"It's a literary novel and it's a horror novel at the same time," said bookseller Michael Herrmann said. A serial killer is on the loose, preying on male college students, and Dustin's own half-brother, who was convicted of killing their parents, has just been released from prison after several decades, thanks to DNA evidence. Fridlund's novel basked in the spotlight this year, landing on the short list for the Man Booker Prize.ĭustin Tillman is a man risen from the ashes of his own dark past, but the life he's built as a psychologist in the Ohio suburbs is thrown into chaos with a flood of news. When a young family moves into a new house across the lake, Linda finds herself caught up in their lives beyond her control.
When his plans are disrupted, he finds himself in the company of a Syrian refugee who also desperately wishes to cross the border and return home.ĭark at the Crossing Dark at the CrossingĮmily Fridlund's debut novel unfolds in the isolation of northern Minnesota, where the perpetually misunderstood teenage Linda lives with her parents in the remnants of a nearly abandoned commune. Enter Haris, who dreams of crossing the border to fight against the Assad regime.
"Dark at the Crossing" by Elliot AckermanĮlliot Ackerman's second novel drops readers into a setting that has flooded headlines this year: the Turkish border with Syria.
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