'Captivating, incredibly well-written ... Retribution is a ripping thriller, deeply Australian, and an absolute must-read for all crime fans.'
* Better Reading *
'This powerful novel has thrills and emotions to spare ... the evocation of dust and heat all come together for a tense tale of human emotions at their rawest. A genuine discovery and a unique voice.'
-- Maxim Jakubowski * Crime Time *
'This book is fluently written around a story that is set squarely in the world that Anderson knows so well ... Richard Anderson is a good writer and a good observer of human behaviour.'
* Dominion Post Weekend, Wellington *
'If you like your crime hot, gritty and dusty then this gem, set in rural Australia, is for you ... A fine tale that'll have you sweating with its heat and intensity.'
-- Jon Wise * Weekend Sport *
'[A] slow-burning thriller that reads like a neo-Western ... vividly captures the vast, rugged landscape and the brutal intensity of the heat in the back country.'
-- Declan Burke *
The Irish Times *
'Richard Anderson is ... a fine writer ... In lucid, unflashy prose, he relates how the theft of a priceless mare, Retribution, results in a human pile-up for five utterly believable characters, good, bad and ugly.'
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Saga *
'Retribution is a good one, different, unusual and a refreshing twist on crime fiction as a whole ... Elegantly written, beautifully evocative of the sense of place, and people in it, Richard Anderson knows that of which he writes.'
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Aust Crime Fiction *
'Retribution is full of interesting texture, fresh characters, authentic rural issues, and an absorbing storyline.'
-- Craig Sisterson *
Crime Watch *
'A lovely elegiac book about a horse and an unlikely love affair between a couple of lonely misfits ... the book is a triumph of the very best kind of gritty Aussie writing.'
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