively winning style. He imagines characters so careful in their reasoning that they are deeply, maddeningly unreasonable but also tenderly hapless at the same time . . . both heart-rending and comically absurd. The New York Times"

With humor as black as Exley s liver, Clarke picks apart the fictions we tell one another and those we tell ourselves. Entertainment Weekly"

Clarke pulls off a nice trick here, playing postmodern games while delivering a cleverly plotted story complete with a surprise twist. The Washington Post Book World"

"Clarke has a distinctively winning style. He imagines characters so careful in their reasoning that they are deeply, maddeningly unreasonable but also tenderly hapless at the same time . . . both heart-rending and comically absurd." --The New York Times

"With humor as black as Exley's liver, Clarke picks apart the fictions we tell one another--and those we tell ourselves." --Entertainment Weekly

"Clarke pulls off a nice trick here, playing postmodern games while delivering a cleverly plotted story complete with a surprise twist." --The Washington Post Book World