Flynn’s prose at every turn is crisp and evocative; he has a gift for description of cities, landscapes and characters-the latter seem so real one could almost touch them. John Michael Flynn’s language dazzles to a very real end. The range of tonesand locales he uses is impressive but more impressive is the feeling invested in what almost inevitably slips through time’s fingers. This is a wonderfully vivid collection that crackles with energy and insight!