Praise for Witness for the Dead: Stories
“Explores the ramifications of bearing witness to terrible crimes.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Marvelously unique premise supported by equally marvelous stories. I think it's the best short story anthology I've read in ages. Especially fond of co-editor Gary Phillips's 'Spider and Fly,' but you can't go wrong with any of these stories.”
—Joe R. Lansdale
“The 14 stories in this strong all-original anthology from Phillips (The Obama Inheritance) and Haywood (the Aaron Gunner series) focus on witnesses to crimes who, as the editors point out in their introduction, 'take the initiative to see that the guilty are punished and the victims receive justice.' . . . These tales put a gimlet eye on the satisfying rewards of retribution.”
—Publishers Weekly
Inspired by recent true events, the all-original stories in Witnesses for the Dead are set in motion by the act of witnessing. The characters who populate these pages are not themselves the perpetrators of crimes, but find their lives indelibly
changed by what they see as they grapple with coming forward, taking action, or retreating into the shadows.
In “Envy” by Christopher Chambers, a sweet, shy wallflower looks on as something horrific happens in his neighborhood-revealing something horrific about himself.
Agatha Award-winner Richie Narvaez's “The Gardener of Roses” sees a Puertorriqueña college student on the run from the FBI for her accidental involvement in a “terrorist” plot. Anthony Award-winner Gary Phillips confronts police corruption in “Spiders and Fly.”
And the protagonist of “A Family Matter” by IPPY Award-winner Sarah M. Chen investigates the murder of a stranger, leading her to question the political structure of Taiwan entirely. Other stories feature a brothel, the film industry,
immigrant detention centers at the Mexico-US border, World War II-torn France, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The stories are incisive, unflinching, wry, dark, and, in some cases, terrifying. You'll ask yourself: If I saw what they saw, what would I do?
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changed by what they see as they grapple with coming forward, taking action, or retreating into the shadows.
In “Envy” by Christopher Chambers, a sweet, shy wallflower looks on as something horrific happens in his neighborhood-revealing something horrific about himself.
Agatha Award-winner Richie Narvaez's “The Gardener of Roses” sees a Puertorriqueña college student on the run from the FBI for her accidental involvement in a “terrorist” plot. Anthony Award-winner Gary Phillips confronts police corruption in “Spiders and Fly.”
And the protagonist of “A Family Matter” by IPPY Award-winner Sarah M. Chen investigates the murder of a stranger, leading her to question the political structure of Taiwan entirely. Other stories feature a brothel, the film industry,
immigrant detention centers at the Mexico-US border, World War II-torn France, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The stories are incisive, unflinching, wry, dark, and, in some cases, terrifying. You'll ask yourself: If I saw what they saw, what would I do?
Witnesses for the Dead: Stories
Inspired by recent true events, the all-original stories in Witnesses for the Dead are set in motion by the act of witnessing. The characters who populate these pages are not themselves the perpetrators of crimes, but find their lives indelibly
changed by what they see as they grapple with coming forward, taking action, or retreating into the shadows.
In “Envy” by Christopher Chambers, a sweet, shy wallflower looks on as something horrific happens in his neighborhood-revealing something horrific about himself.
Agatha Award-winner Richie Narvaez's “The Gardener of Roses” sees a Puertorriqueña college student on the run from the FBI for her accidental involvement in a “terrorist” plot. Anthony Award-winner Gary Phillips confronts police corruption in “Spiders and Fly.”
And the protagonist of “A Family Matter” by IPPY Award-winner Sarah M. Chen investigates the murder of a stranger, leading her to question the political structure of Taiwan entirely. Other stories feature a brothel, the film industry,
immigrant detention centers at the Mexico-US border, World War II-torn France, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The stories are incisive, unflinching, wry, dark, and, in some cases, terrifying. You'll ask yourself: If I saw what they saw, what would I do?
changed by what they see as they grapple with coming forward, taking action, or retreating into the shadows.
In “Envy” by Christopher Chambers, a sweet, shy wallflower looks on as something horrific happens in his neighborhood-revealing something horrific about himself.
Agatha Award-winner Richie Narvaez's “The Gardener of Roses” sees a Puertorriqueña college student on the run from the FBI for her accidental involvement in a “terrorist” plot. Anthony Award-winner Gary Phillips confronts police corruption in “Spiders and Fly.”
And the protagonist of “A Family Matter” by IPPY Award-winner Sarah M. Chen investigates the murder of a stranger, leading her to question the political structure of Taiwan entirely. Other stories feature a brothel, the film industry,
immigrant detention centers at the Mexico-US border, World War II-torn France, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The stories are incisive, unflinching, wry, dark, and, in some cases, terrifying. You'll ask yourself: If I saw what they saw, what would I do?
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940175007269 |
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| Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
| Publication date: | 11/08/2022 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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