The Ways of the Dead: A Sully Carter Novel, by Neely Tucker
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"An exciting first novel that echoes the best writing of Pete Hamill and George Pelecanos, mixed with bit of The Wire and True Detective."—The Miami HeraldThe electrifying first novel in a new crime series from a veteran Washington, D.C., reporterSarah Reese, the teenage daughter of a powerful Washington, D.C. judge, is dead, her body discovered in a slum in the shadow of the Capitol. Though the police promptly arrest three local black kids, newspaper reporter Sully Carter suspects there’s more to the case. Reese’s slaying might be related to a string of cold cases the police barely investigated, among them the recent disappearance of a gorgeous university student.A journalist brought home from war-torn Bosnia and hobbled by loss, rage, and alcohol, Sully encounters a city rife with its own brand of treachery and intrigue. Weaving through D.C.’s broad avenues and shady backstreets on his Ducati 916 motorcycle, Sully comes to know not just the city’s pristine monuments of power but the blighted neighborhoods beyond the reach of the Metro. With the city clamoring for a conviction, Sully pursues the truth about the murders—all against pressure from government officials, police brass, suspicious locals, and even his own bosses at the paper.A wry, street-smart hero with a serious authority problem, Sully delves into a deeply layered mystery, revealing vivid portraits of the nation’s capital from the highest corridors of power to D.C.’s seedy underbelly, where violence and corruption reign supreme—and where Sully must confront the back-breaking line between what you think and what you know, and what you know and what you can print. Inspired by the real-life 1990s Princeton Place murders and set in the last glory days of the American newspaper, The Ways of the Dead is a wickedly entertaining story of race, crime, the law, and the power of the media. Neely Tucker delivers a flawless rendering of a fast-paced, scoop-driven newsroom—investigative journalism at its grittiest.
The Ways of the Dead: A Sully Carter Novel, by Neely Tucker- Amazon Sales Rank: #284701 in Books
- Brand: Tucker, Neely
- Published on: 2015-05-12
- Released on: 2015-05-12
- Format: Deckle Edge
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.42" h x .78" w x 5.45" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
From Booklist *Starred Review* Sarah Reese was murdered in a bad neighborhood in Washington, D.C., while waiting for her mother to pick her up from dance class. She was not the first girl to die in the area, but she was the first white girl, setting off a storm of media attention. Three young African American men had been taunting her before she ran off, and they were easy arrests for the police anxious to solve the case. Reporter Sully Carter, however, pieces together—based on the number of young women missing and dead in the area—a more likely scenario involving a serial killer. The police and Carter’s bosses at the paper don’t agree, but he sticks to his guns and does his own investigation, fighting authority all the way. If this story sounds familiar, it should—it’s based on the Princeton Place murders that occurred in Washington in the late 1990s. By placing the novel in that same era, when newspapers, rather than the Internet, were still the primary source for news, journalist Tucker is free to use the newsroom as the focus for his story. He has a great protagonist, too, in Carter, a hard-bitten reporter carrying plenty of baggage—just right for a series lead. With the emphasis on gritty urban life in a city rife with racism and blight, the novel evokes the Washington, D.C., of George Pelecanos. This riveting debut novel should spawn a terrific series. --Stacy Alesi
Review “Setting his tale in the 1990s . . . gives Tucker the chance to show how much newspapers have changed. The 24-hour Internet news cycle hasn’t yet taken root, tomorrow’s front page is still more important than getting the story online immediately and good reporters are dependent on door knocks, land lines and library research rather than e-mail, cellphones and Google. Tucker pulls off a neat, double-twist ending . . . There’s a lot to like in Tucker’s storytelling.”—The Washington Post “Tucker may be a first-time novelist, but as a career writer, he is well ahead of many of his peers, and this book is worthy of Elmore Leonard’s legacy. . . . With equal ear for newsroom patter and street slang, Tucker has presented an exciting first novel that echoes the best writing of Pete Hamill and George Pelecanos, mixed with bit of The Wire and True Detective.”—The Miami Herald “Gritty and masterful . . . A mystery that will leave readers waiting for the next in the series.”—Washingtonian "An utterly thrilling mystery set in Washington, D.C., in the late 1990s, just before the Internet and the rise of smartphones changed the landscape of print journalism. . . . Meticulously plotted, fast-paced . . . Every character is fully fleshed out and the dialogue is pitch perfect. . . . For mystery and crime fiction lovers, particularly fans of Elmore Leonard, to whom Tucker dedicates his book, this is a must-read."