Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

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Pub Date 08 Nov 2022 | Archive Date 15 Nov 2022
Soho Press | Soho Crime

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How does witnessing a crime change a person? This powerful collection of stories by a star-studded roster of contributors examines this very question, with proceeds benefitting the Alliance for Safe Traffic Stops.

Inspired by recent true events, the all-original stories in Witnesses for the Dead are set in motion by the act of witnessing. The characters who populate these pages are not themselves the perpetrators of the crimes they see, but as they grapple with what to do—take action or retreat into the shadows—their lives are indelibly changed.
 
In “Envy” by Christopher Chambers, a sweet, shy wallflower looks on as something horrific happens in his neighborhood—revealing something horrific about himself. Agatha Award–winner Richie Narvaez’s “The Gardener of Roses” sees a Puertorriqueña college student on the run from the FBI for her accidental involvement in a “terrorist” plot. Anthony Award–winner Gary Phillips confronts police corruption in “Spiders and Fly.” And the protagonist of “A Family Matter” by IPPY Award–winner Sarah M. Chen investigates the murder of a stranger, leading her to question the political structure of Taiwan entirely. Other stories feature a brothel, the film industry, immigrant detention centers at the Mexico-US border, World War II–torn France, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The stories are incisive, unflinching, wry, dark, and, in some cases, terrifying. You’ll ask yourself: If I saw what they saw, what would I do?
 
Edited by Anthony Award–winner Gary Phillips and Shamus Award–winner Gar Anthony Haywood, the collection includes contributions from NAACP Image Award–winner Pamela Samuels Young, New York Times bestsellers Cara Black and Tod Goldberg, Edgar Award–winner SJ Rozan, Agatha Award–winner Richie Narvaez, and more.
How does witnessing a crime change a person? This powerful collection of stories by a star-studded roster of contributors examines this very question, with proceeds benefitting the Alliance for Safe...

A Note From the Publisher

The full contributor list is a dynamic and socially-engaged roster of passionate activists:

Scott Adlerberg
Cara Black
Christopher Chambers
Sarah M. Chen
Aaron Philip Clark
Teresa Dovalpage
Tod Goldberg
Darrell James
Gar Anthony Haywood
Richie Narvaez
Gary Phillips
SJ Rozan
Pamela Samuels Young
Alex Segura

The full contributor list is a dynamic and socially-engaged roster of passionate activists:

Scott Adlerberg
Cara Black
Christopher Chambers
Sarah M. Chen
Aaron Philip Clark
Teresa Dovalpage
...


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ISBN 9781641293983
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PAGES 312

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