Critical Acclaim

Just a small sample of what the critics have to save about some of the books by CJ Henderson.

The Jack Hagee Series

“Reading C.J. Henderson … hit me with the same case of discovery, surprise, semi-shock, and delight that knocked my socks off when I first read Raymond Chandler forty years ago.” – Richard S. Prather (creator of Shell Scott)

“There is a raw vitality in these stories that evokes the earliest and best of Mickey Spillane. C.J. Henderson is a born storyteller.” –The Armchair Detective

“If ‘hardboiled’ is intended to represent alienation and cynicism and violence, then of C.J. Henderson’s Jack Hagee, there can be no doubt: his streets are mean indeed. The meanest.” – The Drood Review

“Old-fashioned, high-octane, hair-on-the-chest, don’t-stop-for-a-breath storytelling, violent, unapologetic and passionate.” – The Drood Review

“It’s honest, straightforward entertainment. Hagee is … the quintessential loner, a dark knight who can’t pass up a dame or a brawl, a gun for hire, and in his own way, a noble man.” – New Mystery Group

“Henderson has taken the quintessential noir detective and skin-grafted him onto the palette of despair and decay and degeneracy that is Today–(his) chronicles of Jack Hagee are unflinching … condemnations of our society’s ills, a filth-streaked mirror rammed close to our faces that we are forced to look into and hopefully receive incentive from to clean up our individual acts and those of the rot around us.” – Hardboiled Magazine

“Henderson is a solid and original writer who brings a great deal of variety as well as a twist-in-the-tail irony to his stories. In the glutted private-eye field, some follow conventions slavishly while others like Henderson bring a fresh slant.”
– Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

“If, as some argue, the hardboiled private eye mystery story is a literary form on a par with the Japanese haiku or Irish ballad, then Mr. Henderson deserves the mantle of literary master.” – New Mystery

“Some of the most suspenseful writing this side of Cornell Woolrich.” – The Armchair Detective

“Henderson writes with a fine sharp edge. Hagee is a no-nonsense P.I. fighting the “good fight”–it’s a classic combination of stories with the ring of Chandler, yet written by a man who knows the mean streets around us today and makes them sing with the blood and sweat of life.” – Detective Story Magazine

“Not the same old thing, that’s for sure!” – Rave Reviews

“Yes, Henderson is very, very good.” – Mean Streets (Australia)

The Teddy London Series

“It’s a splashy, spectacular book with a near-apocalyptic climax and an immense body count. There’s good characterization and real romance.” – Locus

“The consistently enjoyable C.J. Henderson delivers again …” – Cemetery Dance

“‘Free The Old Ones’ is absolutely engrossing, marked by humor as well as drama … Henderson is a first-rate Mythos writer.” — Cthulhu@bass.org

“Henderson’s achievement is the evocation of an oppressive and unrelenting world in which the force of one man’s will can make a difference. In setting out to do this, he has not only negotiated a marriage of complete opposites, but fashioned a pertinent fable for out times.” – Stefan Dziemianowicz, editor

“With the ‘slasher,’ ‘splatter-punk’ and ‘true crime’ genres (in both film and books) seemingly spent of any fresh ideas, Henderson’s marriage of hardboiled and horror is a welcome relief.” – Delirium

“X-Files feel …” – North County Times/Sunday Supplement

“An outstanding piece of modern horror … harshly cynical, but not overly gory.” – The Brooklyn Baron

… terrorifico! – En Funto De Mira, Francisco Jose Iglesias

The World of Comics

“Well-crafted storytelling with likeable characters …” — Comic Shop News

“(Henderson’s) book is great reading and will be a great seller …” – Comic Buyer’s Guide

“C.J. Henderson’s single issue story makes Lady Justice the epitome of retribution … in a way that would make O. Henry or Guy de Maupassant proud.” – Comic Shop News

“The Henderson story … is especially choice, showcasing as it does the heart and the humor that has always been at the core of the best … comics.” — Comic Buyer’s Guide

“A joy to read … masterful.” — Fandom.com

“C.J. Henderson(‘s Hagee) … is the P.I. equivalent of the X-Men.” – Mystery Scene

Non-Fiction – Sci Fi Encyclopedia

“The book is a worthy addition to science fiction reference.” – Booklist

“An essential purchase for every fan of the genre … by far the finest work of its type ever produced.” – Brooklyn Skyline

“A highly informative book packed with everything anyone could want to know about their favorite SF films.” – Staten Island Lifestyles

“There are plenty of books out there that cover sci-fi films, however … none measure up to this one.” – Richard S. Duncan

“Highly recommended for teens, and perhaps teachers, too, who are fascinated with the genre.” — The Gale Group

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