Quotes and Reviews for OVER THE SHOULDER:
“Leonard Chang’s OVER THE SHOULDER is a fascinating novel. Lyrical and thoughtful at the same time it is as intense and unpredictable as a ricocheting bullet, it is a gripping tale that explores the neverending mysteries that link the past and the present in all of us.”
- Michael Connelly
“Leonard Chang’s new novel is a riveting noir thriller”
- Madison Smartt Bell
“Chang’s novel works well on several levels. It’s good intrigue, it’s skillfully written, and it’s highly readable. Allen’s search for the truth ultimately takes him on a compelling journey aimed at understanding himself, his family, his past, and his future.
- Thomas Gaughan, Booklist January 1 & 15, 2001
"Every once in a while, a reader is introduced to an unfamiliar author and is overjoyed by the discovery. Chang's third book is dark and complicated, with a Hitchcockian flair... The search for the killers is frustrating, laced with acts of violence and all-too-human reactions. Realistic racial and family tensions make this a winner."
- Carol Memmott, USA Today
“Choice’s dual journey - of self discovery and the uncovering of his partner’s killer - makes for an absorbing blend of literary novel and crime thriller.”
- Publisher’s Weekly 12/18/01
“Jettisoning the literary pretensions that blunted his powerful DISPATCHES FROM THE COLD (1998), Chang unfurls a thriller that’s content to grab you by the neck and shake you hard . . . A smoking Korean-American PRESUMED INNOCENT presented almost entirely in breakneck dialogue, with occasional pauses for scene changes and gunfire.”
- Kirkus Reviews 2/1/01
". . . engrossing and fast-paced . . . Mr. Chang creates characters who earn our quick attention and sympathies; and he describes events and emotions with equal grace."
- The Wall Street Journal
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