Gloria

The story of a man driven to penetrate the mystery surrounding his beloved sister's death, Gloria is a "haunting and beautifully constructed first novel . . . powerful" (Peter Handel, San Francisco Chronicle). Set amid the shifting landscapes of the West Coast, Gloria "is a tale of evil, incest, and violence, told by a terrific writer" (Chris Chase, Cosmopolitan).

Marvin Stone's sister had many names, but it was under the incarnation of "Gloria" that she left her husband and son, fled to Oakland, and came to a sensational death in a ditch Mark Coovelis unveils an extraordinary story of a man driven to penetrate the lies and secrets surrounding the death, and reminds us that, in investigating the wrongdoing of others, we are often lured back into the treachery of our own hearts.