Jack Kelly  writer
Line of Sight . . . manages to capture the impact and intensity
of classic hard-boiled fiction while bringing to it a modern
nuance.
                     -Jack Curtain, January Magazine

If you like your whiskies double, your women dangerous, your
cops corrupt, your action breathtakingly brisk, and your
prose as hard-hitting as a crowbar wielded by Arnold
Schwarzenegger, you’ll love Line of Sight.
                     -Tom McDonough, Dutchess Magazine

Kelly’s intricate plot twists are subtle, shocking and
convincing. . . . Line of Sight succeeds brilliantly as a police
thriller and has great cinematic possibilities.
                     -BookBrowser

Alternately moody and lightning-quick. . . Readers will find
themselves pulled along in fascinated dread. . . . A highly-
effective noir valentine that fans will treasure.
                     –Kirkus Reviews

Kelly writes in a clean, uncluttered style reminiscent of James
M. Cain, featuring basically good men up against dire
circumstance.  A tortuous tale that goes on springing shocks
virtually until the last page.  This is a headlong read, with
some real suspense. . . .   In its lean, noir way, this page-
turner keeps its momentum, with a brace of camera-ready
characters, including one unforgettable femme fatale who
could send movie producers looking for the present-day
equivalent of Barbara Stanwyck.
                     -Publishers Weekly
LINE OF SIGHT
A Novel

Hyperion, 2000
ISBN 0-7868-6614-4

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