The Distant Dead

Praise for The Distant Dead

Praise for The Distant Dead

‘Stunning… an ideal recommendation for fans of Kate Atkinson and Jodi Picoult’ – Booklist (starred review)

‘Powerful and poignant’ – People Magazine

‘Bright, flawless writing, wonderful characters, and a sense of pacing that ratchets up the tension… I loved this book. I bet you will too’ – Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Butterfly Girl

‘[The Distant Dead] is at heart about the timelessness of human curiosity, the eternal possibility of forgiveness, and the everyday miracle of survival. Electrifying, ambitious, and crushingly beautiful’ – Kirkus (starred review)

‘With her usual blend of inventive storytelling and gorgeous prose, Heather Young delivers big themes and a poignant coming of age story in this complex, page-turning mystery/thriller… The Distant Dead is not to be missed’ – James McLaughlin, author of Bearskin

‘The suspense is slow and steady in this meditative, artistic take on the murder mystery… An unusual, compelling portrait of a people and a place where the future always seems impossibly far away’ – Bookpage (starred review)

‘A breathtaking read, with flawed and authentic characters who hit so close to home that at times it is impossible not to root for them, just as we might for those closest to us’ – San Francisco Chronicle

‘A searing, powerful story’ – CrimeReads

‘The Distant Dead is a novel populated with angels and demons. Throughout this engrossing examination of home and family, forgiveness and revenge, Young skillfully weaves in the devastation of America’s opioid epidemic and the claustrophobia of small-town life’ – Mystery Scene

For my brother, Matthew Lewis Young

1971–2002

Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them.

– George Eliot