About the Book
Though they are sisters, Kit and Jenny could not be more different. Jenny is the dutiful daughter, following in her father's footsteps to become a Texas cop. A detective in the Austin Police Department, she is surprised when she sees a crime report with her sister's name on it.Rebellious Kit is always trying to escape the fallout of her mother's death and the gravitational pull of her father's expectations. Working as a stripper, she is living in a night time world of pseudonyms and lies. And she's begun to notice some new characters hanging around the club.Suddenly, one sister's murder leads to the other's investigation of it, and brings her into a world more deadly than she can imagine. As the truth unfolds, one sister begins to question everything - even her own sanity - and the role she might have played in this lethal dance.
About the Author :
KIM WOZENCRAFT is author of four previous novels: "Wanted," "The Catch," "Notes from the Country Club," and the internationally bestselling "Rush," which was made into a feature film starring Jennifer Jason Leigh. Her work has appeared in "The Best American Essays," "Texas Monthly," the "Los Angeles Times," New York "Newsday," and numerous literary magazines and anthologies. She was executive editor at "Prison Life" magazine, has written for HBO Films, and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University. She lives in upstate New York with her three children.
Please visit her Web site at www.kimwozencraft.com.
Review :
"A deftly plotted, briskly paced psychological thriller."--"Kirkus Reviews"
""The Devil's Backbone" is a riveting study of psychological terror and ultimate betrayal, and a complex and compelling tale of a woman who journeys through the perilous territory of her own past to find answers to her sister's brutal murder. Kim Wozencraft's heroine is gritty, profane, and utterly compelling--you won't put this book down until the final shattering pages."--Barbara Parker, author of "Suspicion" of "Rage"
""The Devil's Backbone" is an experience: You live it as much as you read it, feeling in your own body every racing heartbeat and every degree of its merciless Texas heat. It is headlong, unremitting, and deeply passionate. Readers better make sure their seat belts are properly secured."--Luc Sante, author of "Low Life" and "Evidence"
"A great mystery novel in every sense of the word...psychological suspense at its finest."--"Shelf Life"
"Wozencraft weaves a nifty, tense tale with a shocker ending, delving deep into dark areas of the mind."--"Lansing"" State Journal" (Michigan)
"Much to enjoy."--"San Diego"" Union-Tribune "
"Wozencraft skillfully blends philosophy and action, humor and terror.""-- The Blue Stone Press"
" A deftly plotted, briskly paced psychological thriller." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
" "The Devil' s Backbone" is a riveting study of psychological terror and ultimate betrayal, and a complex and compelling tale of a woman who journeys through the perilous territory of her own past to find answers to her sister' s brutal murder. Kim Wozencraft' s heroine is gritty, profane, and utterly compelling-- you won' t put this book down until the final shattering pages." -- Barbara Parker, author of "Suspicion" of "Rage"
" "The Devil' s Backbone" is an experience: You live it as much as you read it, feeling in your own body every racing heartbeat and every degree of its merciless Texas heat. It is headlong, unremitting, and deeply passionate. Readers better make sure their seat belts are properly secured." -- Luc Sante, author of "Low Life" and "Evidence"
" A great mystery novel in every sense of the word...psychological suspense at its finest." -- "Shelf Life"
" Wozencraft weaves a nifty, tense tale with a shocker ending, delving deep into dark areas of the mind." -- "Lansing"" State Journal" (Michigan)
" Much to enjoy." -- "San Diego"" Union-Tribune "
" Wozencraft skillfully blends philosophy and action, humor and terror." "-- The Blue Stone Press"
""The Devil's Backbone "is a riveting study of psychological terror and ultimate betrayal, and a complex and compelling tale of a woman who journeys through the perilous territory of her own past to find answers to her sister's brutal murder. Kim Wozencraft's heroine is gritty, profane, and utterly compelling---you won't put this book down until the final shattering pages."
--Barbara Parker, author of "Suspicion of Rage"
""The Devil's Backbone" is an experience: You live it as much as you read it, feeling in your own body every racing heartbeat and every degree of its merciless Texas heat. It is headlong, unremitting, and deeply passionate. Readers better make sure their seat belts are properly secured."
--Luc Sante, author of "Low Life "and "Evidence."""Wanted" boasts impressively authentic detail. . . . Wozencraft's plainly spoken, richly populist style serves the material well, and the story moves faster than a speeding police car."
"--Entertainment Weekly"
"ÝWozencraft¨ writes with equal authority and pathos about Ýthe character's¨ opposing worlds...a deftly told jailbreak caper that provokes thought and goose bumps."
"--People "on" Wanted"
"Wozencraft writes with nervy brilliance...the novel switches from procedural to prison story to escape novel...without losing momentum. A chiller."
"--Booklist" on" Wanted"
"Fast and literate suspense...gripping all the way."
"--Kirkus Reviews" on" Wanted"
"For addicted crime-novel readers desperate for a fix, here's some methadone."
"--""San Francisco"" Chronicle" on" Wanted"
" "The Devil's Backbone "is a riveting study of psychological terror and ultimate betrayal, and a complex and compelling tale of a woman who journeys through the perilous territory of her own past to find answers to her sister's brutal murder. Kim Wozencraft's heroine is gritty, profane, and utterly compelling---you won't put this book down until the final shattering pages."
--Barbara Parker, author of "Suspicion of Rage"
" "The Devil's Backbone" is an experience: You live it as much as you read it, feeling in your own body every racing heartbeat and every degree of its merciless Texas heat. It is headlong, unremitting, and deeply passionate. Readers better make sure their seat belts are properly secured."
--Luc Sante, author of "Low Life "and "Evidence."" "Wanted" boasts impressively authentic detail. . . . Wozencraft's plainly spoken, richly populist style serves the material well, and the story moves faster than a speeding police car."
"--Entertainment Weekly"
" [Wozencraft] writes with equal authority and pathos about [the character' s] opposing worlds... a deftly told jailbreak caper that provokes thought and goose bumps."
"--People "on" Wanted"
" Wozencraft writes with nervy brilliance... the novel switches from procedural to prison story to escape novel... without losing momentum. A chiller."
"--Booklist" on" Wanted"
" Fast and literate suspense... gripping all the way."
"--Kirkus Reviews" on" Wanted"
" For addicted crime-novel readers desperate for a fix, here's some methadone."
"--""San Francisco""Chronicle" on" Wanted"
