While Sarah Damoff’s debut novel, “The Bright Years,” has subject matter that might seem, one the surface, to be grim—death, loss, addiction—she creates an uplifting story about people who choose to love in spite of failings, in spite of problems, in spite of what might seem insurmountable issues. Ultimately, this is a novel that is filled with hope and a promise that the human soul is capable of unlimited love.
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Matt Goldman begins his new novel, “The Murder Show,” with a million dollar first sentence. The kind of first sentence that guarantees readers will be hooked. The first sentence is blood drippingly gory, and that, combined with the humor on the rest of the first page, means we are in for a treat.
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Take a scenic British residential square in London owned by a wealthy woman, tenants selected for their character instead of their pocketbooks, a set of murders, and the two residents who are tasked with solving the crimes, and you have Nicola Whyte’s fabulous debut novel “10 Marchfield Square.”
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