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“This first book by Shrier is top-notch, a page-turner to rate with the best of them and with some memorable characters. It also contains just the right dose of cynicism and dark humour, both of which mark the best of the private-eye novels.”
— The Guelph Mercury
“Blunt action, realistically and graphically described and paced with just enough time to catch your breath before the next sudden eruption. Add the right feel for dialogue, a plot and writing that’s just the ideal temperature for a mystery-thriller and you have Buffalo Jump.… A debut novel with a well-juggled storyline brimming with dry humour, a cast of oddball characters, and graphic scenes that come alive with action. A must-read for summer.”
— The Hamilton Spectator
“Buffalo Jump…introduce[s] a strong, clear voice with a wry sense of humour.”
— Quill & Quire
“A great debut novel from Montreal-born Torontonian Shrier, and it introduces PI Jonah Geller in what is certainly going to be a fine series. The plot is tight, the characters engaging, and this one even has a believable – and sympathetic – bad guy.”
— The Globe and Mail
"Howard Shrier's Buffalo Jump jumps right off the page. It's a barreling freight train of a mystery, and I can't wait for Jonah Geller's next case."
— Linwood Barclay, Toronto Star columnist and author of several critically acclaimed novels, including Stone Rain and Lone Wolf
"A cast of compelling oddballs; a complex, funny and always surprising hero and a plot as fresh and twisty as today's headlines – Shrier juggles them all deftly and nails his first crime novel with the aplomb and impact of a seasoned pro. A completely satisfying read that made me wish Jonah Geller could work cases on my shows."
— René Balcer, Emmy-winning executive producer/head writer of Law & Order, creator of Law & Order Criminal Intent, winner of the Peabody Award and of four Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America
“Buffalo Jump is a winner.”
— National Post
“A crime story that is both thrilling and thoughtful.”
— Kelley Armstrong, bestselling author of the Women of the Otherworld series
— The Guelph Mercury
“Blunt action, realistically and graphically described and paced with just enough time to catch your breath before the next sudden eruption. Add the right feel for dialogue, a plot and writing that’s just the ideal temperature for a mystery-thriller and you have Buffalo Jump.… A debut novel with a well-juggled storyline brimming with dry humour, a cast of oddball characters, and graphic scenes that come alive with action. A must-read for summer.”
— The Hamilton Spectator
“Buffalo Jump…introduce[s] a strong, clear voice with a wry sense of humour.”
— Quill & Quire
“A great debut novel from Montreal-born Torontonian Shrier, and it introduces PI Jonah Geller in what is certainly going to be a fine series. The plot is tight, the characters engaging, and this one even has a believable – and sympathetic – bad guy.”
— The Globe and Mail
"Howard Shrier's Buffalo Jump jumps right off the page. It's a barreling freight train of a mystery, and I can't wait for Jonah Geller's next case."
— Linwood Barclay, Toronto Star columnist and author of several critically acclaimed novels, including Stone Rain and Lone Wolf
"A cast of compelling oddballs; a complex, funny and always surprising hero and a plot as fresh and twisty as today's headlines – Shrier juggles them all deftly and nails his first crime novel with the aplomb and impact of a seasoned pro. A completely satisfying read that made me wish Jonah Geller could work cases on my shows."
— René Balcer, Emmy-winning executive producer/head writer of Law & Order, creator of Law & Order Criminal Intent, winner of the Peabody Award and of four Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America
“Buffalo Jump is a winner.”
— National Post
“A crime story that is both thrilling and thoughtful.”
— Kelley Armstrong, bestselling author of the Women of the Otherworld series
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Toronto investigator Jonah Geller is at a low point in his life. A careless mistake on his last case left him with a bullet in his arm, a busted relationship and a spot in his boss's doghouse. Then he comes home to find notorious contract killer Dante Ryan in his apartment — not to kill him for butting into mob business, as Jonah fears, but to plead for Jonah's help.
Ryan has been ordered to wipe out an entire Toronto family, including a five-year-old boy. With a son of his own that age, Ryan can't bring himself to do it. He challenges Jonah to find out who ordered the hit. With help from his friend Jenn, Jonah investigates the boy's father — a pharmacist who seems to lead a good life — and soon finds himself ducking bullets and dodging blades from all directions. When the case takes Jonah and Ryan over the river to Buffalo, where good clean Canadian pills are worth their weight in gold, their unseen enemies move in for the kill.
Ryan has been ordered to wipe out an entire Toronto family, including a five-year-old boy. With a son of his own that age, Ryan can't bring himself to do it. He challenges Jonah to find out who ordered the hit. With help from his friend Jenn, Jonah investigates the boy's father — a pharmacist who seems to lead a good life — and soon finds himself ducking bullets and dodging blades from all directions. When the case takes Jonah and Ryan over the river to Buffalo, where good clean Canadian pills are worth their weight in gold, their unseen enemies move in for the kill.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Fast paced with likeable characters, very easy to read, vivid imagery. Can't wait to start the next novel in the sequence...
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A thriller with wit!,
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Buffalo Jump is a first novel of rare assurance and verve. Jonah Geller is an engaging private eye with elements of both superman and shlemiel in his character and the plot hums with twists and surprises. The best part though may be the setting. Shrier's Toronto lives and breathes and never becomes the Potemkin village of the average crime novel city.
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Know how when you luck into a good book you're thrilled because you've found a great new author? Buffalo Jump, by Howard Shrier, is one of these. It's a fast-paced thriller with intelligent insights into human nature and sharp laugh-out-loud wit. The settings of Toronto and Buffalo are freshly drawn. Private eye Jonah Geller is someone you'll want to spend time with as he struggles to make the world a better place. Fortunately the next in the series is out too: High Chicago. Enjoy.
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