Players
Hardcover - 432 pages (July 1997)
Carroll & Graf; ISBN: 0786704071
Mass Market Paperback - 448 pages (December 1998)
Penguin USA (Paper); ISBN: 078600598X
--“These players drive the story through its three days
of relentless, writhing action. Along the way, Reynolds places them with
memorable effect—all the while creating a landscape both solidly
real and frighteningly imagined.”—David Middleton, San
Antonio Express-News
--“A fine, twisted tale of betrayal, crime and punishment among lowlifes
at all socioeconomic levels of the Lone Star State.”—Kirkus
Reviews
--“The plot is ingenous, the resolution a forehead-slapper, and
every character as real as the book in hand.”—Booklist
--“Reynolds' hard-edged prose is well calculated to captivate the
reader right up the final trigger squeeze.” –Publisher’s
Weekly
--“One of the great strengths of Players is Reynolds' admirable control
as he unfolds an intriguing, multi-layered plot, and, particularly, the
way he reveals his characters through dialogue as much as through narrative
description.”—Betsy Berry, Texas Observer