Description: " The Reign of the Kingfisher is an extraordinary novel. Martinson's prose is so stunning, and his characters so indelible, that I'd suggest you read it even if you don't read comic books and have little interest in superheroes; this is a book for people who like reading really, really good books. It's an exciting debut, and a story that will stay with you for a long time." --Emily St. John Mandel, NYT bestselling author of Station Eleven "Fans of superhero tales will relish Martinson's energetic debut...Martinson ratchets up the tension and keeps the suspense high to the end. Readers will eagerly await his next novel." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Debut novelist Martinson provides great storytelling...A linguistically nimble and narratively taut fiction that skews closer to Jeffrey Deaver or Don Winslow than tales of costumed capers. A solid crime novel about people just trying to do the right thing in a bad old world." -- Kirkus "This genre-bending book has plenty for suspense fiction aficionados to revel in." -- Bookpage "Martinson's debut novel is set in a Chicago that used to have a superhero. It's one of those books that plays with genre in an interesting way: the prologue reads like a graphic novel, and the entire book reads like literary detective fiction. With a superhero in it." -- The Millions

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