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 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
Both big-hearted and thrilling. I loved this perfectly written tommy gun of a novel.
– Ariel Lawhon, NYT bestselling author of The Frozen River
Enthralling historical thrillerÂ
– 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
Superbly written and stunning
– Library Journal Starred Review
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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Michael’s 10 Favorite Halloween-Season Reads
Michael shares his 10 Halloween-season reads in this list filled with fear, chills, thrills and of course, quality writing.
He will reveal a book each weekday leading up to release of the mass market edition of THE RIDGE on Oct. 27.
If you’re not too scared, check back to see what book is added. Think a book should be on the list? Head to Michael’s Facebook page and tell us!
Parade’s Last-Chance Summer Reads

Even though it’s fall, it’s always a good time to read LAST WORDS! Michael’s latest release is on Parade magazine’s Last-Chance Summer Reads list. Check out the full list:Â http://bit.ly/1hCjbMJ
Where Ideas Come From
In Michael’s latest blog post, he discusses the most asked question of authors—”Where do your ideas come from?”
This post focuses on what prompted the idea for The Dark Side of Sunlight Basin, a short story for Christopher Golden’s Seize the Night: New Tales of Vampiric Terror, available Oct 6 (http://amzn.to/1GuGtuy).






