A Good Man

Ani Katz is a brilliant writer. I sat down to read A Good Man and didn’t move until I’d finished it. This is a spellbinding work of psychologically potent art. I can’t wait to read what she does next. I loved this book. – Caroline Kepnes, author of You
Profoundly disturbing and deeply unsettling … Richly drawn and laced through with dread, this bold novel is an unflinching examination of what it means to be a man, and how easily a man can become a monster. – Kathleen Barber, author of Are You Sleeping
Gripping, sly, and ferociously intelligent. I couldn’t put it down. – Jennifer duBois, author of The Spectators
Ani Katz’s debut is a gorgeously written, profound examination of contemporary masculinity and its potentially lethal side effects. – Laura Sims, author of Looker
[A] powerful and unsettling debut … Producesin the reader a sense of foreboding that builds with ever-increasing intensity to the inevitable and brutal climax … Katz is in full control of mood and pacing. [A] masterly first novel. * Publisher’s Weekly *
As she expertly builds a growing sense of dread, Katz creates an unsettling atmosphere of paranoia, fear, and rage … This is the sort of relentless novel you can’t put down even when you’re afraid to read what happens next. An unnerving and absorbing exploration of modern masculinity and how the seeds of violence are sown. * Kirkus *
Katz draws a life in its most delicate lines, then destroys it. And this is a story you won’t forget. – Nico Walker, author of Cherry
Surprising, daring, and thrilling to read. – Flynn Berry, author of A Double Life
A Good Man slinks into the dark heart of a ripped-from-the-headlines crime fueled by toxic masculinity. As in Leila Slimani’s Lullaby, the slow unpeeling – layer by layer – of the conventions of sanity left me breathless, saddened, and spooked. – Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, author of Bittersweet
Think The Shining meets Grey Gardens … One of the striking things about the book is Thomas’s icky tone, as he constantly romanticises, almost Disneyfies women … The story slickly slides down its twisting descent. Katz has taken us inside the mind of the sort of man you hear about on the news and wonder about … Sordidly gripping. * Observer *

Ani Katz is a writer, photographer, and teacher. She was born and raised on the south shore of Long Island, and holds an MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago and a BA from Yale. She lives in Brooklyn.

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