Night Tremors [Paperback]

2016 ANTHONY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NOVEL

2016 LEFTY AWARD NOMINEE

2016 SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE

Nightmares of the man he killed two years ago still chase Rick Cahill through his sleep. The memory of his murdered wife haunts him during waking hours. His private investigative work, secretly photographing adulterers, paid for his new house but stains his soul. When an old nemesis asks for his help to free a man from prison, a man he thinks is wrongly convicted of murder, Rick grabs at the chance to turn his life around. His investigation takes him from the wealthy enclave of La Jolla to the dark underbelly of San Diego. His quest fractures his friendship with his mentor, endangers his steady job, and draws the ire of the Police Chief who had tried to put Rick behind bars forever. With the police on one side of the law and a vicious biker gang on the other, all trying to stop him from freeing the man in prison, Rick risks his life to uncover the truth that only the real killer knows: what happened that bloody night eight years ago?

VERDICT: Coyle doesnt disappoint in this sophomore entry after the Anthony Awardwinning Yesterdays Echoes. In this tale we find all the elements that garnered the first book such high praise: complex characters, snappy dialog, a fast-paced plot, and a clever blending of crime noir tropes with todays culture. The gods seem to take delight in persecuting Rick Cahill, but readers will relish this fast-paced and complex whodunit.

Library Journal

Solid hardboiled thriller fare.

Booklist

Following an Anthony Award-winning debut isn't easy, but Matt Coyle slammed a homer. Hard, tough, humaneNightlă!