'This uncanny novel purports to chronicle the rise to almost-stardom of a singer-songwriter named Laurie Moss ... The details are note-perfect: the wounded titles of her songs; the ancient musky odor of the garage where her band plays together for the first time; the tender admissions of the narrator, a rock critic who is 'at least two-thirds in love' with his subject. The completeness of the world Shiner creates brings Laurie to life, and lends a sense of fatedness to her panicked walk toward fame' New Yorker

'Say Goodbye is a dream of a book, perfectly imagined, perfectly imparted' Karen Joy Fowler

'Honest, unpretentious and heartfelt, this novel remains a haunting refrain' Publishers Weekly

'Shiner has written a fine novel about rock 'n' roll by believing more in musicians' human nature than in their mythologies' New York Times Book Review

'Lewis Shiner has written the Citizen Kane of rock and roll novels, a human and moving piece of work' George P Pelecanos