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“Corbett delivers a rich, hard-hitting epic.”

—Publishers Weekly
Starred Review

“The best in contemporary crime fiction—or in contemporary fiction, period.”

—Washington Post

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“Corbett, like Robert Stone and Graham Greene before him, is crafting important, immensely thrilling books.”

—George Pelecanos

“That rare beast: a work of popular fiction that is both serious and thrilling.”

—John Connolly

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“The line runs through Ernest Hemingway and Graham Greene, straight on to David Corbett. I’m not kidding. He’s that good.”

—John Lescroart

“For all the lyricism of his narration and the compassion he shows, Corbett never strays too far from the blunt vigor of California noir.”

—New York Times Book Review

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“Corbett is the best of Quentin Tarantino and Elmore Leonard. Nobody writes crime fiction better.”

—Robert Dugoni

“Corbett handles his story line and subplots adroitly, in economical but polished prose, but his real strength is in character development.”

—Booklist

“Corbett delivers a rich, hard-hitting epic.”
—Publishers Weekly
Starred Review

“The best in contemporary crime fiction—or in contemporary fiction, period.”
—Washington Post

“Corbett, like Robert Stone and Graham Greene before him, is crafting important, immensely thrilling books.”
—George Pelecanos

“That rare beast: a work of popular fiction that is both serious and thrilling.”
—John Connolly

“The line runs through Ernest Hemingway and Graham Greene, straight on to David Corbett. I’m not kidding. He’s that good.”
—John Lescroart

“For all the lyricism of his narration and the compassion he shows, Corbett never strays too far from the blunt vigor of California noir.”
—New York Times Book Review

“Corbett is the best of Quentin Tarantino and Elmore Leonard. Nobody writes crime fiction better.”
—Robert Dugoni

“Corbett handles his story line and subplots adroitly, in economical but polished prose, but his real strength is in character development.”
—Booklist

The Truth Against The World

An Irish ex-soldier with a cryptic past must protect his dearest friend, a brilliant young writer and artist, as they trek across a country in chaos to retrieve her stolen masterpiece.

In the near future, as America descends into violent conflict, Georgie O’Halloran creates an artistic and literary wonder—only to have it cruelly stolen from her and published under the thief’s name.

Worse, it’s become the inspiration for a wildly popular video game that serves as a watering hole for the militants seeking to transform America through bloodshed.

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“Bloody amazing. I absolutely loved this book.”
—New York Times bestselling author Deborah Crombie

“[R]eminiscent of King’s masterpiece, The Stand…. A fantastic read.”
—Bestselling Author Rachel Howzell Hall

“Brilliant, engaging, serious, philosophical, violent, really an amazing book.”
—Author Terry Shames in Criminal Minds

“Timeless and frighteningly relevant. You’ll struggle to put it down.”
—Critically acclaimed author Rob Hart

“Plot twists, suspense, and compelling characters… Corbett has outdone himself.”
—Bestselling author Alex Segura

“An interesting blend of a pending future with a mystical past, raw betrayal, powerful political messages, honest people, and above all else, hope.”
—Amanda M. Gordon, Twin Cities Geek

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2025

Defending Democracy Book Group
David has started a new book group at his local library premised on non-fiction that addresses the battle between democracy and autocracy. Books they will be discussing in their upcoming gatherings include:
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
Autocracy Inc. by Anne Applebaum
The Undertow by Jeff Sharlet
Dark Money by Jane Mayer
Does your local library or independent bookstore have a group like this? If not, consider starting one yourself!

2024

September 24
Bianca Vandenbos of Book Notions interviewed David about his writing and his past life as a private investigator. (Feel free to flip forward to the parts about the Michael Jackson Case and the People’s Temple Trial.)
The full interview can be found here.

September 23
Dp Lyle and Kathie Antrim of Outliers Writing University interviewed David for their Youtube channel and asked him about his tortured childhood, his wayward education, his writing and teaching, and other aspects of his misspent life.
Watch the video here.

May 13
Chicago-based author and blogger G.P. Gottlieb interviewed David for the the New Books Network to discuss his latest novel, The Truth Against the World, which she described as "a brilliant literary fantasy about a divided, dystopian America on the verge of war.”
You can listen to the full interview here.

March 15
David’s short story “Attrition” appeared in the online journal Close to the Bone.

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About David

David Corbett is the author of eight novels, which have been nominated for numerous awards, including the Edgar®. His second novel, Done for a Dime, was a New York Times Notable Book, and Patrick Anderson of the Washington Post described it as “one of the three or four best American crime novels I have ever read.” His latest novel, The Truth Against the World, was published in June, 2023. Corbett’s short fiction has twice been selected for Best American Mystery Stories, and a collaborative novel for which he contributed a chapter—Culprits—was adapted for TV by the producers of Killing Eve for Disney+ in the U.K. His non-fiction has appeared in the New York Times, Narrative, Writer’s Digest and other outlets. He has written two writing guides, The Art of Character (“A writer’s bible”) and The Compass of Character; and he is a monthly contributor to Writer Unboxed, an award-winning blog dedicated to the craft and business of fiction.