—Associated Press “A tense and gripping crime novel of race and power, but its true magic lies in the dialogue, which is textured and nuanced in the manner of Elmore Leonard, James Crumley or George Pelecanos. This is a very fine debut indeed, and one that begs for sequel after sequel.”—BookPage “Tucker, a writer of power and grace, gives great life to the newspaper milieu and he’s just as resourceful in shaping the story of an apparent serial killer in inner city Washington. It’s done up in a plot full of curve balls, shocks and surprises that we readers never see coming.”—The Toronto Star “Crisp, crafty and sharply observed . . . Rich yet taut description, edgy storytelling, rock-and-rolling dialogue, and a deeply flawed but compelling hero add up to a luminous first novel.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Journalist-novelist Tucker has crafted an addictive, twisty, debut, proving that crimes involving politics and sex can still surprise and thrill us. The slightly detached and cynical air will resonate with George Pelecanos readers and yet there’s a whiff of Elmore Leonard, too.”—Library Journal (starred review) “With the emphasis on gritty urban life in a city rife with racism and blight, [The Ways of the Dead] evokes the Washington, D.C. of George Pelecanos. This riveting debut novel should spawn a terrific series.”—Booklist (starred review) “[An] exciting fiction debut . . . The brisk plot is punctuated by an insightful view of journalism and manipulative editors, shady politicians, and apathetic cops, while also showing residents working to create a better neighborhood. Readers will be pleased that Tucker leaves room for a sequel.”—Publishers Weekly "The Ways of the Dead is a great read. Deep characters, pitch perfect dialogue and a plot with as many curves as the Rock Creek Parkway as it moves through the side of Washington D.C. far away from the Smithsonian. Neely Tucker takes this novel up an even further notch with a story framed around the hot button issues of our time, including race, justice and the media. If this is Tucker's first novel, I can't wait for what's coming next."—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Gods of Guilt “From the powerful opening to the shocking finale, The Ways of the Dead delivers the very best in gritty, hard-edged suspense. Complex characters, taut dialogue, and a riveting plot all add up to one extremely excellent novel.”—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear Nothing
“Tough, exciting, always intelligent, Neely Tucker’s The Ways of the Dead captures the multi-layered corruption and cynicism—and the edge-of-the-ledge danger—of a hard-nosed former war reporter digging out a serial killer in the backstreets of Washington, D.C.”—John Sandford, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Field of Prey “In a textured, wholly believable Washington, D.C., simultaneously near and far from the corridors of power, Neely Tucker, in his accomplished mystery debut, has created a gripping tale of secrets and lies, malice and mayhem . . . and very dead young women.”—Otto Penzler, Co-editor of The Best American Noir of the Century
"The Ways Of The Dead has everything you'd want from a book noir—enveloping atmosphere, flavorful characters, evocative writing, and a serpentine plot which seems to make the pages turn themselves. Neely Tucker is an impressive new talent."—Richard North Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Loss of InnocencePraise for Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir“A triumph of heart and will.” —O, the Oprah Magazine“An extraordinary book of immense feeling and significant social relevance. Love in the Driest Season challenges anyone—even those numbed by the world’s abundant cruelty—not to care.” —Washington Post“I loved Neely Tucker’s Love in the Driest Season. There is breathtaking suspense in this true story set in Africa. I swear you will be moved like seldom before, if ever." —Elmore Leonard“Unceasingly compelling and filled with soaring highs and lows, Love in the Driest Season is a remarkable memoir of love and family.” —Pages“A gorgeous mix of family memoir and reportage that traverses the big issues of politics, racism, and war.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Utterly heartfelt and truly inspiring.” —Booklist (starred review)“Tucker’s hard-hitting memoir . . . is an almost unbelievable tale of bureaucracy, lunacy, and love. The suspense is stomach-wrenching and infuriating.” —Orlando SentinelAbout the Author Neely Tucker is the author of two Sully Carter novels Murder D.C. and The Ways of the Dead, and the memoir Love in the Driest Season, which was named one of the Best 25 Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly. Currently a staff writer at The Washington Post Sunday magazine, Tucker lives with his family in Maryland.
