The Hundredth Man Reviews

"Kerley jacks up the tension effectively...building to an all-stops-out climax.... Powerful forward motion of the narrative.... Compelling forensic and psychological detail.... Kerley's plot is a treasure chest of interlocked pieces, each holding a secret, a link in the chain connecting the novel's characters to the demons in their various closets."
Booklist (starred review)

"The Hundredth Man has a crackerjack plot and wonderfully original rapid-fire prose. Jack Kerley is a writer to watch. And read."
David Baldacci, New York Times bestselling author

"Kerley's first novel is explosively good, a nuanced look at the dark underbelly of contemporary society that reads like a cross between Thomas Harris and F. Scott Fitzgerald."
Judith M. Redding, Baltimore Sun

"...a good first novel is one that, like those noted below, makes you want to read the sequel. THE HUNDREDTH MAN (Dutton, $23.95), by Jack Kerley, delivers a sturdy hero with a clear-cut mission and a setting that holds possibilities for fresh adventures. ... Kerley writes in a thrusting style that pushes the action from crime scene to autopsy table, with time-outs so Ryder can outwit the brass, pursue a risky romance and consult his crazy brother, a mass murderer who is locked up in an asylum, on the psychology of the killer. There's a future in this."
Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times

"Jack Kerley's gripping plot is a work of genius. The Hundredth Man is the best thriller I've ever read! Move over Dennis Lehane."
Charlotte Cabaniss Robertson, Page & Palette Bookstore, Fairhope, Alabama.