“David Small has two sides as a writer, one side full of criticism, and the other side, tenacity. What distinguishes Small beyond these coexisting sides is the quality of his novels. Written with all the skill and depth a demanding reader could ask for, they could be in the running for that elusive holy grail - “The Great American Novel.””
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Take You Downtown
A teenager on the run from her abusive father falls into the hands of a psychopath; an old lady is raped and beaten to death in the doorway of her shop; five white women and a politician are shot through their bedroom windows. Adulterous wives, shaken babies, murdered prostitutes, and missing persons are all part of the daily drumbeat for Detectives Rico Cypress and Kevin Malloy as they work the dangerous underbelly of St. John, PA, while barely keeping their own demons in check. Set in the 1990’s, TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN is a wild ride through a decaying city in America, revealing much that is hauntingly beautiful about the city and its people and the sheer magic of being alive.