Sunset City: A Novel
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Melissa Ginsburg. (2016). Sunset City: A Novel. HarperCollins.

Melissa Ginsburg. 2016. Sunset City: A Novel. HarperCollins.

Melissa Ginsburg, Sunset City: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2016.

Melissa Ginsburg. Sunset City: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2016.

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     Melissa Ginsburg was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is the author of the poetry collection Dear Weather Ghost, and the poetry chapbook "Arbor." She teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Mississippi in Oxford.

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A taut, erotically charged literary noir set in Houston about a woman caught up in her friend's shocking murder, and the dark truths she uncovers.

Before the drugs, Danielle Reeves was Charlotte Ford's most loyal and vibrant friend. She helped Charlotte through her mother's illness and death, and opened up about her own troubled family. The two friends were inseparable, reveling in Houston's shadowy corners. But then Danielle's addiction got the best of her and she went to prison for four years. When she gets out, she and Charlotte reconnect. Charlotte hopes this is a new start for their friendship.

But then, a detective shows up at Charlotte's apartment. Danielle has been murdered, bludgeoned to death.

Overwhelmed by grief, Charlotte is determined to understand how the most alive person she has ever known could end up dead. But the deeper Charlotte descends into Danielle's dark world, the less she understands. Was Danielle a hapless victim or master manipulator? Was she really intent on starting over or was it all an act? To find out the truth, Charlotte must keep her head clear and her guard up. Houston has a way of feeding on bad habits and Charlotte doesn't want to get swallowed whole, a victim of her own anguished desires.

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     "A hardboiled exploration of the seedy side of Houston with sentences as sharp as a machete." — Literary Hub

     "Sunset City is sexy, boozy, poignant and funny, with the excellence of Ginsburg's writing more than compensating for some fairly thin plotting. Its pathos, rather than twists and turns, that will keep you glued to the pages." — The Guardian, Best Recent Crime Novels

     "Sunset City has all the elements of a hard-boiled mystery: a violent murder, a troubled but sincere protagonist, an attractive detective. . . . And acting almost as a character itself is the city of Houston, the setting for Ginsburg's foray into exploitation, drugs, and murder." — Houston Chronicle

     "Ginsburg has penned a perfect detective novel for millennials... [and] a fine feminist read." — Austin Chronicle

     "A soulful, sexy, dangerous noir. Ginsburg's simple plot allows atmosphere to suffuse the story. Ginsburg presents a menu of suspects and drops clues nonchalantly, as if she's writing a fifth noir, not a first. She has created a page-turner with a pitch-perfect conclusion. Sunset City is poetry noir." — Lone Star Literary Life

     "A taut, colorful and gritty noir." — Entertainment Realm

     "Sunset City draws from classic noir and hard-boiled fiction, but in its themes and depictions of behavior, updates the genre... Without sacrificing the dark tone of her murder plot, Ginsburg perfectly depicts a blasé and non-judgmental attitude towards sex, drugs and employment." — Mystery People

     "Each chapter is like a new melody in this noir hymnal; a survivor's lamentation... Ginsburg's economical use of language kept this slim volume moving, but it was clear that each and every word was carefully chosen to convey the correct tone. The chapters are intense, powerful bursts of writing." — BOLO Books Review

     Ginsburg, a poet, crafts pitch-perfect dialogue and develops Charlotte and Houston with a disarming mix of nostalgic sadness and brutal honesty. A great recommendation for readers who enjoyed Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects (2006)." — Booklist

     "Ginsburg evokes some palpable moments of grief, exhaustion, and drink- and drug-fueled bad behavior in a novel that's steamy in both the sexual and atmospheric senses." — Publishers Weekly

     "Melissa Ginsburg's Sunset City entrances from its first pages. Suffused with longing, regret and a twisty eroticism, it's a mystery of character as much as crime, and is literary noir at its most captivating." — Megan Abbott, author of The Fever and Dare Me

     "Smart and sexy, sexy and smart, this literary crime novel has it all in. Melissa Ginsburg understands our darkest secrets and desires, and she's telling what she knows. Get ready, America." — Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter and Poachers

