S. F. Prescott

Gripping and tense!

Ken Jaworowski is an editor at The New York Times. He graduated from Shippensburg University and the University of Pennsylvania. He grew up in Philadelphia, where he was an amateur boxer, and has had plays produced in New York and Europe. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

After reading What About the Bodies by Ken Jaworowski I’m excited to check out his other work but especially, Small Town Sins. I love a multi-POV with compelling characters and smart prose. The author has a great voice and I was pulled into each chapter, learning about the characters and gripped to find out what happened next. Small town settings are also a favorite of mine and I enjoy the unfolding mysteries that happen behind closed doors. The characters’ stories were woven together expertly, and the pace was steady, making it an enjoyable read! It’s incredible how much the author fit into less than 300 pages.

For readers who enjoy multi POV, small town settings, and gritty crime.

Synopsis:

Carla, a single mom poised to finally break free from her cycle of poverty, must risk it all, including her morality, to help her son hide a terrible secret.

Reed, an autistic young man, sets out on a journey to keep a deathbed promise to the mother he just lost. Along the way he’ll encounter both kindhearted residents and a cold-blooded nemesis.

And Liz, an aspiring musician on the cusp of a breakthrough, needs to quickly come up with the cash she owes a brutal ex-con. If she can’t pay him, both her dream and her life will be in grave danger.

As these three compelling characters intersect, the novel ignites into a story filled with explosive twists, hair-raising chills, and boundless love