Laird Barron was born in Alaska, where he raised huskies and worked in the construction and fishing industries for much of his youth. He is the author of several short-story collections and two novels, and his work has also appeared in many magazines and anthologies. A multiple Locus, World Fantasy, and Bram Stoker Award nominee, he is also a three-time winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. Barron lives in Kingston, New York.
“Coleridge is a large, unbelievably strong, scarred man—a thug,
yes, but a thinking-person's thug…Readers with a tolerance for
violence will want to meet him."—Booklist (starred review)
Further Praise for Black Mountain
“Isaiah Coleridge [is] an intimidating presence...A big bruiser who
likes nothing better than a good fight.” —The New York Times
Book Review
“Things get downright hallucinatory as [Coleridge] proceeds toward
a climax that seems as much Bram Stoker as Lawrence Block. [A]
supportive librarian-girlfriend and a loyal partner-in-arms give
the p.i. the emotional backup he needs to return (no doubt) for
further bizarre adventures at 'the mysterious intersection of
coincidence and fate.'"—The Wall Street Journal
"Black Mountain is a crime-horror hybrid that takes the most
entertaining elements of both genres and mixes them into something
new that pushes the boundaries of contemporary crime fiction…With
those elements on the table, Barron uses his elegant prose as
glue…This is at once more elegant and bloodier than most
contemporary crime fiction, more eloquent and vicious, smarter and
more ruthless. This is crime fiction hurled headfirst into
Lovecraftian darkness…Black Mountain is an entertaining,
blood-spattered, and unusually self-assured novel with a
meticulously constructed plot that masterfully braids several
narratives into a single story.”—Los Angeles Review of Books
“Barron’s second novel featuring retired mob strongman Isaiah
Coleridge is as nasty as a cornered pit viper—and its plot is about
as sinuous. . . . Barron peppers the text with literary references
and philosophical reflections that provide rich counterpoint to the
violent bashing and bloodletting. Fans of hardboiled crime fiction
and wiseguy vernacular will be well satisfied.”—Publishers
Weekly
"Like a lyricist, Laird Barron excels at manipulating the tones and
cadence of language."—Associated Press
"There's an atmosphere in these novels that rivals the darkest
episodes of True Detective. Barron's prose bites you like a
cornered animal...Do you enjoy crime novels? Are you fascinated by
investigators hunting down creepy serial killers? Do you like your
noir dosed with existential horror? Then stop reading this review
and go pick up a copy of Laird Barron's Black Mountain."—San
Antonio Current
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