Say Nice Things About Detroit: A Novel

"Ambitious and ultimately accomplished . . . a perfect encapsulation of Detroit's present moment."-Dean Bakopoulos, San Francisco Chronicle

Twenty-five years after his high school graduation, David Halpert returns to a place that most people flee. But David is making his own escape-from his divorce and the death of his son. In Detroit, David learns about the double shooting of his high school girlfriend Natalie and her black half-brother, Dirk. As David becomes involved with Natalie's sister...