Reviews
Praise for Let Me Die in His Footsteps " Let Me Die in His Footsteps is a hybrid of mystery, coming-of-age and Southern gothic literature...it's taut and evocative - things simmer and tickle and sizzle underfoot, and the book practically smells like a lavender field." -- LA Times "It teems with family feuds, forbidden love, second sight and wronged innocents, all held together by Roy's taut style and gift for suspense." - Tampa Bay Times "With pithy characters and a winding plot leading readers to dark places they won't anticipate, this is a story of sisters, lovers, mothers and daughters, and what can happen when evil slips its way between those ties." --Associated Press "A richly detailed, highly suspenseful Gothic novel filled with indelible imagery." - Huffington Post "An atmospheric, vividly drawn tale that twists her trademark theme of family secrets with the crackling spark of the "know-how" for a suspenseful, ghost-story feel." -- Booklist (starred review) "This powerful story...should transfix readers right up to its stunning final twist." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A Faulkner-ian tale of sex and violence from the Kentucky hills." -- Kirkus "Edgar Award winner Lori Roy...serves up a mystery with a thick, rich blend of Southern Gothic mainstays...This coming-of-age story dropped into a world of hardscrabble existence has an almost painful poignancy." - Fort Worth Star Telegram "There are echoes of Flannery O'Connor here: poverty, violence, malevolence, and grace. Roy's writing is spell-like, using a simplicity of language, deft characterization, an understanding of the dark side of human nature, and relentless plotting in order to pull together every aspect of the conjuring necessary to create a masterpiece of Southern Noir" -- Historical Novel Society "Reading Lori Roy is a sinuous, near-physical experience, her stories so rich and well-told they twine into the reader in a manner both gentle and profoundly deep. I consider her writing a love-sonnet to American letters. Simply lovely." --John Hart, Edgar-Award winning and New York Times bestselling author of The King of Lies and Iron House "Rich and evocative, Lori Roy's voice is a welcome addition to American fiction." --Dennis Lehane "This is a beautifully observed story whose details of time, place, and character are stunning little jewels sure to dazzle the eye on every page. . . . Quite simply put, I loved this book." --William Kent Krueger, Edgar-Award winning author of Windingo Island and Ordinary Grace "Young love, Southern folklore, family feuds, and crimes of passion . . . Roy describes life on a lavender farm in rural Kentucky in vivid detail, and the mystery of what happened years ago will keep readers engaged until the end." -- Library Journal , "Reading Lori Roy is a sinuous, near-physical experience, her stories so rich and well-told they twine into the reader in a manner both gentle and profoundly deep. I consider her writing a love-sonnet to American letters. Simply lovely." --John Hart, Edgar-Award winning and New York Times bestselling author of The King of Lies and Iron House "A Faulkner-ian tale of sex and violence from the Kentucky hills." - Kirkus "Rich and evocative, Lori Roy's voice is a welcome addition to American fiction." -Dennis Lehane "This is a beautifully observed story whose details of time, place, and character are stunning little jewels sure to dazzle the eye on every page. . . . Quite simply put, I loved this book." --William Kent Krueger, Edgar-Award winning author of Windingo Island and Ordinary Grace "Young love, Southern folklore, family feuds, and crimes of passion . . . Roy describes life on a lavender farm in rural Kentucky in vivid detail, and the mystery of what happened years ago will keep readers engaged until the end." - Library Journal , "Rich and evocative, Lori Roy's voice is a welcome addition to American fiction." -Dennis Lehane "This is a beautifully observed story whose details of time, place, and character are stunning little jewels sure to dazzle the eye on every page. . . . Quite simply put, I loved this book." --William Kent Krueger, Edgar-Award winning author of Windingo Island and Ordinary Grace "Young love, Southern folklore, family feuds, and crimes of passion . . . Roy describes life on a lavender farm in rural Kentucky in vivid detail, and the mystery of what happened years ago will keep readers engaged until the end." - Library Journal "A Faulkner-ian tale of sex and violence from the Kentucky hills." - Kirkus , Praise for Let Me Die in His Footsteps " Let Me Die in His Footsteps is a hybrid of mystery, coming-of-age and Southern gothic literature...it's taut and evocative - things simmer and tickle and sizzle underfoot, and the book practically smells like a lavender field." -- LA Times "It teems with family feuds, forbidden love, second sight and wronged innocents, all held together by Roy's taut style and gift for suspense." - Tampa Bay Times "A richly detailed, highly suspenseful Gothic novel filled with indelible imagery." - Huffington Post "An atmospheric, vividly drawn tale that twists her trademark theme of family secrets with the crackling spark of the "know-how" for a suspenseful, ghost-story feel." -- Booklist (starred review) "This powerful story...should transfix readers right up to its stunning final twist." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A Faulkner-ian tale of sex and violence from the Kentucky hills." -- Kirkus "Edgar Award winner Lori Roy...serves up a mystery with a thick, rich blend of Southern Gothic mainstays...This coming-of-age story dropped into a world of hardscrabble existence has an almost painful poignancy." - Fort Worth Star Telegram "There are echoes of Flannery O'Connor here: poverty, violence, malevolence, and grace. Roy's writing is spell-like, using a simplicity of language, deft characterization, an understanding of the dark side of human nature, and relentless plotting in order to pull together every aspect of the conjuring necessary to create a masterpiece of Southern Noir" -- Historical Novel Society "Reading Lori Roy is a sinuous, near-physical experience, her stories so rich and well-told they twine into the reader in a manner both gentle and profoundly deep. I consider her writing a love-sonnet to American letters. Simply lovely." --John Hart, Edgar-Award winning and New York Times bestselling author of The King of Lies and Iron House "Rich and evocative, Lori Roy's voice is a welcome addition to American fiction." --Dennis Lehane "This is a beautifully observed story whose details of time, place, and character are stunning little jewels sure to dazzle the eye on every page. . . . Quite simply put, I loved this book." --William Kent Krueger, Edgar-Award winning author of Windingo Island and Ordinary Grace "Young love, Southern folklore, family feuds, and crimes of passion . . . Roy describes life on a lavender farm in rural Kentucky in vivid detail, and the mystery of what happened years ago will keep readers engaged until the end." -- Library Journal , "Rich and evocative, Lori Roy's voice is a welcome addition to American fiction." Dennis Lehane "Lori Roy has entered the arena of great American authors shared by Williams, Faulkner and Lee." BookReporter (on Until She Comes Home ) "Roy is calculated in the way she builds and eases tension . . . even the simplest scenes crackle with suspense." People (on Bent Road) "Outstanding. . . . Roy's language pulses with so much subtle tension . . . exposing the characters' true selves and their tragic secrets." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (on Until She Comes Home ) "Expect the unexpected, and you'll get it." Seattle Post-Intelligencer (on Bent Road)
