"A propulsive crime saga . . . An absorbing look at small-town Maine and the thwarted dreams of a family trying to transcend it."--Lee Cole, The New York Times

"One of the most anticipated novels of the year."--Town & Country

"Home is atmosphere, description, trees, and coastline, but it's also solidity and safety, a sense of knowing and understanding a place. The Midcoast suggests that home is also other people--the ones we love, but also the ones we envy."--Maine magazine

"In deft, knowing, and crystalline prose, Adam White writes, in essence, the novel about the Maine coast, a winsome, perplexing, and ultimately shadowy place that doesn't give up its big secrets easily."--Richard Ford

"The Midcoast is a suspenseful, funny, and chilling uncovering of small-town secrets within a propulsive family drama. . . . A perfect summer read about a perfect vacation haven."--Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek

"Vividly drawn and movingly told, The Midcoast is a searching, honest, and evocative portrait of human relationships, hometown secrets, and the hidden machinations of privilege. Adam White's debut enthralls, a modern classic from a bold and insightful new voice in fiction."--Alexandra Kleeman, author of Something New Under the Sun

"The Midcoast is a brilliant, ferocious debut novel about ambition, class, and crime in coastal Maine, simultaneously propulsive and nuanced. Adam White brings his powerful gifts to bear on a story that speaks directly to our troubled moment with eloquence and heart. After this, Vacationland will never look the same."--Andrew Martin, author of Early Work

"The Midcoast is an insanely good novel, compulsively readable, with a growing feeling of menace and catastrophe that becomes almost unbearable. Elegantly written, with vivid characters and an intricately realized setting, this is a stunning debut from a writer we will certainly hear from again. I highly recommend this book."--Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God

"The Midcoast expertly weaves sharply realized scenes and a profound sense of empathy into a plotline full of tension, resentments, and dangerous secrets. In [White's] talented hands, we understand how virtues like love and loyalty can still lead us to a sea of vices. . . . A wise and powerful debut!"--Stacey Swann, author of Olympus, Texas

"White's first novel is a corker, well plotted and paced and with just the right elements of suspense . . . a fine debut."--Booklist

"Don't rush this one. Savor it."--Publishers Weekly

"Gripping."--Down East