Australian praise for 'Blood Brother': 'A gripping read! a well-constructed and very gory slice-and-dice thriller' Sydney Morning Herald 'Highly pleasurable! Kerley writes elided, hard prose that forces concentration on his expert, cinematic plotting' Weekend Australian 'A brilliant story from Kerley' Daily Telegraph 'Crime fiction fans will tumble for this tense and clever tale' Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin 'Captivating' Herald Sun. 'Zips through a series of good twists and turns! tense and bloody!highly recommended' Canberra Times Praise for the Carson Ryder series: 'Superb stuff.' Independent on Sunday 'Kerley will truly scare the pants off his readers. This one's another winner from a writer moving towards the top of the thriller heap' Publishers Weekly 'Kerley, who writes like a house fire, has a boundless and truly ghastly imagination that'll keep you awake long after you turn the last page' Kirkus 'A fascinating and frightening take on the genre' Independent on Sunday 'A chilling journey into a pitch-black mind' Michael Marshall, author of 'The Straw men' trilogy 'A sturdy hero with a clearcut mission and a setting that holds possibilities for fresh adventure. Kerley writes in a thrusting style that pushes the action from crime scene to autopsy table' New York Times Book Review 'Superb! fantastic' Sunday Express

Jack Kerley worked in advertising and teaching before becoming a full-time novelist. He lives in Newport, Kentucky, but also spends a good deal of time in Southern Alabama, the setting for The Hundredth Man.