Reviews
"Zahler evocatively illustrates a city on the verge of moral and economic collapse." -- Associated Press "From the cinematic first sentence of the first paragraph of the first page of this book, S. Craig Zahler serves notice that the term "mean streets" is not exclusively reserved for big cities on either coast. Mean Business on North Ganson Street offers up a 'heartland noir' that will appeal to readers for whom mystery novels are like crack, but it will also entertain those who usually prefer to experience their crime fiction on shows like The Killing , and The Fall , and True Detective. Read this book." -- CriminalElement.com "[A] grim, brilliantly imagined work." -- Book Reporter.com "Riveting and horrifying." -- CurledUp.com "Whether writing westerns, science fiction, or crime, Zahler always manages to bring something new to the genre...Zahler's mean streets are bizarrely mean. But Mean Business is often mordantly funny, too--and not to be missed." -- Booklist, starred review "Zahler tells a gripping story." -- Kirkus Review "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -- Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer, "Gripping." - Associated Press "From the cinematic first sentence of the first paragraph of the first page of this book, S. Craig Zahler serves notice that the term "mean streets" is not exclusively reserved for big cities on either coast. Mean Business on North Ganson Street offers up a 'heartland noir' that will appeal to readers for whom mystery novels are like crack, but it will also entertain those who usually prefer to experience their crime fiction on shows like The Killing , and The Fall , and True Detective. Read this book." -CriminalElement.com "Whether writing westerns, science fiction, or crime, Zahler always manages to bring something new to the genre…Zahler's mean streets are bizarrely mean. But Mean Business is often mordantly funny, too-and not to be missed." - Booklist , starred review "Zahler tells a gripping story." - Kirkus Review "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer Praise for S. Craig Zahler: "Zahler's a fabulous storyteller…." -Kurt Russell "[An] unforgettable voice…." -Joe R. Lansdale, "Zahler evocatively illustrates a city on the verge of moral and economic collapse." - Associated Press "From the cinematic first sentence of the first paragraph of the first page of this book, S. Craig Zahler serves notice that the term "mean streets" is not exclusively reserved for big cities on either coast. Mean Business on North Ganson Street offers up a 'heartland noir' that will appeal to readers for whom mystery novels are like crack, but it will also entertain those who usually prefer to experience their crime fiction on shows like The Killing , and The Fall , and True Detective. Read this book." -CriminalElement.com "Whether writing westerns, science fiction, or crime, Zahler always manages to bring something new to the genre…Zahler's mean streets are bizarrely mean. But Mean Business is often mordantly funny, too-and not to be missed." - Booklist , starred review "Zahler tells a gripping story." - Kirkus Review "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer Praise for S. Craig Zahler: "Zahler's a fabulous storyteller…." -Kurt Russell "[An] unforgettable voice…." -Joe R. Lansdale, "Zahler evocatively illustrates a city on the verge of moral and economic collapse." - Associated Press "From the cinematic first sentence of the first paragraph of the first page of this book, S. Craig Zahler serves notice that the term "mean streets" is not exclusively reserved for big cities on either coast. Mean Business on North Ganson Street offers up a 'heartland noir' that will appeal to readers for whom mystery novels are like crack, but it will also entertain those who usually prefer to experience their crime fiction on shows like The Killing , and The Fall , and True Detective. Read this book." -CriminalElement.com "[A] grim, brilliantly imagined work." -Book Reporter.com "Whether writing westerns, science fiction, or crime, Zahler always manages to bring something new to the genre…Zahler's mean streets are bizarrely mean. But Mean Business is often mordantly funny, too-and not to be missed." - Booklist , starred review "Zahler tells a gripping story." - Kirkus Review "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer Praise for S. Craig Zahler: "Zahler's a fabulous storyteller…." -Kurt Russell "[An] unforgettable voice…." -Joe R. Lansdale, "Zahler evocatively illustrates a city on the verge of moral and economic collapse." - Associated Press "From the cinematic first sentence of the first paragraph of the first page of this book, S. Craig Zahler serves notice that the term "mean streets" is not exclusively reserved for big cities on either coast. Mean Business on North Ganson Street offers up a 'heartland noir' that will appeal to readers for whom mystery novels are like crack, but it will also entertain those who usually prefer to experience their crime fiction on shows like The Killing , and The Fall , and True Detective. Read this book." -CriminalElement.com "[A] grim, brilliantly imagined work." -Book Reporter.com "Riveting and horrifying." -CurledUp.com "Whether writing westerns, science fiction, or crime, Zahler always manages to bring something new to the genre…Zahler's mean streets are bizarrely mean. But Mean Business is often mordantly funny, too-and not to be missed." - Booklist , starred review "Zahler tells a gripping story." - Kirkus Review "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer Praise for S. Craig Zahler: "Zahler's a fabulous storyteller…." -Kurt Russell "[An] unforgettable voice…." -Joe R. Lansdale, Whether writing westerns, science fiction, or crime, Zahler always manages to bring something new to the genre...Zahler's mean streets are bizarrely mean. But Mean Business is often mordantly funny, too--and not to be missed., "Whether writing westerns, science fiction, or crime, Zahler always manages to bring something new to the genre…Zahler's mean streets are bizarrely mean. But Mean Business is often mordantly funny, too-and not to be missed." - Booklist , starred review "Zahler tells a gripping story." - Kirkus Review "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer Praise for S. Craig Zahler: "Zahler's a fabulous storyteller…." -Kurt Russell "[An] unforgettable voice…." -Joe R. Lansdale, Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft., Praise for S. Craig Zahler:"Zahler's a fabulous storyteller... ." -Kurt Russell"[An] unforgettable voice... ." -Joe R. Lansdale, "From the cinematic first sentence of the first paragraph of the first page of this book, S. Craig Zahler serves notice that the term "mean streets" is not exclusively reserved for big cities on either coast. Mean Business on North Ganson Street offers up a 'heartland noir' that will appeal to readers for whom mystery novels are like crack, but it will also entertain those who usually prefer to experience their crime fiction on shows like The Killing , and The Fall , and True Detective. Read this book." -CriminalElement.com "Whether writing westerns, science fiction, or crime, Zahler always manages to bring something new to the genre…Zahler's mean streets are bizarrely mean. But Mean Business is often mordantly funny, too-and not to be missed." - Booklist , starred review "Zahler tells a gripping story." - Kirkus Review "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer Praise for S. Craig Zahler: "Zahler's a fabulous storyteller…." -Kurt Russell "[An] unforgettable voice…." -Joe R. Lansdale, "Zahler tells a gripping story." - Kirkus Review "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer Praise for S. Craig Zahler: "Zahler's a fabulous storyteller…." -Kurt Russell "[An] unforgettable voice…." -Joe R. Lansdale, "Zahler means business all right. As funny as it is moving and as tender as it is violent, Mean Business On North Ganson Street is a superb police thriller that carries serious emotional heft." -Allan Guthrie, Edgar-nominated author of Slammer Praise for S. Craig Zahler: "Zahler's a fabulous storyteller…." -Kurt Russell "[An] unforgettable voice…." -Joe R. Lansdale, From the cinematic first sentence of the first paragraph of the first page of this book, S. Craig Zahler serves notice that the term "mean streets" is not exclusively reserved for big cities on either coast. Mean Business on North Ganson Street offers up a 'heartland noir' that will appeal to readers for whom mystery novels are like crack, but it will also entertain those who usually prefer to experience their crime fiction on shows like The Killing , and The Fall , and True Detective. Read this book.