In this masterful work of neo-noir, William Boyle expertly captures the grit and desperation of a neighborhood in flux, and spotlights the neighbors who find themselves caught up in the crimes of the past.
He lives in Oxford, Mississippi..
His books include: Gravesend, which was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litt rature Polici re in France and shortlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger in the UK
The Lonely Witness, which is nominated for the Hammett Prize; and, most recently, A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself.
About the Author William Boyle is from Brooklyn, New York.
In the tradition of American noir authors like Dennis Lehane and James Ellroy, William Boyle\'s Gravesend brings the titular neighborhood to life in this story of revenge, desperation, and escape.
Alessandra and Conway are walking eerily similar paths--staring down the rest of their lives, caring for their aging fathers, lost in the youths they squandered--and each must decide what comes next.
Meanwhile, failed actress Alessandra returns to her native Gravesend after the death of her mother, torn between a desperate need to escape immediately back to LA and the ease with which she sinks back into neighborhood life.
But even with the perfect plan in place, Conway can\'t bring himself to take the ultimate revenge.
The victim\'s brother, Conway D\'Innocenzio, is now a 29-year-old Brooklynite wasting away at a local Rite Aid, stuck in the past and drawn into a darker side of himself when he hears that Ray Boy\'s has been released.
It\'s been sixteen years since "Ray Boy" Calabrese\'s actions led to the death of a young man.
In this masterful work of neo-noir, William Boyle expertly captures the grit and desperation of a neighborhood in flux, and spotlights the neighbors who find themselves caught up in the crimes of the past
