The Savage Kind - by John Copenhaver (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Philippa Watson, a good-natured yet troubled seventeen-year-old, has just moved to Washington, DC. She's lonely until she meets Judy Peabody ... The girls become unlikely friends ... drawing the notice of Christine Martins, their dazzling English teacher ... When Philippa returns a novel Miss Martins has lent her, she interrupts a man grappling with her in the shadows ... Days later, her teacher returns to school altered: a dark shell of herself. On the heels of her teacher's transformation, a classmate is found dead in the Anacostia River, murdered, the body stripped and defiled with a mysterious inscription"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Two lonely teenage girls in 1940s Washington, DC, discover they have a penchant for solving crimes--and an even greater desire to commit them--in the new mystery novel by Macavity Award-winning novelist John Copenhaver.</b> <p/>Philippa Watson, a good-natured yet troubled seventeen-year-old, has just moved to Washington, DC. She's lonely until she meets Judy Peabody, a brilliant and tempestuous classmate. The girls become unlikely friends and fashion themselves as intellectuals, drawing the notice of Christine Martins, their dazzling English teacher, who enthralls them with her passion for literature and her love of noirish detective fiction. <p/>When Philippa returns a novel Miss Martins has lent her, she interrupts a man grappling with her in the shadows. Frightened, Philippa flees, unsure who the man is or what she's seen. Days later, her teacher returns to school altered: a dark shell of herself. On the heels of her teacher's transformation, a classmate is found dead in the Anacostia River--murdered--the body stripped and defiled with a mysterious inscription. <p/>As the girls follow the clues and wrestle with newfound feelings toward each other, they suspect that the killer is closer to their circle than they imagined--and that the greatest threat they face may not be lurking in the halls at school, or in the city streets, but creeping out from a murderous impulse of their own.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Copenhaver does a magnificent job of capturing the ever-shifting nature of teenage girls. Intelligent, bold, and passionate, Philippa and Judy are bursting with the possibilities of who they may become. <i>The Savage Kind</i> accomplishes a self-aware nostalgia, reveling in the good memories while shining a light on the more sinister aspects of the past. The result is a suspenseful and thrilling novel unapologetic in its revitalization of classic elements of crime fiction and its appreciation for complicated, morally gray women seeking agency over their lives, using whatever means possible to do so."-- "Zyzzyva"<br><br>"John Copenhaver is proving himself to be a force of nature in the crime fiction community."-- "The BOLO Books Review"<br><br>"A gripping coming-of-age story set in 1948 propels the character-driven <i>The Savage Kind</i>, which explores the unresolved sexual attraction between two teenage outcasts, quiet Philippa Watson and opinionated Judy Peabody. John Copenhaver's second novel (after the Macavity Award-winning <i>Dodging and Burning</i>) captures the awkwardness of teenagers grappling with identity and a need to belong."--Oline Cogdill "Shelf Awareness"<br><br>"John Copenhaver's dark sparkler of a second novel, <i> The Savage Kind</i>, tantalizes from its first pages. With rich period detail and a sneaky subversion of storied noir tropes, it brings to life the delicious intricacies of teen female friendship and the slippery line between identification and desire, between desire and desperation."--Megan Abbott, award-winning author of The Turnout<br><br>"Copenhaver's latest is jam-packed with noir themes and plot twists. Sure to please fans of queer fiction and twisty mysteries."-- "Library Journal"<br><br>"<i>The Savage Kind </i>was terrific--dark, twisty, fierce, well worth the wait. It'll be fascinating to see what those two are up to in the next book!" --Neil Nyren<br><br>"Copenhaver's tale unfolds via breathless diary entries from both girls, strung together by an anonymous narrator in 1963. A profusion of devastating twists complements the pulp-noir tone and keeps readers on tenterhooks, and a tentative romance between Judy and Philippa adds depth. Megan Abbott fans, take note."-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>"Wow. <i>The Savage Kind</i> is evocative, seductive and rivetingly creepy. John Copenhaver proves he is a brilliant talent, and this gorgeously unsettling story of power, control, gaslighting, and murder is not to be missed."--Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today Bestselling author of Her Perfect Life<br><br>"<i>The Savage Kind</i> is a superbly multi-layered mix of a dizzyingly twisty murder mystery, a poignant coming-of-age love story, and a psychologically astute exploration of the blurry lines between infatuation, love, and obsession. John Copenhaver is in top form, using an inventive structure to create a haunting and wonderfully atmospheric page-turner. I loved this book." --Angie Kim, bestselling author of Miracle Creek<br><br>"Clever girls with dark leanings... powerful DC families hiding dangerous secrets... <i>The Savage Kind</i> is a new take on femme fatales in a dazzling 1940s noir wrapper. Copenhaver will have you guessing till the very last page."--Alma Katsu, author of Red Widow and The Deep<br><br>"Copenhaver has crafted a tangle of mysteries as beautifully woven as a spider's web. Ominous asides hint at the darker story to come: false identities, forbidden liaisons, and murderous family secrets. Nothing can be guessed because nothing is as it seems, except the affection between the two friends who team up to solve a classmate's death. An enthralling, genre-bending read from the first word to the last."--Timothy Jay Smith, author of Fire on the Island<br><br>"John Copenhaver has managed to unmask one of literature's most elusive and underrepresented psyches: the evolving teenage girl. While fictional young women are often presented as harmless caricature, Copenhaver's dual heroines crackle with a burgeoning anger and sense of self. As with other unreliable narrators - Humbert Humbert in <i>Lolita</i>; Mary Katherine in <i>We Have Always Lived in the Castle</i> - warning signs are dropped early that you should not be taken in, that you should keep your guard up. The story is so alluring that you soon forget the warning signs and plunge headlong into the thicket."--Ava Barry, Author of Windhall<br><br>"Fans like me of John Copenhaver's debut novel <i>Dodging and Burning</i> will be thrilled with <i>The Savage Kind</i> which, like its predecessor, wraps a page-turning story in elegant prose. Once again, in Judy and Philippa, he has created compelling and morally complex characters who are both appealing and appalling. <i>The Savage Kind</i> is an exciting and riveting tale told by one of crime fiction's emerging talents."--Michael Nava, author of the Henry Rios mysteries<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Copenhaver </b>is the author of <i>Dodging and Burning</i>, which won the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel and garnered Anthony, Strand Critics, Barry, and Lambda Literary Award nominations. Copenhaver writes a crime fiction review column for Lambda Literary called "Blacklight," is a co-host on the House of Mystery Radio Show, and is the six-time recipient of Artist Fellowships from the Washington, DC, Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He's a Larry Neal awardee, and his work has appeared in <i>CrimeReads, Electric Lit, Glitterwolf, PANK, New York Journal of Books, Washington Independent Review of Books</i>. He lives in Richmond, VA, with his husband, artist Jeffery Paul.
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