Slow Motion Riot

Overview

The award-winning and high-acclaimed crime novel SLOW MOTION RIOT is back in print and more relevant than ever. It tells the no-holds-barred story of Probation Officer Steve Baum and his head-on collision with a young murderer named Darryl King, who becomes his client and then an unlikely hero in their dangerously-divided community. A suspense narrative and a portrait of a city on the edge, this winner of the Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel is ripe to be introduced to a new generation of readers. Especially fans of crime novelists like Dennis Lehane and socially-conscious fiction like THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas.

Author Biography

Peter Blauner is the author of nine novels, including SLOW MOTION RIOT, winner of the 1992 Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel, and THE INTRUDER, a New York Times bestseller. He’s also written for TV shows like Law & Order: SVU and Blue Bloods. His most recent novel, PICTURE IN THE SAND, was published in 2023 and praised by Stephen King as “an authentic tour de force, the kind you lay aside to read again.” He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. Peter Blauner is the author of nine novels, including SLOW MOTION RIOT, winner of the 1992 Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel, and THE INTRUDER, a New York Times bestseller. He’s also written for TV shows like Law & Order: SVU and Blue Bloods. His most recent novel, PICTURE IN THE SAND, was published in 2023 and praised by Stephen King as “an authentic tour de force, the kind you lay aside to read again.” He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.