Novelist and screenwriter Richard Price (Lush Life, The Wire) takes readers to Harlem in 2008 in this suspenseful tale, which follows the fallout of a tragic building collapse.
Praveen Herat’s prizewinning debut thriller, Between This World and the Next, paints a vivid, knowledgeable portrait of a threatening political netherworld, including breakaway states like Transnistria.
Panther Gap comes alive in James A. McLaughlin’s hands, growing and shifting until, by the end, you feel like you could step right into it.
Crook Manifesto more than matches the finely hewn psychological tensions that haunted Colson Whitehead’s main character in Harlem Shuffle. The interplay between context and character makes this sequel soar.
In her riveting second novel, Deepti Kapoor plays Virgil to our Dante, skillfully guiding us through contemporary India’s political, social, economic and criminal circles.
Shutter is a promising debut that satisfyingly explores forensic photography and Dine culture within the New Mexico landscape, surrounded by the voices of some very engaging ghosts.
The desert can be treacherous terrain, harsh and unforgiving, and Gabino Iglesias does it justice in his brawny, serpentine and remarkably poignant crime novel.
Dan Chaon’s Sleepwalk is both a dystopian thriller chilled to perfection and an often-touching exploration of the enduring power of parental and filial love.
Like Dante leading us through the levels of hell, Colson Whitehead exposes the levels of rottenness in New York City.
A rural noir with attitude to spare, The Killing Hills moves as briskly as a well-constructed miniseries.
American actor George Newbern’s clear, unhurried narration proves to be the ideal match for Chris Whitaker’s lyricism.
Chris Whitaker combines a brisk pace, a solid California voice and perhaps a record-setting cuss count.
What stands out here isn’t the story but rather David Joy’s unflinching and gritty depiction of his fully realized characters.
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