Martyn Burke works in a multitude of worlds, moving between novels, films, and documentaries. He has published six highly acclaimed novels, been nominated for Emmys, Directors Guild, and Writers Guild awards for his feature and television films and has made award winning television and theatrical documentaries on such diverse topics as wars, traveling carnivals and terrorism. The latest novel. Published by Harper Collins. Martyn Burke offers a master class in timing and subtlety....the answers come, pulling us into the character's dilemmas, making us care, keeping us turning the pages...With so much drama, information and emotion packed into fewer than 350 pages. The Truth About the Night remains with you long after the last line is read. - Toronto Globe and Mail. This is a beautifully written novel - Quill and Quire Published by Houghton Mifflin "One of the most entertaining and hilarious novels of the year" - UPI "A wonder of intense cinematic storytelling..." - Wall Street Journal Published by 1st Books Excerpt of the sequel to Ivory Joe, a novella.   Reviews | Excerpt Reviews |Excerpt    Published by Bantam "Burke has created a vast, unruly quintessentially American landscape. Prepare to get carried away . . He is a story teller of lavish generosity" - Washington Post "I've just read the book and I'm crazy about it" - LA Times "Ivory Joe is a real pleasure" - New York Times Published by Doubleday "One of the best fictional Vietnam scenes yet published" - Washington Post "A savagely funny remarkable book" - Toronto Sun "The Catch-22 of Southeast Asia" - Publishers Weekly Published by Harper Collins "Tiara lives up to its publishers billing as 'a wild cinematic ride' " - Quill and Quire     Reviews | Excerpt Reviews | Excerpt Reviews | Excerpt

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