A Bloom of Bones is comparable to the works of well-known Western writers such as Thomas McGuane, Ivan Doig, Jim Harrison, Malcolm Brooks and Rick Bass.Blurbs to come from one or more of the following:David James DuncanThomas McGuaneRick Bass James Lee Burke Mark Spragg Jim HarrisonWalter KirnMalcolm BrooksWilliam KittredgeAllen's first novel, Last Year's River, was a Barnes and Noble Discover selection.The novel juxtaposes the classic trappings of a western and a murder mystery with the main character's love affair with a New York literary agent.Novel is set in Montana and Brooklyn, where the quiet brooding of the west meets the brashness of the east.
