Timothy Hallinan is the Edgar- and Macavity-nominated author of
thirteen widely praised books, including The Fear Artist, Crashed,
Little Elvises, and The Fame Thief. After years of working in
Hollywood, television, and the music industry, he now writes
fulltime. He divides his time between California and Thailand.
From the Hardcover edition.
Praise for The Fear Artist
Voted one of Deadly Pleasures Magazine’s “Best Mystery-Crime Novels
of 2012.”
"At the start of Edgar-finalist Hallinan’s heartrending,
unforgettable fifth Poke Rafferty thriller (after 2010’s The Queen
of Patpong), travel writer Rafferty collides with an overweight man
around 65, possibly a German or American, on a wet Bangkok street.
The man, whose head is oddly sunburned, manages to say a woman’s
name before expiring from multiple gunshots. When the cops at the
scene insist the man wasn’t shot, Rafferty knows he’s headed for
trouble. Forced to betray his best friend, Rafferty turns for help
to leftover cold war spooks from the other side as he uncovers
evidence that the Pentagon has resurrected the Phoenix Program,
which the U.S. used in Vietnam, to counter Muslim terrorists in
southern Thailand. Hallinan gives his readers, who should be
prepared for gruesome torture scenes, no chance to escape from his
somber conviction that what America has become by pursuing the war
on terror was never what America was supposed to be."
—Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
"Stellar."
—Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
“The volcanic American sadist is the author’s best yet… Simply the
best of a fine series of thrillers set in one of the world’s most
exotic locales.”
—Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
“Hallinan not only writes a relentless-as-the-rain paced thriller,
sprinkled with an off-beat, cynical humor, but the poignant
emotional sides of the characters and the intelligent and beautiful
plot and storytelling soak the reader's heart to the skin. The
social issues, starkly and honestly portraying the exploitation of
women and children will haunt you.... This is literary fiction of
the first order told in the form of an elegant and intricate
thriller.”
—Seattle PI
“Must-read crime fiction.”
—Mystery Scene
"[The Fear Artist] presents a view of Thailand's underbelly that
few visitors ever see.” —Contra Costa Times
“Hallinan seems almost incapable of writing badly, and his Poke
Rafferty series has been a personal favorite of mine from its
inception. However, THE FEAR ARTIST sets an entirely new standard
for the author against which his future efforts will be
judged."
—BookReporter
“Just put Timothy Hallinan's Poke Rafferty novel The Fear Artist
way high on my top 10 thrillers list. Violent, gritty, &
moving.”
—Nancy Pearl (via Twitter)
"A well-told tale, and one that is recommended."
—Midwest Book Review
“Papa Hemingway used to say, “Write about what you know.” Hallinan
does a hell of a job following his advice.”
—Criminal Element
“Absolutely the best book in the series.”
—Murder On Demand
“If I gave stars, THE FEAR ARTIST would get ten.”
—Murder By Type
Praise for The Queen of Patpong
"Taut, offbeat and fast-moving.... Hallinan's unlikely hero shines
in this sometimes funny, always engrossing and undeniably authentic
story that explores a dark and fascinating side of Thailand."
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Riveting, genuinely, moving, and entirely plausible.... A terrific
page-turner."
—Booklist, Starred Review
"You won't read a better thriller this year!"
—John Lescroart, New York Times–bestselling author of Treasure Hunt
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