Michael Koryta
Author of So Cold the River
About the Author
While still in high school, Michael Koryta worked as a newspaper reporter and for a private investigator. His first book, Tonight I Said Goodbye, was published when he was twenty-one years old and an undergraduate at Indiana University. It won the Great Lakes Book Award for best mystery. Envy the show more Night won the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best mystery/thriller. He is the author of the Lincoln Perry series and teaches at the Indiana University School of Journalism. Koryta's book Those Who Wish Me Dead made the Nwe York Time bestseller list in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Birthdate
- 1982
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Bloomington, Indiana, USA
- Education
- Indiana University (Criminal Justice)
- Occupations
- Newspaper Reporter
Investigator for Detective Agency
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Koryta has become one of my favorite authors, and this thriller may not end up being my favorite, but it's still a fantastic, page-turning novel that kept me desperate to read more. His storytelling and the wonderfully believable characters he creates stand out above many of the suspense novels I pick up--they just have such depth, each story feels more real than not, as if we're seeing into a world rather than being told a short tale of one.
Absolutely recommended.
Absolutely recommended.
A worthy addition to the thriller genre. The setting on an isolated island in Maine evokes a mysterious and claustrophobic mood. The place has a history of corrupt behavior by local fisherman who have had their livelihoods threatened by fishing regulations. The mystery grows out of a series of killings of politicians on a yacht. The main characters are complex and generally well-realized. However, a few were a little cartoonish (i.e., a corrupt cop, and a brutal alcoholic father). Koryta keeps the tension high and the pages turning, but a few of his outcomes seem a little too predictable.… (more)
3.5
I liked 90% of this but I think it grew unfocused and lost its edge towards the very end.
This reminded me very much of The Dry so if you liked that, I think you will like this too.
I liked 90% of this but I think it grew unfocused and lost its edge towards the very end.
This reminded me very much of The Dry so if you liked that, I think you will like this too.
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Statistics
- Works
- 25
- Also by
- 12
- Members
- 5,838
- Popularity
- #4,226
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 349
- ISBNs
- 332
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 19
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