Coyote

Fiction A daughter disappears in the middle of the night What happens in the aftermath of this tragedyafter the search is abandoned after the TV crews move on to cover the latest horrific incidentis the story of COYOTE There is a marriage and a detective There is a storm a talk show host and a roasted boar People are murdered and things are hidden Coyotes skulk in the woods a man stands by the fence and a tale emerges within this familiar landscape of the violent unknown COYOTE has a strong and inviting voice and that voice wraps around a dark story a contemporary story and one that has its own velocity and fragmentation built in I found myself swept along in it and impacted by its delicatebleak movementAimee Bender Winnette has a talent for conjuring characters and situations that exist purely to serve his work These people are faceless with no discernible backstory creating an unsettling alternate reality that we can dip into for pages or so The book leaves an impression not unlike a dream as if youve just witnessed something troubling but out of the corner of your eye or through the confounding texture of a sheer curtainConnor Ferguson Its terrifying intelligent and will you leave you feeling uncomfortable about haircuts barbecue and home repairAndre Gray.