"Spellbinding. . . Aglow with fairy-tale inflections, this
hypnotic, neo-Gothic suspense story unfolds like a hothouse bloom,
lush and pungent; it's a sprig of nightshade, all petals and
poison. And it heralds the arrival of an astonishingly gifted
storyteller. . . Sly, wry and utterly original."-Daniel Mallory,
The Washington Post
"Gripping."-John Searles on NBC's Weekend Today, "Ten
must-read books for spring" segment
"Moerk, a former film executive, would do very well carrying on
the seanchaí tradition in any dark, cozy Irish pub. He weaves a
creepy, entertaining, sometimes outlandish tale about the perils of
loving the wrong guy. A chilling bedtime
story for adults."-People (three stars)
"Christian Moerk . . . writes the best novel I''ve read in more
than a year. . . I recommend this exotic book to all readers - not
as 'just a mystery' but as a superb and inventive literary
tour-de-force."-Cleveland Plain Dealer (Grade: A)
"Enthralling. . . . Moerk shows how the various forms of
storytelling-myths, fairy tales, horror and crime fiction-each have
the strength to entertain, to reflect society's concerns and to
show people at their best and worst."-Oline H. Cogdill,
Florida Sun Sentinel
"Moerk tightly meshes each separate plot strand-the murders, the
diaries and Quick's tales-into an enthralling story that never
falters."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Darling Jim is wickedly good. From its shocking
beginning to the unwinding stories of three sisters, the tale
spirals like a Celtic knot, wending back into authentic Irish
folklore and forward into the modern world where storytellers have
a dangerous charm. A page-turner of the highest sort."-Keith
Donohue, author of The Stolen Child
"A dark, seductive fairy tale of a book. Christian Moerk is a
thrilling storyteller."-Gillian Flynn, author of Sharp
Objects
"Darling Jim is a delicious, dangerous and very original story
within a story, exactly what I love to read."-Pam Lewis, author of
Speak Softly, She Can Hear and Perfect
Family