"[Blake] writes of grisly death and violence like a singing Gaelic bard. . . . The Rules of Wolfe could have been ripped from today's headlines. . . . [A] tough, honed-to-the-bone thriller. . . . [He] writes like . . . an avenging angel that dips its pen in blood."--Dallas Morning News

"An epic chase. . . . The breakneck-speed Wolfe, with its focus on the bad guys, is poised to introduce Blake to a broader audience."--Men's Journal

"Brilliant . . . Blake's masterful action-driven narrative and his revealing look at the ultraviolent Mexican drug trade rival the best of Don Winslow and Kem Nunn."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Blake's prose is muscular, his dialogue and details are keenly observed . . . a new spin on the hard-edged outlaw tale. . . . [A] fascinating family portrait . . . his characters are lively and so is his plot . . . one hell of a ride."--Booklist (starred review)

"Blake's customary zest for life and death makes his latest modern historical thriller violent, sexy and exciting."--Kirkus Reviews

"A gripping, muscular tale."--Tucson Weekly

"Blake doesn't just know the territory, the language and the players--he also knows how to tell a great story."--Shelf Awareness

"Wonderful writing."--Huntington News

"[James Carlos Blake's] characters are criminals and types, but they are never just typical . . . [they] are people we get to know well, and we care about what happens to them. . . . The plot may make readers call this book 'genre noir, ' but the sentences show Blake's literary chops."--Waxwing

"Riveting."--Latinidad

"This sand-blasted odyssey is quick, bloody and beautiful with prose as eloquent and unexpected as a cactus flower."--Madison County Herald