Over Tumbled Graves: A Novel (p.S.) [Paperback]

InOver Tumbled Graves,Jess Walter, National Book Award finalist and author ofCitizen VinceandThe Zero,confronts our fascination with pathology and murder. A thriller of extraordinary depth and dimension,Over Tumbled Gravesfollows Caroline Mabry, aSpokanepolice detective searching for a serial murderer.

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 Gravesestablished Jess Walter as a novelist of extraordinary emotional depth and dimension.

Suspenseful,challenging and intelligently written, Over Tumbled Graves is a first novel of considerable depth and insight.An original page-turner in this overcrowded genre.(Walters) first novel is an accomplished character study...A very satisfying debut.[An] intelligent, gripping, and genuinely scary novel...First rate writing speeds us to a perfectly foreshadowed plot twist and a gripping conclusion.Disquieting. Walter(s)...incisive sensitivity...emerges as a bitter metaphor.Breathtaking.Moving.Insightful. Excellent quality of writing.Outstanding. Rivetl³.