When Will Seems returns to rural Southern Virginia as a deputy sheriff, he realizes that a place where he once called home, is anything but. Tom Janders, an old friend of Will's, is murdered and all of the evidence seems to point to a man whose innocence Will is certain of. Will Seems traverses through old hardships, unhealed wounds of the past, and a town who hasn't forgotten the transgressions of old.
In one of the best debuts I've read to date, Henry Wise weaves a brilliant tale of small town, southern noir. It touches every piece of what it is like to be from a small town -- where you're defined as you were as a child, where you're known for your follies, where gossip reigns supreme. Holy City infused a detective mystery with a police procedural and out popped an enthralling, captivating southern noir thriller that kept me reading early into the morning.
This was one of those novels that touched my heart, reached deep into my soul, and tugged at my emotions. Wise has crafted a beautiful novel, replete with all of the trademarks of a fantastic thriller.
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