How It Happened (Koryta) - Book Reviews

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Ingenious.… Koryta' s plotting is sure-footed, and the secrets he discloses, one by one, at the novel's end are both surprising and plausible.… How It Happened [is] a book the reader won't soon forget.
Washington Post


(Starred review) With this searing look at an investigator’s obsessive efforts to close a case that has reawakened childhood demons, bestseller Koryta has produced his most powerful novel in years.…Koryta, when he’s at the top of his game, has few peers.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review) As with many of Koryta's recent novels, his main characters are men with hidden rage they've been struggling with since their childhoods.… [D]devotees of murder mysteries will enjoy this enthralling tale. —Jason L. Steagall, Gateway Technical Coll. Lib., Elkhorn, WI
Library Journal


(Starred review) Is Koryta capable of telling a less-than-gripping tale? This book may not be as ambitious as his best efforts (including Rise the Dark, 2016), but it is flawless, unpredictable storytelling streaked with his usual dark undercurrents.Crime fiction doesn't get any more enjoyable.
Kirkus Reviews