BRIGHTON - Softcover

"The story is boldly told, from so many angles and points of view that the moral center keeps shifting. Even the characters who die won't go away in this fiercely felt lament for a neighborhood and a youth that never was."--New York Times Book Review

"A tale of murder and old friends-and a paean to the dark, gritty streets of Boston."--Entertainment Weekly

"Harvey's unfussy prose propels the plot."--Chicago Magazine

"Sharp as the blades used to gut the guilty and innocent alike, Harvey's fierce stand-alone is a blood-soaked tribute to finding your past and living with the consequences."--Kirkus (Starred Review)

"The comparisons to Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, and Richard Price are all apt. . . .Brighton is a chilling tale. You'll come up for air, at the end, shivering and in need of a drink."--New York Journal of Books

"Masterful. . . . With a gritty atmosphere, extraordinary characters, and several stunning twists. . . . Strongly recommended for fans of Dennis Lehane."--Booklist, Starred Review

"Brighton is an excellent thriller about two friends growing up in a rapidly changing Boston, who must face the sins of their past in the midst of a series of brutal murders."--Omnivoracious

"I may (or may not) be the first to compare Michael Harvey's Brighton to Dennis Lehane's Mystic River, but I won't be the last. . . . both books approach Thomas Wolfe or Pat Conroy levels of writing. . . . [Harvey] has seriously upped his game with Brighton."--Bookpage Top Pick

"This engrossing page-turner, which has been sold to the movies, brings to mind classics of the genre, like The Departed, which was set in a similar Boston underbelly."--National Book Review

"A compelling tale of mystery and suspense, a piercing examination of poverty and bigotry in Boston's underbelly . . . and a psychological drama of Kevin's confrontation with his own past. Brighton emerges as one of this year's major works in the crime genre."--PCA Mystery and Detective Fiction