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"The
speed and chaos...[and] smash-mouthed ferocity of a Bruce
Willis epic...[with] a crash-bang finale...Every road taken
is the scariest. Kilgore...has a...career ahead of him
writing action films. Nuke the popcorn."
- Kirkus
Reviews

"Twin
Peaks meets The Da Vinci Code in this surpassingly
weird debut."
- Kirkus
Reviews
"This is one of those novels that is better than its
summaries make it sound.
Kilgore is a
persuasive writer with a stark, stripped-down style: we
believe the story because he sells it to us.
Balancing
always on the edge of surrealism, the novel is a kind of
existential thriller, an exploration of what makes a person
whole, posing as a story about a bunch of people looking for
a mysterious woman. Intriguing stuff."
- Booklist
"Evan
Kilgore’s debut novel is an amazing piece of work. From the
fist few lines it feels like something a little different,
something special.
Kilgore has a wonderful ability to draw in the reader...
The characters are people
that you are instantly interested in and care about, and the
way they keep circling each other is pure genius, like a
avant-garde ballet choreographed by a genius madman.
The descriptions in the book took me to the place the
characters went and are still in my head. This book is going
to stay with me for some time to come."
- Crime Spree
Magazine
"After
the first couple pages the hook has been set, the other
books get set aside. The fascinating plot premise evolves as
5 different people, in different parts of the country, for
different reasons, become obsessed with a girl they have
never met....
[I was]
up late into the night, not able to put the book down...As a
mix of mystery, thriller, sci fi and adventure, Evan Kilgore
seems to be creating a new genre...
Kilgore is able to elevate the mundane thriller into a work
of thoughtful activity that forces the reader to examine it
form all directions. The writing maintains the pace of the
story without letting the suspense fade throughout."
- Front Street
Reviews
"A
strange journey in a book I personally found fascinating...
Unusual and very enjoyable...
Thanks for a great read."
- BookBitch.com
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A U D I O
WHO
IS SHAYLA HACKER, Chapter 1
THE
CHILDREN OF BLACK VALLEY, Chapter 1
Ben LeRoy at Bleak House
interviews Evan
E X C E R P T S
WHO IS SHAYLA HACKER, Chapter 1
THE CHILDREN OF BLACK VALLEY, Chapter 1
P I C T U R E S
Official
author photo, in
color
Official
author photo, in
black & white
Author
Notes on THE
CHILDREN OF BLACK VALLEY
Signing
in Seattle with friends
7/27/07
Hitting
the open road en route to
St. Louis 7/11/07
Signing
at Mystery One, Milwaukee 7/7/07
Launch
party, The Mystery Bookstore, Los Angeles, 6/9/07
Evan
at the Book Expo of America
in New York City, 6/2/07
The
main floor of the Book Expo of America
6/2/07
Evan
writing and editing by the
pool
Evan
editing WHO IS SHAYLA HACKER
P R E SS
Read
Evan's interview
with Front Street Reviews
E X T R A S

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