A ten-member wedding party is kidnapped by a small-time gangster looking to make his big break. The only captive not related to either the bride or the groom is the young Jessica Juliet Wolfe, a bridesmaid and close friend of the bride. Jessie hails from a family of notorious outlaws that has branches on both sides of the border, and when the Wolfes learn of Jessie's abduction, they fear that the kidnappers will kill the captives after receiving the ransom, unless they rescue Jessie first. A gritty and exhilarating novel set in Mexico.
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James Carlos Blake has long been one of my favorites, but his Wolfe family saga may be his best work to date. His latest, a complex kidnapping tale, brings to mind Faulkner s storytelling in As I Lay Dying with the grittiness and realism of Cormac McCarthy s border tales. Brilliant and uncompromising, Blake again proves why he s one of the best writers working today. Ace Atkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Forsaken and the forthcoming The Redeemers
A writer with as many fine and wonderful skills as those possessed by James Carlos Blake should be well-known and embraced. He has for a long time now been delivering novels set in the recent and less recent American past, thrilling stories of great power and insight, and with The House of Wolfe he brings all those same qualities to a novel of the harrowing present down along the border. Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter s Bone
James Carlos Blake is a master of the nail-biting thriller and the literary novel. The promise of his early work comes to full maturity in The House of Wolfe, a story as contemporary as a CNN sound bite and as old as human conflict itself, with a climax that howls with the triumph of the primitive. Loren D. Estleman, author of You Know Who Killed Me
Masterly. . . . Blake convincingly portrays modern-day Mexico City as a beautiful and surreal landscape. . . . As always, the writing is both poetic and visceral, and the mostly present-tense narrative keeps the reader engaged as the action rushes toward a surprising and fully satisfying conclusion. Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed review)
Blake excels at ensemble pieces and plays to his strengths here. Like a director with a small army of camera teams at his disposal, he wheels from one location to another, racking the focus with such intensity that, at any moment, the story you re in feels like the only story there is until he cuts away again. A hard-edged, fast-moving thriller that will hold your attention hostagegood luck getting away. Booklist (starred review)
Without a wasted word, Blake captures the action with a poet s voice as he describes the beauty and waste of modern Mexico City. A perfect pick for those who prefer their thrillers without borders. Arizona Daily Star
Blake has an unerring sense of control, andthough Elmore Leonard and Cormac McCarthy are lurking in the book s DNAa distinctive voice . . . The House of Wolfe is a pungent and exhilarating read. Financial Times
Blake delivers a thriller that hits all the right spots and hits them hard. Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
This is masterful writing from beginning to end, so good that it will set your teeth on edge in the best of ways . . . A dark and violent novel about the three things that matter most: love, family and loyalty. Bookreporter
The laws of nations are thinnest at the edges, and Blake s story throws a spotlight on those outliers who have chosen their own codes over any others. This fast-paced, well-plotted thriller reads like a mix of Cormac McCarthy and Elmore Leonard. Library Journal
Blake . . . does a masterful job of creating place by providing telling details of sights and smells that put the reader right in the cantinas, cafes, and slums of South Texas and Mexico City . . . Make[s] the reader want to know more about these tough, likeable, risk-taking, live-by-their-own-code Wolfes. Reviewing the Evidence
"A fast-paced thriller that you just won t want to put down . . . Raw, unbridled suspense . . . A must-read for anyone who likes reading edgy, suspenseful fiction. Killer Nashville
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James Carlos Blake is the author of twelve novels, including "The Rules of Wolfe," which was named a "Men's Journal" and "Booklist" Best Book of the year, and "Country of the Bad Wolfes." He is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and is a recipient of the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize for "In the Rogue Blood." He was born in Mexico, raised in Texas, and now lives in Arizona.
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