Deep Winter

Enthralling and suspenseful, like a Michael Connelly novel, but more elegantly written. -Esquire Beautifully written but deeply disturbing. -Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review This is a harsh, brutal novel, as bleak as its wintertime setting. It's also so brilliantly done, so artfully underwritten with not a word wasted, that readers may hate themselves for letting this grim narrative trap them in its coils. -Booklist Set deep in the heart of rural Pennsylvania, Deep Winter hits you with the toxic blast of Frank Bill, combined with the raw emotional intensity of Daniel Woodrell. -Raven Crime Reads blog Gailey writes visually, rendering the characters and action both vivid and alive. -Kirkus Set in rural Pennsylvania, Samuel W. Gailey's Deep Winter is a beautiful and brutal debut. Put Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men in a blender with Scott Smith's classic crime novel A Simple Plan, then watch as Gailey hits the switch and everything in this world spins dangerously out of hand. A wonderful fast-paced read. -Urban Waite, author of The Terror of Living and The Carrion Birds Deep Winter is a fast-paced thriller tense enough to give you paper cuts from turning the pages so quickly. -Joe R. Lansdale, author of The Thicket Deep Winter captures the every bit of the darkness of a Selby Jr, novel and relocates it in rural Pennsylvania .... I will put [it] in the hit category.... [It] is an exciting, fast paced novel with plenty to offer in the way of suspense. Highly recommended for crime novel fans and those who like a darker, real world story. --Evilcyclist blog Compelling... A riveting, character driven novel.... impossible to put down... Deep Winter is an impressive first novel. --Book Reviews and More blog A clever and compelling character driven novel about the events leading up to and the aftermath of a brutal murder. Told from several points of view over a short period of time, this was a fascinating old school type read with a wonderful noir feel to it.... Mr. Gailey has created a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere within the tightly woven and fast moving plot - and given us an authentic soundbite of small town life....Unpredictable and astute, I would recommend this for lovers of crime fiction, especially if they like it with a classic feel rather than a more modern one. --Liz Loves Books blog