Building on the critical success of In the Devil’s Territory, Kyle Minor’s latest is a dark collection of intelligent stories that will break your heart over and over again. A mix of Southern gothic, crime, and horror — all with a literary bent — Minor knows that our morality is not black and white, but shades of gray, and that our actions are often questionable.

Recommended for: those who want to live vicariously through horrific moments but come out the other side alive and intact.