Publishers Weekly
Karen White's lugubrious opening tones are fitting introduction to our harried protagonist: Sara Cross, St. Charles County, Fla., deputy sheriff and single mother of a six-year-old boy with leukemia. She's first on the scene after fellow deputy (and former lover) Billy Flynn has shot and killed a 22-year-old New Jersey black man for fleeing a traffic stop. Sara senses something off about the shooting, and her investigation eventually leads to a confrontation with Morgan, an elderly, extremely proficient yet oddly humane hit man who is suffering from newly diagnosed cancer. These two well-drawn characters are the heart of the novel, and Karen White's somber, serious performance admirably brings them both to life. A Minotaur hardcover (Reviews, Nov. 2). (Feb.)
From the Publisher
A tightly written crime novel peopled with believable, memorable characters who face real-life dangers... Stroby tells his tale swiftly and the action scenes move with cinematic brio.” —The Star-Ledger (New Jersey)
“[This novel] puts author Wallace Stroby in the company of noir masters like Dashiell Hammett and Elmore Leonard.” —The Huffington Post
“In Gone ‘til November, Wallace Stroby's mastery of character and dialogue is mated to a hellacious narrative engine. His heroine, Sara Cross, is a wonderful creation.” —George Pelecanos
“A strong cast and energetic storytelling. But it's Sara, so human and so beset, who makes this another standout for Stroby.” —Kirkus Review (starred review)
“Stroby begins his gritty new series with a bang. Sure to appeal to fans of Edna Buchanan and John Sandford.” —Library Journal
“Gone 'til November is rock-solid crime fiction that melds compelling characters, crisp writing, and a finely rendered portrait of Old Florida, the state's thinly populated, less-storied interior. Sara and Morgan, an aging career criminal who has just been diagnosed with cancer, are Stroby's best creations. Morgan is ruthless and resourceful, but he also has a quiet dignity and a streak of humanity that may have readers picturing actor Morgan Freeman.” —Booklist
“For those who favor a lean, tautly written police procedural—with an accent on firearms and plenty of them— then Wallace Stroby's third novel will come as something in which to revel…. It's the action back on the streets of Newark, in the alleys between the boarded-up brownstones, that really grabs the reader's attention.” —Yahoo Shine
“Swiftly told but suspenseful, filled with moral choices and a bit of welcome ambiguousness at its end, Gone ‘til November [has] a hell of a kick.” —January Magazine
“Stroby has not lost one iota of the magic that made his first two books instant classics ... He truly gets it right.” —Bookreporter.com
“Just when you think that you can't be surprised anymore, a writer like Wallace Stroby ups the ante, finds a way to use familiar elements in new and surprising ways. This is a first-rate novel, with characters who live on in the reader's mind long after the book is finished. I always expect great things from Stroby, and Gone Till November is a significant addition to an already impressive body of work.” —Laura Lippman, author of What the Dead Know
“In these days of mega formulaic blockbusters, it seems almost impossible to find a novel that not only has depth of characterization, but a compelling plot. Gone Till November achieves both and seamlessly…. This novel sings, darkly and irresistibly.” —Ken Bruen, author of London Boulevard
“Stroby begins his gritty new series with a bang. Sure to appeal to fans of Edna Buchanan and John Sandford.” —Library Journal on The Heartbreak Lounge
“A cat-and-mouse story that inspires just the tiniest bit of sympathy for the predator... Readers will have a hard time putting down this three-ring circus of a book.” —The Star-Ledger (New Jersey) on The Heartbreak Lounge
“A scorching first novel that mixes the melancholic heart of tough-guy fiction with a fierce and violent gangster plot.” —The Washington Post Book World on The Barbed-Wire Kiss
“Stroby does wonders with his blue-collar characters.” —The New York Times Book Review on The Barbed-Wire Kiss
