title: Lullaby Road: A Novel
author:  James Anderson 
description: Anderson rewardswith deadly adventure and the most poetic prose this side of Salt Lake City. -<b><i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /> <br />As he did in his 2015 debut, <i>The Never-Open Desert Diner</i>, James Anderson delivers an unconventional mystery melding near lyrical prose with a strong sense of atmosphere and an affinity for oddball characters A sense of the menacing hangs over the plot of Lullaby Road, and when violence erupts, its expected, yet still surprising <i>Lullaby Road</i> works well as a story about isolation, loss, parenting and predators Anderson evocatively illustrates the beauty and harshness of Utahs high desert while also delving deep into the characters and their motives for living where they do. - <i><b>The Associated Press</b></i><br /> <br /> Theres power in creating a sympathetic narrator, and Anderson uses this power to make his points about redemption, about suffering, about unlikely beauty and the realities of being both good and badAndersons prose is quick and sparse, but also building and rich, much like the desert in which he sets his narrativeAnderson offers intrigue, suspense, a few good fist fights and some Mormon quips that would give Joseph Smith himself a hearty chuckle. But it is his underlying thread about the human need to hide and to be found (and sometimes found out) that makes this novel such a pleasant detour from whatever road a reader is traversing. This book is absolutely worth your time. <i><b>- The Desert News</b></i><br /> <br />James Anderson is definitely an author who can write. This lyrical and atmospheric novel takes readers to a unique place with characters of its own and embodies the authors superb storytelling skillsIt reads more like a literary take on a beautiful land unique setting filled with unusual and sometimes comical charactersIn a genre saturated with tough-talking heroes in New York and LA, a vulnerable character like Ben Jones in a setting like the Utah desert is a welcome addition to the shelf of any reader looking for an exceptional mystery read. <b><i>Mystery Tribune</i></b>
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  MIDNIGHT LULLABY
  
  
  A Henry Malone Novel
  
  
  
  
  
  James D.F. Hannah
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2015 by James D.F. Hannah
  
  
  First Down & Out Books Edition January 2021
  
  
  
  
  
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