“Crime of Fashion is Latour’s best novel to date, and that’s saying plenty. He really lets himself go in this one, and it’s funny, smart, and a terrific take on Hogtown, all rolled into one book.”
-The Globe and Mail
“José Latour is a master of the dark, gritty mystery thriller — in two languages.”
-Toronto Sun
“Latour writes beautifully in prose that’s lean and lucid and never overwhelmed by noir “style”.
-Kirkus Reviews
“Cuba has been closed world for most of us decades now, and Cuban crime fiction has remained a well-kept secret. It’s alive and well, and brilliantly represented by José Latour.”
- Lawrence Block, author of Eight Million Ways to Die and A Dance to the Slaughterhouse
“The tension that arises and falls throughout the book heightens towards the end, to the point that my eyes wanted to leap ahead. I found myself forced to cover the bottom of the final pages with my hand as to savour each delicious moment of suspense.”
-The Globe and Mail
“Latour’s superbly atmospheric thriller, with its eye-opening portrait of contemporary Cuba, is one of the most original and exciting crime novels I’ve read in ages.”
- Mail on Sunday
“Outcast is warm, human, often funny and consistently interesting — a fast, rich read.”
- Los Angeles Times
“Latour takes as much time and forethought to develop characters worth caring about as he does to illustrate Cuba’s political structure.”
-Sun-Sentinel
“With this brilliant espionage novel peopled by characters of unparalleled intelligence, Latour delivers a tour-de-force of intrigue.”
- Library Journal
