Music to my ears

"Wallace Stroby doesn’t write books. He conducts literary symphonies, using Occam’s Razor for a baton ..."
Spinetingler Magazine's Garrett Kenyon picks COLD SHOT TO THE HEART as the Best Crime Novel of 2011.

Honored to be there ...

COLD SHOT TO THE HEART finds itself in some very good company on the list of the best crime novels of the year over at the Barnes & Noble Ransom Notes blog.

Coverage

The Rap Sheet likes the hardcover dust jacket of COLD SHOT TO THE HEART, and names it one of the best book covers of 2011.

Off the Block

Over at the Pulp Pusher website. the legendary Lawrence Block offers his best-of picks for 2011:

BookReporter.com's Best of 2011

The reviewers at BookReporter.com pick their favorite novels of 2011, including COLD SHOT TO THE HEART.

Evil ways

COLD SHOT TO THE HEART gets an honorable mention in Jedidiah Ayre's "2011: The Year in Villains" column at the Ransom Notes blog.

More best of 2011

Flattered to be in such excellent company on this list of the best crime/suspense novels of 2011, as chosen by the editors of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem.

Ten best crime novels of 2011, Texas-style

Scott Montgomery, the mystery meister of Austin's great BookPeople store, offers his rundown of the 10 Best Crime Novels of 2011. I'm honored to be part of a list that also includes George Pelecanos, Duane Swierczynski, Reed Farrel Coleman, Megan Abbott, Ace Atkins and others.