RaveCriminal Element...a fierce and tender tale ... David Joy is a well-known author quickly becoming a super-star author. His work straddles the line between noir and literary fiction with admirable confidence ... The setting and subject-matter reminded me of J. Todd Scott’s recent Lost River. They are both dark Appalachian addiction stories. However, Scott’s writing style is more clipped, and Joy’s more florid ... This was a good book ... If you are after a beautifully written dark addiction story—this is your best bet.
