Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jasmyn Ward
A novel set in Bois Sauvage (‘Savage Woods’), a mythical Mississippi Delta town haunted by the aftermath of slavery and racism. The location is an apt metaphor for Ward’s examination of the American dream, and the ghosts left in its wake.
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The Violent Bear It Away
Flannery O’Connor
Rural, deeply religious Tennessee makes as effective setting for this incredible 1955 story of religious destiny, driven by characters of extremes. It is the isolation of the people in this remote place that allows for such madness.
Scrublands
Chris Hammer
This new crime novel is set in the Riverina, an agricultural region in South Western New South Wales. It’s part of a trend in Australian crime writing that exploits our unique and challenging outback environment. The drought-ridden town in this novel places its inhabitants under unrelenting pressure; the scorching heat comes off the pages in waves.
The Choke by Sofie Laguna is out on March 28 (Aardvark Bureau, £14.99)
