Thirteen Confessions

• Author’s critically reviewed, widely praised backlist of four novels and a story collection is available in ebook format from MysteriousPress.com/Open Road.
• Corbett’s work has been called “the best in contemporary crime fiction” (Washington Post); selected as New York Times Notable Book (Done for a Dime); and “Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers of 2007 (Washington Post); and nominated for an Edgar Award (Blood of Paradise)
• For readers of Robert Stone, Elmore Leonard, Pete Dexter, Richard Price, Lawrence Block.

Thirteen beautifully wrought tales of crime, passion, and people on the brink of disaster

Marybeth met Jamie at the Horn & Whistle, a neighborhood pub warm enough to keep out the chill on a bleak January day. Over a pint of stout, he won her heart with bad jokes and cynical Irish charm. Two years later, she loves him more than ever, but she can see that he’s bracing for a fall. When everything collapses, when Jamie’s job disappears and the house is foreclosed on and Marybeth feels death creeping into her bones, it’s up to her to save them both—even if it means doing something that will tear them apart forever.

“Stray,” along with the twelve additional short stories in this exquisite collection, showcases author David Corbett’s unparalleled ability to build a life in just a few pages, and then shatter it in a single sentence. From the first confession to the thirteenth, these stories cut deep—and show no mercy.