Lone Women

The combination of LaValle’s agile prose, the velocity of the narrative and the pleasure of upended expectations makes this book almost impossible to put down…deftly weaves history, horror, suspense and the perspectives of those rarely recorded in the West. * New York Times *
A counter to the typical homesteading narrative, this moody and masterful western fires on all cylinders. Readers are sure to be impressed. * Publishers Weekly *
Highly recommended for historical fiction readers just as much as die-hard horror fans. * Vulture *
Holy hell this is an entertaining and unexpected story… I highly recommend this book to horror fans who enjoy horror sub-genre fusion, strong female protagonists, and short, buzzy chapters that keep you glued to the pages. * Sadie Hartmann, award-winning author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered *
Expect richness, surprise and beauty from this visionary new rendering of the historic American West. * Salon *
Victor LaValle is an outstanding storyteller known for his gripping narratives and the elegant flair he brings to speculative fiction. In Lone Women…he mixes these elements with historical fiction and commentary on racial tensions in 1915 Montana to deliver his best novel yet. * Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home *
A corrective to the founding myth of America, a book filled with bloodshed and pain, but always holding out for the hope of a happy ending. * Esquire *
Infused with creeping dread and chilling horror…it’s an excellent novel that blurs genres and looks at early-20th-century America from a perspective that’s been ignored for far too long. * NPR *
Horror readers should be well-acquainted with the works of Victor LaValle. * This is Horror *
Wow! The story, the unexpected setting, the reveal—just wow. Victor LaValle has a method of storytelling where he pulls you into an otherwise ordinary world, with only hints of the horror lurking beneath. But once that horror reveals itself, there’s no going back—and you’re eager for more. This tale of a young Black woman on the run, who ends up in Montana in the early 1900s, and the secret she drags along with her, is engrossing and chilling from start to end. * P. Djèlí Clark, author of Ring Shout *

Victor LaValle is the author of eight works of fiction- five novels, two novellas, and a collection of short stories. He has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, an American Book Award, two Bram Stoker Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Key to Southeast Queens. His novels have been included in best-of-the-year lists by the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Nation and Publishers Weekly, among others. The Devil in Silver is soon to be a major TV series. He lives in the Bronx with his wife and kids and teaches at Columbia University.

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