     "In her stunning debut, Melissa Ginsburg has found in Houston what earlier noir writers found in Los Angeles: a dark netherworld of sin, violence, and blighted souls. Sunset City is sexy, disturb-ing, intense, and, at times, movingly poignant." — Ron Rash, author of Serena and The Cove

     "Sunset City suffuses Charlotte Ford's journey with a lyricism and yearning that elevates its genre. . . . An exciting debut by a crime writer with real heart and wisdom and the language to carry it." — Nic Pizzolato, creator of True Detective

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     January 4, 2016
     Houston barista Charlotte Ford, the heroine of poet Ginsburg’s absorbing fiction debut, is devastated by the bludgeoning murder of her “oldest, dearest friend,” Danielle Reeves, a rich, troubled young woman whose past includes abuse, addiction, and a prison stint. At the time of her death, Danielle was working for a pornographic website, SweetDreamz. Charlotte passes on any information of potential interest—such as that Danielle’s estranged mother, Sally, was handling an inheritance—to the detective in charge of the case. As Charlotte investigates Danielle’s life, she becomes intimately involved with Danielle’s boss at SweetDreamz, Brandon, and her coworker, Audrey. Ginsburg (Dear Weather Ghost) evokes some palpable moments of grief, exhaustion, and drink- and drug-fueled bad behavior in a novel that’s steamy in both the sexual and atmospheric senses. Despite the thin plotting and lack of overall suspense, readers will enjoy getting to know the feisty Charlotte. Agent: Duvall Osteen, Aragi.

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     This first novel from poet Ginsburg (Dear Weather Ghost) flips the gender of the traditional noir tale of a novice investigating the death of a long-lost friend. While the episodes of sex, violence, and drugs are prominent, what makes the book stand out is its focus on grief. Charlotte has not seen childhood friend and former roommate Danielle since the latter was sent to prison. Shortly after the two reconnect, Danielle is brutally murdered and Charlotte is immersed in a lot of bad choices--all fueled by the overwhelming sorrow of those Danielle left behind. Even typically vilified characters are given their moments of confusion and anguish. While the mystery is compelling, what drives the narrative is the question of how Charlotte, an appealing young introvert with a tragic backstory of her own, will shake off her misery and move forward with her life. The Houston, TX, setting adds to the tension, humidity standing in for the oppression of regret. VERDICT For fans of urban noir and strong female protagonists, such as Steph Cha's Juniper Song.--Julie Elliott, Indiana Univ. Lib., South Bend

     Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     When Charlotte Ford's oldest friend, Danielle, is violently murdered, Charlotte realizes how much she'd counted on reconnecting. They lost touch after heroin addiction led Danielle to prison but met for drinks shortly before Danielle's murder, when Charlotte confessed that she'd leaked Danielle's cell number to her estranged mother. Danielle seemed to have shaken her heroin addiction but was still flirting with Houston's underworld as a popular pornography star and occasional prostitute. Sinking into grief, Charlotte becomes obsessed with the thought that Danielle's wild ride ended just days after they'd reunited. Did Danielle die because Charlotte gave up her number? Or because Danielle spoke too freely about her life as a porn star? Charlotte dives into Danielle's world, desperate to feel close to her lost friend and to know if she was responsible for her murder. Ginsburg, a poet, crafts pitch-perfect dialogue and develops Charlotte and Houston with a disarming mix of nostalgic sadness and brutal honesty. A great recommendation for readers who enjoyed Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects (2006).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)

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Before the drugs, Danielle Reeves was Charlotte Ford's most loyal and vibrant friend. She helped Charlotte through her mother's illness and death, and opened up about her own troubled family. The two friends were inseparable, reveling in Houston's shadowy corners. But then Danielle's addiction got the best of her and she went to prison for four years. When she gets out, she and Charlotte reconnect. Charlotte hopes this is a new start for their friendship.

But then, a detective shows up at Charlotte's apartment. Danielle has been murdered, bludgeoned to death.

Overwhelmed by grief, Charlotte is determined to understand how the most alive person she has ever known could end up dead. But the deeper Charlotte descends into Danielle's dark world, the less she understands. Was Danielle a hapless victim or master...

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