Penance is a take on the infamous Slenderman case (a real-life case linked to the undiagnosed schizophrenia of one attempted murderer and the folie a deux madness that gripped both her and her friend), but with different motivations for the killers.

–DMĮliza Clark’s Boy Parts stunned me with its grotesque grand guignol violence and reversal of the male gaze, and Penance is just as good, although somewhat kinder to its characters. Krueger writes, as ever, with deep empathy and impeccable suspense. Krueger delivers another powerful standalone, this one about a small Minnesota town, a prominent citizen murdered, and the traumas of war that still haunt so many in this little pocket of America. William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember –Dwyer Murphy, CrimeReads Editor-in-Chief Berney brings a compelling human touch to a story that grabs hold of the reader early and never lets go. When Hardly, against all odds and his own inclinations, decides to get involved and try to help the kids, he soon finds himself pitted against a local lawyer who’s also at the helm of a dangerous drug trafficking operation. –Molly Odintz, CrimeReads Managing Editorīerney’s new novel, Dark Ride, introduces readers to an immediately unforgettable character: Hardly Reed, a twenty-one year old stoner working at an amusement park, breezing through life’s various travails when he comes across a pair of kids he suspects of being abused. You’ll want to savor every word as Kim plunges the depths of human action and finds love at the center. Kim uses the parallel investigations of police and family to explore the complex dynamics of interracial marriage, Asian and biracial identity in America, and the nuances of raising a child with special needs. Angie Kim once again combines an intense character study with a searching mystery, this time after her narrator’s husband disappears, and police are interested in quickly pinning it on her nonverbal son.

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