GHOSTS OF BELFAST Best of 2009 in New York and LA Times!

THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST, the American edition of THE TWELVE, has been selected by both the New York Times and the LA Times as one of 2009's best crime novels.

Respected crime fiction critic Sarah Weinman described it as "tightly wound, emotionally resonant" in her LA Times round up of the best mystery novels of the year, listing it alongside books by Stieg Larsson and others. Read the full feature.

Meanwhile, in the New York Times, Marilyn Stasio called THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST "the most authentic piece of Irish noir fiction since Ken Bruen's thriller 'The Guards'" as part of her best of 2009 list. Read the full feature.