Jack Kelly writer
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Kelly, who was born in Rochester, gives us a nearly pitch-
perfect rendering of that city circa 1959, with its seedy neon
bars, boxing rings, deluxe homes, and cookie-cutter suburbs
. . . his writing is crisp, straight out of film noir. . . . The final
chapter, set against a backdrop of summer fireworks, is
adrenaline in words.
-New York Times
The mix is at once nostalgic and fresh. I did not read his well-
praised previous book Line of Sight and I wish I had.
-Boston Globe
“Flat-out one of the year’s best private eye novels.”
-Lansing State Journal
You should rip right through Kelly's evocative, energetic
story, pausing only to read particularly juicy passages out
loud or send them via e-mail to your noir-loving friends. . . .
Mobtown pays tribute to its literary past while striding firmly
forward into a future where popular fiction constantly
revitalizes itself.
-Chicago Tribune
Page-turner of the week.
-People
Kelly revitalizes a tradition badly in need of it. No forced
wisecracks here, no sour, self-involved attitudinizing: this is
hardboiled crime fiction made fresh again.
-Kirkus Reviews
Author Jack Kelly delivers an intriguing neo-noir detective
tale in Mobtown, which resonates with the style of the old-
fashioned private eye novels that held gems between their
pulp pages.
-South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Kelly's fourth book is superbly crafted.
-Detroit Free Press
perfect rendering of that city circa 1959, with its seedy neon
bars, boxing rings, deluxe homes, and cookie-cutter suburbs
. . . his writing is crisp, straight out of film noir. . . . The final
chapter, set against a backdrop of summer fireworks, is
adrenaline in words.
-New York Times
The mix is at once nostalgic and fresh. I did not read his well-
praised previous book Line of Sight and I wish I had.
-Boston Globe
“Flat-out one of the year’s best private eye novels.”
-Lansing State Journal
You should rip right through Kelly's evocative, energetic
story, pausing only to read particularly juicy passages out
loud or send them via e-mail to your noir-loving friends. . . .
Mobtown pays tribute to its literary past while striding firmly
forward into a future where popular fiction constantly
revitalizes itself.
-Chicago Tribune
Page-turner of the week.
-People
Kelly revitalizes a tradition badly in need of it. No forced
wisecracks here, no sour, self-involved attitudinizing: this is
hardboiled crime fiction made fresh again.
-Kirkus Reviews
Author Jack Kelly delivers an intriguing neo-noir detective
tale in Mobtown, which resonates with the style of the old-
fashioned private eye novels that held gems between their
pulp pages.
-South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Kelly's fourth book is superbly crafted.
-Detroit Free Press
