Release week

Well, it’s that time again. The Cypress House is officially in stores, or, if it’s your preference, available in audio and e-book form. I hope you have a chance to give it a look. Many thanks are due to all the people at Little, Brown and Co. who work so...
So Cold the River receives some generous recognition

So Cold the River receives some generous recognition

Amazon has selected So Cold the River as #5 of its 10 Best Thrillers of the year, and as #51 of the 100 best books of the year.Library Journal has named So Cold the River one of the year’s best audio books. This was wonderful news, of course, but really a...

Thanks, Publishers Weekly

STARRED REVIEWThe Cypress House Set in Florida in 1935, Koryta’s masterful follow-up to So Cold the River effectively combines supernatural terror with the suffocating fatalism of classic American noir. Since serving as a Marine in WWI, Arlen Wagner has been...
On to the next one…

On to the next one…

Already? Yes, the new book is sneaking up on me pretty quickly, and I’ll have plenty to say about The Cypress House — which was perhaps my favorite writing experience thus far — in the future. For now I’ll show you the gorgeous cover, and I am...

Happy 4th of July

Summer isn’t just upon us any longer, it has engulfed us. Always seems to sneak up, but this year, with a book release in early June, it seems to be vanishing with a speed I don’t recall since I was in school. Enjoy your holiday, and then figure out a way...

Parade All-American

Okay, maybe not. The basketball dream eluded me due to…what was it, a bad knee? Hamstring? Oh, no, it was a total lack of talent. Right. So while that Parade list is out of reach, it was still pretty exciting to be a Parade Magazine pick for summer reading. None...