John Crow's Devil [Paperback]

Marlon James spins his magical web in this novel and we willingly suspend disbelief, rewarded by the window he opens to Jamaica (and a world) rarely portrayed in fiction. Elements coalesce in a Jamaican stew spicier than jerk chicken. First novelist James moves effortlessly between lyrical patois and trenchant observations . . . Its 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. Highly recommended. Set in Jamess native Jamaica, this dynamic, vernacular debut sings of the fierce battle between two flawed preachers . . . an exciting read. A mesmerizing treatise on the nature of good and evil, faith and madness, guilt and forgiveness, eloquently captured in a microcosm of society.