“What begins with a Ripley-esque premise—an American sent abroad in search of the badly-behaved scion to a wealthy family—soon turns into a seductive cat and mouse, with the roles ever-changing. Children of Wolves is at once a labyrinthine thriller, set on dusky back streets and the terraces of five-star hotels, and an interrogation of privilege and (the performance of) politics in America’s imperial shadow.” —Rob Franklin, author of Great Black Hope

“Children of Wolves confirms Lawrence Osborne as one of the most intelligently entertaining writers around. You don't so much read his dark idylls as dream your way through them, and this tale of beautiful danger in the form of four young renegades at large in Turkey is a superb addition to his canon.” —James Lasdun, author of Afternoon of a Faun

“Osborne continues to push his brand of haunted escapism into strange, new places—even if for many of his characters, escape itself proves impossible. A pack of idle rich kids, desperate to give their lives meaning through a senseless act of violence. And Tyler, the older, unmoored private detective at their heels, who realizes too late that this generation gap might be unbridgeable.” —Joseph Knox, author of True Crime Story

“The inimitable genius of a Lawrence Osborne novel is that underneath the gripping plot and the dazzling, cut-crystal prose, there’s always a dark truth about the world laid bare that we didn’t expect to face. In Children of Wolves, perhaps Osborne’s most menacing novel yet, that truth involves the privileged, cushioned lives of the children of the rich. Who has the sharper teeth, the billionaire titans of the world or their aimless, attractive offspring? Osborne paints such a gorgeous picture of louche, jet-set Istanbul, you almost forget to watch your back.” —Christopher Bollen, author of Havoc

"An unsettling, hypnotic meditation on violence and privilege. Osborne is an unsung master of the literate, thought-provoking thriller."—Charles Cumming, author of The Moroccan Girl

"No one is better than Osborne at conjuring tales about conflicted Americans seeking meaning and escape in striking locales....Bridging classic and contemporary noir with hints of Graham Greene’s and Robert Stone’s ugly Americans, Osborne creates an unforgiving terrain all his own....A quietly gripping novel that begs for a sequel." —Kirkus Reviews (starred)