"Tramble proves that she is in line to become one of the greats...Tramble is a hell of a writer with an ear for the spoken word. And she can go hard boiled with the best of them...With The Last King, Tramble catapults to the upper echelon of crime noir." -People Magazine
"Nichelle Tramble's second book about the danger and sad futility of black street life in Oakland is colder and tougher than her first...Tramble knows how to capture a damaged soul in an instant...Tramble's dialogue is pure poetry, as good as anything in her first book." -Chicago Tribune
"In Nichelle D. Tramble's beautifully written The Last KIng, the streets of Oakland seethe with violence so volatile that the pages practically crackle. The book's evocative atmosphere, realistic dialogue and poignant hopelessness make for some powerful reading...Writing this good doesn't come along often." -The Kansas City Star
"Oakland usually is lost in San Francisco's shadow, but in this book, you get a sense of Oakland...Tramble does for Oakland what Walter Mosley does for Los Angeles, or what Patricia Cornwell did for Richmond." -NPR