THE MAN NOBODY KILLED

Publishers Weekly "This sterling true crime account from Edgar winner Green plunges readers into the gritty landscape of 1980s New York City … and examines the impact of the case on the work of artists including Toni Morrison (who drew from the Stewart case for her play, Dreaming Emmett) and Spike Lee. It’s a harrowing look at a forgotten tragedy." [★ review] Kirkus Reviews "This smart, no-stone-unturned investigation into the horrific encounter between police and a young man of color doubles as a perceptive portrait of 1980s New York City, where, then as now, cynicism and corruption so often ran roughshod over the relatively powerless. … Green uses court documents and news accounts, along with his own interviews, to craft a damning portrait of violence without consequences.” [★ review]

LAST CALL

Boston Globe “Last Call is not only a great book, nor a mere historical correction. It is an act of compassion, offering space and love to men whose lives and literal bodies ended up right where their country, in its neglect, cruelty, and unfiltered hatred, wished them to go: in pieces, in the trash.” New York Times “Terrific, harrowing, true-crime account of an elusive serial killer who preyed upon gay men in the 1990s…” NPR “Green refuses to make his victims simple.” Esquire “Green reclaims a time, a place, and a community, weaving together a decades-long forensic investigation with a poignant elegy to murdered men.” BuzzFeed "A true crime thriller and lovingly detailed portrait of the gay community in New York during the 1990s, Last Call is a gripping read." Harper's Bazaar "Far more than just a catch-a-killer tale, this book is a monument to the glittering, vibrant world created by a community well acquainted with mortality." The Economist "Departing from the tendency of the true-crime genre to centre on the killers, Mr. Green focuses on the victims in all their complexity. This is no easy feat." Bay Area Reporter "A sensitive and respectful page-turner, the very definition of a must-read." People “A riveting whodunnit and a broad cultural history of the times.” Gay & Lesbian Review ”The real achievement of this book is the portraits of the men who were murdered.”