Over Tumbled Graves

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "Riveting. . . . Without ever taking the easy way out, the book explores the battle of good vs. evil on very human terms." -- Washington Post Book World Dark in mood and rich in character, Over Tumbled Graves by #1 New York Times bestselling author Jess Walter is that rare thriller that manages to be at once viscerally gripping and deeply provocative During a routine drug bust, on a narrow bridge over white-water falls in the center of town, Spokane detective Caroline Mabry finds herself face-to-face with a brutal murderer. Within hours, the body of a young prostitute is found on the riverbank nearby. What follows confronts our fascination with pathology and murder and stares it down, as Caroline and her cynical partner, Alan Dupree--thrown headlong into the search for a serial murderer who communicates by killing women--uncover some hard truths about their profession . . . and each other. Rich with the darkly muted colors of the Pacific Northwest skies, Over Tumbled Graves established Jess Walter as a novelist of extraordinary emotional depth and dimension.

About the author

Jess Walter is the author of seven previous novels, including the bestsellers The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins, the National Book Award Finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction, collected in The Angel of Rome and We Live in Water, has won the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize and appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.

Product details

• Authors: Jess Walter
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.08.2009
• EAN: 9780061712838
• ISBN: 978-0-06-171283-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 205 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION: Holidays, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION: Horror, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Holidays & Vacation, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Paranormal