Reprieve

James Han Mattson

Language: English

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: Oct 5, 2021

Description:

"Like Whitehead's The Intuitionist, Alyssa Cole's When No One Is Watching or Zakiya Dalila Harris' The Other Black Girl, Reprieve straddles genres in the best possible way. . . . Sure to spark conversation and debate at book clubs across the land." –LOS ANGELES TIMES

"An eventual American classic that is unrelenting in its beauty and incisive cultural critique." – KIESE LAYMON

Recommended by Los Angeles Times • Esquire • O Quarterly • Boston Globe • Harper's Bazaar • Shondaland • The Millions • Crimereads • XTRA • Tor • Literary Hub • and more!

A chilling and blisteringly relevant literary novel of social horror centered around a brutal killing that takes place in a full-contact haunted escape room—a provocative exploration of capitalism, hate politics, racial fetishism, and our obsession with fear as...