3.9.25

"Peter Farris is perhaps my favorite crime writer.  His action explodes on the page, the darkness like a hood tugged roughly over your head, the start of a journey whose outcome you have no way of knowing.  Yes, he can keep you breathless on the edge of your seat, but what truly sets Farris apart is that he never loses sight of the heart that beats inside his people, for he does make them people, not characters.  You pull for them, yearn with them, feel their isolation, their tragedies and triumphs.  Farris puts not a book in your hands, but real lives.  He’s a master of his craft, and THE BONE OMEN finds him at the height of his powers." 

—  Pete Fromm, award-winning author of Indian Creek Chronicles & The Names of the Stars

"At once blood-chilling and tender, The Bone Omen takes us deep into the American heart, setting alight the seeds of our present whirlwind in a fiercely-wrought portrait of what has been, what is, and what could be. Peter Farris gives us a vision as unflinching as a skinning knife -- let us only hope The Bone Omen is not as prescient as it seems."

— Taylor Brown, author of Rednecks 

"In this beautifully crafted novel, Peter Farris has created an American politician who is both terrifying and all too believable. The Bone Omen moves through time seamlessly, allowing what first appear to be disparate events and lives to intertwine. With each chapter, the suspense builds toward a final, startling reckoning. Farris is a gifted writer. He has a profound empathy for those among us who have little power, only courage and resolve. The Bone Omen deserves a wide and appreciative audience."

—  Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author of Serena 

“Magnificent…Le Présage is a tormented dive into a resolutely fascist America, recalling the corrupt South in Robert Penn Warren’s novels.” 

— Karon Lajon, Le Journal du Dimanche 

“A relentless novel whose power lies in the strength of its characters…and shows how—from the depths of America—emerge politicians capitalizing on the violence and resentment of neglected populations.” 

— Laëtitia Favro, Le Journal du Dimanche 

“A hypnotic story…fascinating until the end.”

— Fabien Vernois, La Croix

“This thriller paints an unflattering but credible portrait of a country plagued by corruption.” 

— Télé-Loisirs

"With Le Presage, punctuated by an impressive charge against politicians, this gifted writer goes up a gear and gives his noir novels an unprecedented political dimension, without sacrificing his very dark intrigues." 

— Philippe Blanchet, Le Figaro Magazine 

“Farris, like Greg Iles before him, writes with the same sense of darkness and horror, and excels in describing a blood-chilling American south, when highly toxic characters take the law into their own hands with impunity…yet his characters are just as endearing when they’re on the side of the victims. Farris has written a cleverly constructed fourth thriller that is totally in line with this heritage of great southern works.” 

— Thierry Coljon, LE SOIR

"Next to Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger, Le Présage is the other great American novel of the season." 

— Phillippe Manche, Quais du Polar 

“Certainly the author’s best novel…it’s beautifully dark.” 

— Junk Page

“One could say that Peter Farris is inventing a new literary genre which would be the anticipatory noir novel, or dystopian noir novel.”

— FRANCE 3 AUVERGNE RHONE-ALPES

“Le Présage is a particularly brilliant noir with an impeccable style…without a doubt the author’s best novel.” 

— Baz’art

“Le Présage is an astonishing novel…which establishes Peter Farris among the ‘new’ American writers who count. Those who draw on the history of their country to compose powerful and complex stories, destined to become future classics.” 

— Vivre Au Lycée

“Poignant and powerful, Le Présage is outstanding.”

— Librairie L’oiseau moqueur

“Peter Farris brilliantly succeeds in a thriller that is as political as it is psychological. Breathtaking, this novel is the most accomplished by this great author.” 

— Librairie La Manoeuvre 

“A dark novel that hits hard…a thrilling noir…Peter Farris is an undeniable talent.”

— Librairie de Port Maria

“Cleverly constructed…Le Présage is both excellent and chilling.”

— Au Moulin des Lettres

“More than just a thriller, Le Présage is a true noir novel about the real America...and a lesson for civilization presented by powerful writing.”

— Librairie Tome 7 Paris

“Le Présage is a political novel that describes an America on the verge of falling into the hands of a tragically credible populist politician as well as a detective novel that keeps you guessing until the last page. A gallery of characters that you won't soon forget!”

— La Droguerie de Marine

“Wow…what can you say when you finish reading Le Présage. It’s dark, impactful…a novel of impressive and masterful construction.” 

— Librairie des Pertuis

“In this unstoppable noir novel, as sharp as a well-honed knife, Peter Farris brilliantly tackles the new monsters of politics, born of crime and corruption, of which demagoguery, money and violence are the only values. Le Présage is a jewel of efficiency…a riveting story told with alarming accuracy.”

— Librairie L'Odyssée Saint-Malo

“Le Présage is a novel unmatched and to be devoured.”

— Librairie Attitude

“Le Présage is sensational! A novel that is thrilling and vibrant...we would shed a tear. It's so well done!”

— Librairie Montbarbon

“Simultaneously human, tender and chilling, Le Présage is a novel to be devoured without delay!”

— Librairie Vivement Dimanche

“A very powerful story.”

— FNAC Angers

“A captivating, poignant novel that speaks to all the facets of the human soul. Beautiful writing and an absolute discovery!”

— La Cabane à lire

“Peter Farris has an unparalleled talent as a storyteller…outstanding characters in an extremely gripping novel: a triumph!”

— Le Genre Urbain Librairie Paris

“480 pages of tension…a magnificent and powerful noir.”

— Librairie Les Fables d'Olonne