Tragedy has a way revealing what is hidden in the recesses of the heart forcing one to question the very existence of God. This has to be one of the most poignant pieces of fictitious literature that I’ve read. It leaves a certain lingering satisfaction.

Try Dying is a crime fiction laced with cynical characters and bleak settings. From the first page author, James Scott Bell, pounces the reader with a vortex of violence, like predator to its unsuspecting prey. Helpless to Bell’s power over the pen, I devoured this book in less than 24 hours. Bell is a master [...]