This Year's Edgar Award for Best Mystery of the Year

"The Civil War comes to New Iberia, Louisiana, the capital of Burke's wondrous fictional empire... [readers] may well agree that it's his most probing examination of the enduring legacy of slavery... A grueling, compassionate demonstration that 'the devil ain't down in a fiery pit. He's right here.'" - Kirkus Reviews

"This socially conscious southern noir is about as violent and grizzly as novels get — a heavy but necessary read for those sultry nights steeped in moonlight and moonshine where the ugly truth gets the justice and the reckoning it deserves." – Jessica Gentile, Vulture

"This beautifully crafted historical from Epstein evokes the cruel and misogynistic mental health system of late 19th-century Paris... Combining elegant prose, artfully chosen historical details, and convincing characterizations, this haunting narrative showcases Epstein at her best." – Publishers Weekly

"With plenty of procedural details and satisfying plot twists, 'Bright Young Women' ticks all the page-turner boxes. More important though, it alters the true-crime perspective — shifting the locus of power from the assailant to a determined young woman." – Diana Abu-Jaber, The Washington Post

"Koryta is a force to be reckoned with in modern suspense, and An Honest Man is one of his finest achievements to date." – Bruce Tierney, BookPage

"Krueger's latest stand-alone, 'The River We Remember,' may be his magnum opus, a literary mic drop... creating a deeply moving story about fictional Black Earth County in southwestern Minnesota in 1958. The novel explores the "profound tenderness" of the land and the lives 'brought forth from it in wondrous measure' with an unwavering historical honesty... This is a novel to cherish." – Carole E. Barrowman, Minneapolis Star Tribune

"…a delight, bringing depth and complexity to familiar characters, not least New York itself. Few writers combine depth of insight and compassion with exquisite prose; Whitehead is one of them. I’d rather read his novels than those of just about any other writer alive." – Alex Preston, Financial Times