Bang up-to-date, but reminiscent of David Goodis and Jim Thompson, Fake 'I.D.' is a powerful novel of the American Dream turning into the American Nightmare that marks Starr out as a writer to follow
Time Out
Starr expertly combines elements of hard-boiled crime novels with a dark view of human nature to create a one-of-a-kind, mesmerizing read
Publishers Weekly
A fine example of of the tough stuff... I loved it
- Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly
Fake I.D. is a welcome oddity. A chilling account of the disintegration of a loser, it assumes the voice of a killer with an icy conviction
The Herald, Glasgow
Starr's best book yet. Echoing the neo-noir feel of Cold Caller and Nothing Personal... up there with the best of Jim Thompson, Charles Willeford and David Goodis
Waterstones Online