The Long Division by Derek Nikitas – review
With his second novel, Derek Nikitas wastes no time throwing you into the harrowing lives of four disparate characters. The Long Division hooks you early, then keeps the tension at eleven for three hundred pages. This book is intense, dark, and extremely painful. The violence hits home and hits often. The characters’ guilt and sad struggles for redemption will eat away at your insides like a gallon of muddy coffee, and when their connections to each other become clear, you can’t help but be horrified and filled with dread at what kind of disgusting tragedy no doubt lies ahead.
Full review after the jump…
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol.15: the Bouchercon edition AKA the BIG slack off
In the spirit of the time of year–Bourchercon–Keith Rawson is “going to pull a cop out for this week’s Short Thoughts on Short Fiction and instead of reviewing new stories all I’m going to do is write a polite nod of the head column pointing you in the direction of some stories you might have missed that just happen to be written by short story writers who are attending this years B-con.”
Read his picks after the jump!
The Electric Mayhem: The Voodoo Walk
The latest installment of The Electric Mayhem includes thoughts and reviews on Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell, Pyres by Derek Nikitas and The City in These Pages by John Grant.
