About Christopher Cook

Christopher Cook grew up among the oil refineries of the Texas Gulf Coast. He was raised a tongue-speaking Pentecostal holy-roller but escaped. He has worked as a cab driver, railroad labourer, carpenter, bartender, therapist, journalist and trade union activist.

He is married to French photographer, Corinne Dune and lives in Austin, Texas.

Critical Acclaim for Christopher Cook

"...A bullet-riddled odyssey of jaded rednecks in search of illusory redemption, this is a hell of a debut..." - Maxim Jakubowski, The Guardian

"...A lethal ride into America's heart of darkness - jaded, sordid, amoral and poetic..." - Ian Rankin,

"...it's fabulous..." - Donna Leon,

"...This is my kind of book

..." - James Ellroy,

"...Christopher Cook writes like an angel..." - James Crumley,

"...If Elmore Leonard lived in Texas, his name would be Christopher Cook Kinky Friedman..." - Kinky Friedman,

"...something rather more than just a thriller

..." - Roz Kaveney, Times Literary Supplement

"...A genuinely stunning debut novel; violent and compulsive, barely pausing to polish its own wild poetry..." - Philip Oakes, The Literary Review

"...The dialogue is to die for, the characters are true, in shades of grey from darkest gunmetal to oiled pigeon, and the tension punishing..." - Carla Browne, RTE Guide

"...a book to stay up all night with..." - Bryan Woolley, Dallas Morning News

"...fearless originality, in a lyric voice that sings itself raw..." - New York Times Book Review