"Another clever collision between history and what-might-have-been, but this time with the USA's misadventures in East Asia and Indochina swept into the geopolitical storm. A gripping and intriguing gumshoe adventure laced with gravitas and wit."--Ian R MacLeod, Sidewise Award-winning author of Wake Up and Dream
"To my delight, this book surpassed Beat the Devils. Sunset Empire kept me guessing and I enjoyed all of the story's twists and turns. If you love noir, crime stories, hard-nosed detectives, history, and alternate reality, then this book is for you. Although it's a work of fiction, Sunset Empire is very prescient to what's currently happening in the world. I'm ready for more Morris Baker stories!"--Michael Kronenberg Artist, Graphic Designer Film Noir Foundation/NOIR CITY Magazine
"Bright, terrifying, alternate-fiction-that-could-be fact, detective Morris Baker returns full force to the scene of a brand-new crime. Pick up Sunset Empire, and you won't put it down until the very last word."--Paul Lally, author of the Amerika and Rise Again trilogies
Josh's writing is beautifully visual, with characters so perfectly realized, that his melding of real history and fiction takes on a poignancy that transcends the 'What If?' genre and makes you worry, 'What If Again?'. I can't wait for another Morris Baker case!--Ben Parker, writer/director of Burial & The Chamber
"Clever... As a practicing Jew--and a guilt-ridden one to boot--Baker is a rarity in crime fiction."--Kirkus Reviews
"In Weiss's superb sequel... Imaginative worldbuilding enhances the page-turning mystery plot. Fans of Robert Harris's Fatherland will be enthralled."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
Praise for Beat the Devils----
"Reading Josh Weiss's debut novel feels like riding shotgun with a friend who's driving expertly through a winter storm... Weiss creates palpable emotional depth, particularly for Baker, whose yearslong tactic of burying trauma has stopped working."--New York Times Book Review
"Beat The Devils by Josh Weiss blew me away. A brilliant alternate history, a riveting fifties-era noir crime caper, and an edge of your seat thriller--all wrapped into one! This is a stunning novel that takes readers for a mind-bending ride with elements that seem shockingly relevant in our current day and age."--Mark Greaney #1 NYT Bestselling Author of The Gray Man
"Tight, well-paced, inventive, and inspirational, Weiss' splendid debut is classic noir tinged with the slightest pinch of science fiction; readers can thrill to the bits of dissonant history they recognize, even as they revel in the mayhem and suspense that permeate the text."--Mystery Scene Magazine
"Josh Weiss has announced himself as a bold new voice in the world of pulp noir fiction. One part Raymond Chandler, one part Philip Roth, a dash of Ben Hecht -- and you're about halfway there."--J.D. Lifshitz, co-founder of BoulderLight Pictures and producer of The Vigil
"Alternate histories are difficult to craft, but the world of Beat the Devils is built with hair-raising perfection. Weiss holds a warped mirror to the American Dream -- revealing dark undercurrents thread through with troubling, yet true, history. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!"--Ryan Graudin, award-winning author of Wolf by Wolf
"The ending is so powerful one looks away from the page."--Booklist