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"The verisimilitude of this novel -- the way it depicts the ugly amoral frenzy of modern media -- seems impeccable, which means it's at once entertaining and horrific. Slick and its hero are both very slick, but also savage and smart and funny and not without some redeeming glimmers of wisdom."
Kurt Andersen, author of Turn of the Century
"Slick is fast paced, witty and clever, just like Slick himself. An all too real slice of the PR man in action."
Jay Cooper, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, former Former President, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
"Daniel Price stalks the billion-footed beast of Tom Wolfe's description in this remarkably assured debut novel. By turns moving, caustic, plaintive and denunciatory, the consistently engrossing Slick is a social-hyperrealist portrait of our media-damaged society. It's Bonfire of the Vanities for the 24-hour news era. Not to mention slick as hell."
Carina Chocano, author of Do You Love Me or Am I Just Paranoid?
"Slick is an original, outrageous, hilarious novel of media intrigue and manipulation, with an anti-hero flack who is part Carville, part Barnum. I love it."
John Stauber, co-author, Weapons of Mass Deception
"In the modern world in which truths and realities are defined through news and information, we turn to the media for the answers to all our questions. Slick is a compelling tale of crime, sex, and deception and the need to cover the truth through the crazy schemes of crossing and double-crossing. Undaunted publicist Scott Singer is the best at what he does; he is known for his genius manipulation. "Slick", as his nickname describes, works strictly for money, but it all changes when he discovers his newest and ingenious publicity stunt-- a young girl named Harmony Prince. This isn't just a story of a conspiracy; it's a subtle commentary on our media-saturated society and the notion that truth and lies are never only black and white. Slick provocatively shows that author Daniel Price has clearly grasped the field of publicity and its importance in our culture today. It is definitely one of the most entertaining novels I've read regarding the world of PR."
Michael Levine, founder of Levine Communications, author of Guerilla PR
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