A New Ed Gorman Novel
Pegasus Books US will release Ed Gorman’s latest novel FOOLS RUSH IN, a Sam McCain story set during the early 60s in Iowa. The murder of a young African American man ignites the story allowing Gorman to draw a portrait of a small town America around the time of the Freedom March on DC. Your reporter will review the book for January Magazine in a few weeks.
Under the direction of publisher Claiborne Hancock, Pegasus US is on a crime fiction roll. John Shannon’s powerful THE DARK STREETS was written up by Kevin Burton-Smith as one of the top crime novels of 2007. Charlie Stella’s SHAKEDOWN is a quality read and Pegasus has Martyn Waites warming up in the bullpen. This is an imprint that seems to favor individual style over a house style; Ed Gorman and Charlie Stella have different sensibilities, but, like John Shannon, they understand the story they’re telling and do not resort to gimmicks to amp up their prose. Very refreshing.