Back to Blood: A Novel
A writer like Tom Wolfe probably shouldn’t have to stage a comeback, but there will doubtless be reviewers of his new novel,Back to Blood, who describe it that way. In Wolfe's  career of great books, hislast novel, published in 2004, was considered by many to be a stumble--butBack to Bloodis a return to form, a work that solidifies Wolfe’s stature as one of the best. Using his incisive journalistic skills, his flair for the cinematic moment, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humor, Wolfe takes the disparate types in and around Miami to create a tapestry of memorable scenes and characters. The result is entertaining, revealing, and perhaps even bigger than the sum of its parts. This is a book that will do for Miami what Wolfe's mega-hitThe Bonfire of the Vanitiesdid for New York. --Chris Schluep