unforgettable."-Booklist, starred review "Rozan is a wonderful and insightful writer, and she creates an intricate, intimate portrait of a group of 40-something New Yorkers coping with a city in ruins."-Publishers Weekly, starred review "Absent Friendsis a meditation on love, loss and enduring friendships as filtered through the shattering aftermath of 9/11. Now is the time to discover what Rozan's loyal readership has known all along." -George Pelecanos "Okay, listen up: This woman can write!"-Robert Crais "A riveting offering reminiscent of Dennis Lehane'sMystic River. Rozan has written the most consistently compelling series of traditional detective novels published in this decade. To read her is to experience the kind of pure pleasure that only a master can deliver."-Dennis Lehane "Rozan has you looking over your shoulder into the dark."-Michael Connelly "S.J. Rozan is, hands-down, one of my favorite crime writers working today. Rozan has written an ambitious, solemn, and ultimately hopeful book that shouldn't be missed." -Stephen White "S.J. Full of surprises from page one,Absent Friendsis one of those-S.J. It's an exquisite novel full of heart, soul, passion and intelligence, and it's the one this great New York author was born to write." -Lee Child "The best contemporary novels create context for shared experiences that somehow remain unfathomable. Her ambitious Absent Friends uses that event as the backdrop for a heartbreaking story about secrets, loyalty and our primal need for heroes."- Seattle Times, "Many years from now when your children ask what New York City was like just after 9/11, this will be the book you give them in response. Rozan to the list of artists and writers addressing the legacy of 9/11. Rozan delivers a rich, sophisticated view of New Yorkers whose lives, like so many others, were so vastly changed on that September morning."- Newport News Daily Press "Add S.J. The final chapter is richly heartbreaking and awe-inspiring."- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Rozan, who has won all the crime-genre awards for her Bill Smith/Lydia Chin detective titles, breaks away from that series with a novel that could stand proudly beside those of the masters, Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos."- New York Daily News " The story revolves around four boys and three girls- their childhoods, myriad backgrounds and families-and the men and women they become. Without question one of the year's standout novels."- Baltimore Sun "Absent Friends is a look at the nature of heroes, friendship, truth and self-knowledge. unforgettable."- Booklist, starred review "Rozan is a wonderful and insightful writer, and she creates an intricate, intimate portrait of a group of 40-something New Yorkers coping with a city in ruins."- Publishers Weekly, starred review " Absent Friends is a meditation on love, loss and enduring friendships as filtered through the shattering aftermath of 9/11. Now is the time to discover what Rozan's loyal readership has known all along." -George Pelecanos "Okay, listen up: This woman can write!"-Robert Crais "A riveting offering reminiscent of Dennis Lehane's Mystic River. Full of surprises from page one, Absent Friends is one of those-S.J. "Many years from now when your children ask what New York City was like just after 9/11, this will be the book you give them in response.
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