"[A] literary feat-when Dexter gets going he crawls under the skin and stays there." - New York Times Book Review [Dexter's pieces] read like finely honed short stories....Their spare, haunting scenes echo Hemingway, their insights Faulkner. - Cleveland Plain Dealer PAPER TRAILS is what great newspaper writing is all about. - Washington Post Book World "Pete Dexter is a master story teller in all forms... This is the work of a great American writer." - Michael Connelly "A jewel box of muscular writing…" - Denver Post Superb...Remarkable...The simple clarity of [Dexter's] prose is like an Edward Hopper painting. - New York Sun With authority and a strange grace, Dexter has crafted a powerful true portrait of the underbelly of the American Dream. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Lovers of fine writing ought to give a serious consideration to Pete Dexter's new book." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Paper Trails is a master class in tight, effective writing." - St. Petersburg Times "The author's true eye for detail makes for easy reading." - Kirkus Reviews "Laugh-out-loud stories…Ideal for... writers and any book lover who appreciates a good story." - Library Journal "Compact and illuminating…" - Sunday Oregonian "Paper Trails will stir nostalgia for those who remember a time when newspapers prided themselves on cutting loose, colorful writers…" - Columbus Dispatch "A book full of good reading…" - Rocky Mountain News
