Will I love Black Cordite, White Snow?

Every so often, some brilliant song, painting, or person comes along to open my eyes to new possibilities. In this case, it was a novel.

First, the prose is good enough that I found myself reading merely for the pleasure of watching it scroll past, of imagining Granzow’s detailed and evocative descriptions of people and places. His vocabulary is nothing short of spectacular! I particularly enjoyed the dialogue.

Then he hits you with the plot, portraying realistically tense situations that unfold among nuanced characters, but with a clear dividing line between good and evil. Boy was I excited to come… show more.