Denis Johnson

a novel

Nobody move

Melody Izard

Boy, I think Denis is channeling Elmore Leonard! The characters were wandering around wondering what to do with themselves and Denis said "come on, I can put you to work". Or some sort of scenario like that. So if you've read all of Leonard and wish he had written more - then, nobody move! you've found your next crime novel about sad sack bad guys who think they are all that.

'Johnson's jokes are wonderfully deadpan and copious' --Times Literary Supplement 'This is a staccato romp, as violent as Tarantino and a great deal funnier than Cormac McCarthy's psychotic ballet, No Country for Old Men' --Irish Times 'Beyond its ferocious action, noisy gun-play and relentless wisecracking there [is] also a poetic understanding of a bleak, inhospitable world.' --Uncut's top 10 best fiction of the year --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Nobody Move

Michael Camilleri

I originally was going to award this two stars but decided to bump it up to three. It's well-written and succeeds at what it's trying to be: a page-turning noir thriller. That type of novel just isn't for me and I didn't make any kind of substantive connection to it.

Nobody move a novel

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