A tremendous honor in the UK

February 28, 2011

The Observer has named The Cypress House its “thriller of the month” for March. I’m thrilled to share the review below — deepest thanks to Alison Flood for giving the book her consideration — and as a former journalist and journalism...

And we’re off…

January 25, 2011

Only a few days into release for THE CYPRESS HOUSE and we’ve had some very nice mentions:1) Colette Bancroft’s review/interview in the St. Petersburg Times labels the book a “gripping noir thriller-ghost story.”2) ABC and the Associated Press...

Release week

January 22, 2011

Well, it’s that time again. The Cypress House is officially in stores, or, if it’s your preference, available in audio and e-book form. I hope you have a chance to give it a look. Many thanks are due to all the people at Little, Brown and Co. who work so...

So Cold the River receives some generous recognition

December 3, 2010

Amazon has selected So Cold the River as #5 of its 10 Best Thrillers of the year, and as #51 of the 100 best books of the year.Library Journal has named So Cold the River one of the year’s best audio books. This was wonderful news, of course, but really a...

Thanks, Publishers Weekly

November 30, 2010

STARRED REVIEWThe Cypress House Set in Florida in 1935, Koryta’s masterful follow-up to So Cold the River effectively combines supernatural terror with the suffocating fatalism of classic American noir. Since serving as a Marine in WWI, Arlen Wagner has been...

On to the next one…

October 14, 2010

Already? Yes, the new book is sneaking up on me pretty quickly, and I’ll have plenty to say about The Cypress House — which was perhaps my favorite writing experience thus far — in the future. For now I’ll show you the gorgeous cover, and I am...