From the Dust
A Novel
$54.60
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
10 August 2026
Summary
When a murder occurs in a small town in Upstate New York, retired police detective Graham Sanderson, is drawn back into a vortex of violence, deception, and a series of murders which get dangerously personal.
Graham Sanderson thought he’d left it all behind. His years as a Washington, DC, homicide detective, his tragically dead wife, pain, violence. Taking over his father’s house in the remote Finger Lakes region of rural New York, and looking after his shut-in brothe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316528658 |
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| ISBN-10: | 031652865X |
| Author: | David Swinson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 10 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 152mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
“Mr. Swinson, himself a former police detective … keeps readers engrossed by methodically recounting the specifics of police work, including the business of obtaining warrants and interrogating witnesses … A surprise-filled interrogation scene brings this absorbing and accessible book to its affecting conclusion.”
–WSJ”[FROM THE DUST] walks an emotional tightrope … Told almost entirely in the first person, the novel’s interior dialogue is sharp, authentic, and accentuates the sense of small-town claustrophobia.“–Library Journal“Swinson … [salts] his narratives with bits of insider cop stuff that can steal the show … [FROM THE DUST] calls up an unbidden association with, of all people, Agatha Christie, with dabs of un-Christie-ish sex and violence. Like Marple or Poirot, [Sanderson] goes about talking to villagers, winnowing what he hears until contradictions are resolved. Then it’s back to police matters–cannoli or raspberry Danish in the donut shop?”–Don Crinklaw, Booklist“Swinson’s moody regional mystery … convincingly evokes his gloomy setting and shades Graham, Tommy, and Finn with care.”–Publishers WeeklyFurther Praise for David Swinson:Swinson is a modern master of lean, no-frills, throwback noir.” – Eli Cranor, Edgar Award-winning authorof Don’t Know Tough and Ozark Dogs
Pages don’t flip this fast without wind and Swinson has whirled a hurricane of a story.” – David Joy, author of Those We Thought We Knew
“Drawing on his experience as a D.C. cop and writing in clipped, terse prose, Swinson transforms the turn of the millennium into a distant noir-tinged era that feels both tougher and simpler than the present. This is sure to please fans of George Pelecanos and Richard Price.” – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Swinson is one of the best dialogue hounds in the business.” – The New York Times Book Review
About The Author
David Swinson
David Swinson is a retired police detective from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, having been assigned to Major Crimes. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Frank Marr Trilogy, including, The Second Girl, Crime Song, and Trigger, and the standalones City on the Edge and Sweet Thing. He lives in New York.
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