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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful. A Terrific Debut By Richard B. Schwartz Neely Tucker is an experienced, respected writer for the Washington Post. He writes about crime, those who commit it and those who render it fictionally. The Ways of the Dead is his first novel and it is, as they say, an auspicious debut.Inspired by (but not systematically based-upon) the Princeton Place murders in D.C. in the 1990’s, Tucker takes us into George Pelecanos territory, the ‘real’ Washington of grit, drugs, and violence, the Washington of trash bins and Dempster Dumpsters that contain bodies, the detritus of unspeakable urges and actions. In this case there is a serial murderer at work, his victims a black woman, a Latina woman and a white woman whose father is a prominent judge, positioned for an appointment to the Supreme Court.Tucker’s investigator is a reporter, Sully Carter. This is an interesting choice. There are not a large number of crime novel protagonists who pursue this occupation. While reporters protect us from the rich and powerful who would control and use us, they are also in the business of selling papers, an enterprise which sometimes leads them to camp out on our lawns, compromise our privacy and chip our teeth with metal microphones.Nevertheless, the choice of a reporter as a protagonist is a good one, particularly given the fact that the author knows all of the lore, taxonomy and street talk of those in the trade. The distant inspiration here may be All the President’s Men, but the more recent inspiration is season five of The Wire. Good reporters find themselves in conflict with the establishment, the bad guys and their paper’s legal and editorial worriers. There is a pecking order on the streets (particularly in the nation’s capital), a pecking order among the warlords as well as among the federal agencies. There is a pecking order within a newspaper bureaucracy. If you take an aggressive reporter and insert him or her into these contexts you are guaranteed to have multiple forms and levels of conflict, the conflict which drives all fiction but particularly crime fiction.Sully Carter is a hard-drinking loner who has contacts but few commitments. He has all the makings of a solid crime fiction series character. The author’s characterization of him is solid. The D.C. setting’s ominousness is beautifully realized. Neely Tucker knows his geography and his ambiance. The plotting is very strong with some nice reversals—not the jaw-dropping reversals of a Jeffery Deaver, but the kind of reversals which take us ever more deeply into the heart of darkness. Jim Thompson once said that all of these kinds of books serve a common theme—things aren’t quite what they seem to be. A colleague of mine in a troubled university system once said to me, “Just remember, things can always get worse.” If you put those two notions together you get the climax and ending of The Ways of the Dead.I look forward to the next installment.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful. OKAY By JoeV The Ways of the Dead introduces Washington, DC newspaper reporter Sully Carter. Sully is battle-scarred - literally - both physically and emotionally from his war reporting in Bosnia; has nightmares - so he sleeps little - anger management issues and problems with authority - starting with his boss. He carries a gun, "dates" a younger woman, rides a motorcycle and drinks beer for breakfast with his eggs - it's bourbon pretty much the rest of the day - so our hero is hungover a lot.After a federal judge's teenage daughter is murdered in a questionable part of town, Sully begins to investigate. (Oh by the way, Sully and the judge - an authority figure - have a history.) Sully is the perfect man for this job because DC law enforcement - besides the select few who are at best over-worked - consists of a bunch of dolts and morons - and will never figure out what Sully suspects - there's a serial killer loose in DC.Sully has pieced together this complex puzzle by assembling a "murder map" of DC, talking to the sister of one of the victims - something the police never thought of doing - and following the direction/lead of a local crime boss - the latter consistently several steps ahead of Sully, the police and federal authorities.Putting aside the choice of protagonist, i.e. in this day and age - or even 15 years ago - this story takes place in late 1999 - does a newspaper reporter have the wherewithal to solve a crime let alone track a serial killer? - this is fiction after all so I made that leap. Ironically - considering the author's background - the weak point of this novel for this reader is Sully. The "troubled tough guy/no one knows the trouble I've seen" characterization so heavy-handed/ham fisted, it comes across as caricature. I found his "source", crime boss Sly Hastings, much more intriguing - an anti-hero hero.Bottom line - mechanically this debut is sound, i.e. the foundation is set with a cast of characters for a series - which I understand is already in the works. There's an engaging story-line here to keep one reading - The "case" loosely based on the mid-1990's DC Princeton Place murders. What will prove interesting is where future plot-lines will come from and whether Sully's "development" will become a little more credible as he deals with his sizeable/over the top personal baggage.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Exciting! By P. B. Sharp This brisk fast-paced novel will hold your interest right to the end. As an on- the -spot Washington DC reporter with some twenty-five years of journalism under his belt, author Neely Tucker knows both the elegant Washington and its underbelly where poverty and crime are cheek by jowl with the majestic Mall and the superb memorials to Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson. And the White House. The hero is reporter Sully Carter who had been severely wounded in Bosnia and whose face is deeply scarred, is not your typical sleuth. He's brash, wry and intrepid but also emotionally vulnerable.The teen age daughter of a powerful judge, Sarah Reese, is murdered near or in a convenience store. Three young black men were also in the store at the same time as Sarah, but Sarah had inexplicably run out the emergency back entrance. Her body, wrapped in a black bag, was later found in a nearby dumpster. The three young men appear to be the obvious killers of Sarah, and are quickly arrested, but veteran reporter Sully is not convinced of their guilt as the boys had no motive.Besides Sarah two more murdered girls are discovered near by. They represent a rainbow of ethnic colors: Sarah is white, Lana is Hispanic and Noel is black. Sully is pressured from all sides, the government, local citizens, the police and even his own newspaper bosses. A reporter trying to siphon out answers even from cold cases has a tougher row to hoe than a policeman because so many people mistrust and hate the press. Sully forges on, his search for the truth becoming rapidly more dangerous as the novel progresses.Red herrings, twists and turns, and suspense are all integrated into "The ways of the dead." The dead speak to those who know how to listen. A fine romp all around Washington DC
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