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William Boyle

William Boyle is from Brooklyn, New York. His books include: GRAVESEND, which was nominated for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France and shortlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger in the UK; THE LONELY WITNESS, which was nominated for the Hammett Prize and is nominated for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière; and, most recently, A FRIEND IS A GIFT YOU GIVE YOURSELF. CITY OF MARGINS is forthcoming in March 2020. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.

Genres: Mystery

Novels

   Gravesend (2013)
   Death Don't Have No Mercy (2015)
   The Lonely Witness (2018)
   A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself (2019)
   City of Margins (2020)
   Shoot the Moonlight Out (2021)

William Boyle recommends

The Donut Legion (2023)
Joe R Lansdale
"Joe R. Lansdale's THE DONUT LEGION centers around a writer searching for his missing ex-wife with the help of his private dick brother and a wannabe journalist, diving headlong into the bowels of a flying-saucer cult and their sketchy donut shop front. It's a full-tilt blast, shot through with Lansdale's searching humanism and deft touch. His East Texas brims with weirdness. Vibrant and rowdy and just so much damn fun. I've lost faith in a lot of people and things and institutions over the years, but I've never lost faith in Lansdale's books, and this is one of his best yet."

Come Away From Her (2023)
Samuel W Gailey
"In Come Away From Her, Samuel W. Gailey sustains the tension at such a pitch that it's hard to look away for even a second. Gailey's prose is muscular and melodic; his characters are full of humanity. This book hits like a thunderbolt."

Find Him (2022)
Jake Hinkson
"Lean, evocative, and battle-hardened. Top-notch noir with knockout execution and style."

It Dies with You (2022)
Scott Blackburn
"Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You is a stunner. It hits hard right out of the gate and burns with that same intensity all the way through. Crackling prose, great characters, and a killer sense of place. Blackburn's written a gritty tale full of heart."

This Train (2022)
James Grady
"James Grady is a master storyteller. Allow me to crib a line from the old gospel tune by way of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Woody Guthrie, and Bruce Springsteen: This Train is bound for glory. It's a pure gem."

The Devil Himself (2022)
Peter Farris
"Learn for yourself what French readers have known for a while now: Peter Farris is a master of hard-nosed Southern noir, a true heir to Larry Brown, Harry Crews, and Tom Franklin. The Devil Himself thunders off the page with beautiful writing and a killer sense of place. It's urgent, triumphant, and unflinching."

Don't Know Tough (2022)
Eli Cranor
"Imagine a noir Friday Night Lights written by a cross between Megan Abbott and Harry Crews, and you'll get close to what Eli Cranor's pulled off in Don't Know Tough. It's propulsive, twisty, and unputdownable. Cranor cracks open the complex world of high school football in small town Arkansas, giving us characters who are at once savage and tender and tragic, who are capable of acts of great bravery and betrayal. This is a book that shocks us into a new way of seeing. It's lean, muscled up, no-holds-barred noir. I feel lucky to have read it."

Safecracker (2021)
Ryan Wick
"Ryan Wick's Safecracker is a high stakes thriller that kept me reading through the night until my kids tapped me on the shoulder and told me it was time for breakfast. A knockout cast of characters, a killer sense of place, and a scope that's truly cinematic in the best way. A hell of a fun read."

She Was Found in a Guitar Case (2021)
David James Keaton
"A cult Classic waiting on its cult."

Above the Rain (2021)
Víctor del Árbol
"Víctor del Árbol's Above the Rain is a heartrending tour de force about mortality and chance and learning to live with ghosts. Rich with noir atmosphere, the book begins in 1950s Morocco and then brings us to contemporary Spain and Sweden. A sprawling ensemble cast drives the narrative, making for an epic unknotting of voices and experiences. It's expertly plotted, suspenseful, and immersive. Lisa Dillman's translation is crisp and elegant. Just extraordinary."

The Ancient Hours (2020)
Michael Bible
"Michael Bible has the golden hand of Carson McCullers and the joyous cosmic heart of Richard Brautigan."

Lady Chevy (2020)
John Woods
"Reading Lady Chevy by John Woods reminds me of my first encounters with the work of William Gay, Larry Brown, and Donald Ray Pollock. It's poetic and visceral, full of characters I won't soon forget, the place deeply alive on the page. It's a book of great emotional power, a book that's built to last. Searing, humane, and truly haunting."

Heaven's Crooked Finger (2017)
(Earl Marcus Mystery, book 1)
Hank Early
"Hank Early's Heaven's Crooked Finger grabs you from the first page and doesn't let go. Evocative place writing, memorable-as-hell characters, sentences that hum, great pacing, and a strutting brutality. Early's a writer of great power. This is one that will stick with me, and I'm already looking forward to whatever's next."

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Anthologies containing stories by William Boyle

Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 (2023)
(Best American Mystery and Suspense)
edited by
Steph Cha and Lisa Unger

Black is the Night (2022)
Stories Inspired by Cornell Woolrich
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

Lawyers, Guns, and Money (2022)
Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Warren Zevon
edited by
Libby Cudmore and Art Taylor

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