The best gangster novel I’ve ever read. The writing is first class, and the action is nonstop.
– Stephen King
Juxtaposes shootouts, narrow escapes, vengeance, and justice, against a backdrop of family bonds, loyalty, love, motherhood, and memory, capped off with an ending you won’t see coming.
– Lisa Wingate,
author of Before We Were Yours
This will be the bar to which other historical crime fiction will be measured. Read Die Famous the moment it comes out.
– David Baldacci
Enthralling historical thriller
– Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review
Riveting, vividly-written novel
– Marie Bostwick, NYT and USA Today bestselling author
A thrilling—and thrillingly layered—read
– Melanie Benjamin, NYT bestselling novelist
Both big-hearted and thrilling. I loved this perfectly written tommy gun of a novel.
– Ariel Lawhon, NYT bestselling author of The Frozen River
New York Times Bestselling Author
MIchael Koryta|Scott Carson
Michael Koryta is a New York Times-bestselling author whose work has been translated into more than 20 languages and has won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar® Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, Quill Award, International Thriller Writers Award, and the Golden Dagger.
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The Impact of Newspapers on HOW IT HAPPENED
Michael discusses the role of the opioid crisis and newspapers in his latest book, HOW IT HAPPENED.
It Started with a Confession
“Michael Koryta really makes us feel Rob Barrett’s emotional wounds, the deep tragedy of the bright young lovers killed as their lives were just starting, and the pain of the families whose hope rested in them. But he just as lovingly describes the unsung victims of the opioid epidemic, whose families mourn them as people, not statistics.”
Read the Raleigh News & Observer review: https://bit.ly/2rIv2Ah
Preview the HOW IT HAPPENED Audiobook
Here’s a preview of the HOW IT HAPPENED audiobook (which releases tomorrow, May 15!) narrated by the award winning Robert Petkoff and Christine Lakin.
Audible: https://amzn.to/2wF4sho
iTunes: https://apple.co/2wDbljh






