Under the Skin: A Novel

“Nobody writes about blood and guts better than James Carlos Blake. He knows in his bones that violence is at the heart of our American history.” — Washington Post Book World

From the highly praised author of In the Rogue Blood comes a hot-blooded tale of love and crime set in Depression-era coastal Texas

In acclaimed author James Carlos Blake’s latest tough-skinned novel, 1935 Galveston is run by gangsters Sam and Rose Maceo, owners of all the city’s illegal bars and casinos—as well as the l...