David McConnell

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David McConnell is the author of The Silver Hearted, a novel, 2010, a finalist for the Lammy and Ferro-Grumley Awards. His novel The Firebrat came out in 2004. His short fiction and journalism have appeared widely in journals and anthologies. He lives in New York City. His latest book is AMERICAN HONOR KILLINGS: Desire and Rage among Men, a literary take on "True Crime" non-fiction (Akashic, 2012). Sebastian Junger calls it "A stunning exploration of Manhood in America." Publishers Weekly describes it as a "Journalistic tour de force." And Evan Wright, author of Generation Kill, praises it as "A masterpiece of reportage."

Praise for The Silver Hearted: "David McConnell is the most intriguing, original and exotic writer I've come across in years. The atmosphere he creates in THE SILVER HEARTED is imbued with dread, mystery, lust, sleaze, greed and beauty. A constant potent undertow of violence is at work in the sustained suspense of his narrative. The world he creates is recognizable, but is at the same time a kind of nightmare. He is by turns grotesquely macabre and sublime. I can't recommend this haunting, lovely novel too highly." -Patrick McGrath