'The Evening Road' by Laird Hunt

Told from the perspectives of three characters with distinct backgrounds and voices, Hunt's latest novel continues in the vein of his best-selling Kind One and Neverhome as it explores little-known stories of women at crucial moments in American history. Drawn to the town of Marvel to witness a lynching inspired by true events that took place in Marion, Indiana in August 1930, Ottie, Calla and Sally each experience the same horrific spectacle, but derive a unique and compelling interpretation therefrom.

The Evening Road by Laird Hunt, $26, amazon.com on February 7.