{"product_id":"devil-in-the-hole-charles-salzberg-9798895657614","title":"Devil in the Hole","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the ballroom of a sparsely furnished Connecticut mansion, police find a shocking sight: four bodies lined up next to each other, three teenagers and a middle-aged woman, each lying on a blanket, each shot once in the head. In an upstairs bedroom: an elderly woman and the family dog, both of them shot as well. The only person missing is the husband, father, son, and prime suspect, John Hartman, who's got a three-week jump on the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the eyes of almost two dozen characters, including the neighbor who reports the crime, Hartman's mistress, a dogged state investigator, the family minister, and some of the characters Hartman meets on his escape route, we piece together not only what happened and how these shocking murders affect the community, but how John Hartman evades capture, where he's headed, and maybe even why he committed this gruesome crime in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the notorious John List murders and already compared to works by Norman Mailer and Russell Banks, \u003cem\u003eDevil in the Hole\u003c\/em\u003e is gripping, literate, and haunting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for DEVIL IN THE HOLE...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDevil in the Hole\u003c\/em\u003e is powerful stuff. Drawing on real events, Salzberg has crafted a mesmerizing tale in many voices. He masterfully drip-feeds the compelling story, funneling moments from disparate, scattered lives to define the personality of a madman. The overall effect is like slowly opening a beautifully wrapped box of poisoned chocolates.\" -Tim McLoughlin, editor \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Salzberg masterfully weaves together dozens of voices, including the killer's, in an effort to find out why a man would murder his entire family and then disappear.\u003cem\u003e Devil in the Hole\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting meditation on the thin, wavering line between sense and senselessness.\" -Kaylie Jones, author of \u003cem\u003eLies My Mother Never Told Me: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The devil isn't in the details, but in a tony Connecticut town. Charles Salzberg's \u003cem\u003eDevil in the Hole\u003c\/em\u003e is a fine piece of crime writing and a hell of a fun read.\" -Reed Farrel Coleman, three-time Shamus Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eGun Church\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this smartly constructed crime novel, Salzberg uses multiple viewpoints to portray an unlikely killer who methodically slaughters his family...an intriguing collage of impressions and personal perspectives for the reader to ponder.\" -\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Salzberg does an ingenious job of weaving together the various voices-each distinct in its own right-and giving us the story as told by the people who experienced it. It paints a psychological picture of a murderer, while also telling the story of those left in the aftermath and how they were affected as well. Brilliant and captivating storytelling.\" -Erica Ruth Neubauer, \u003cem\u003eCrimespree\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Salzberg has taken a true crime tale and made it into a compelling work of fiction that attempts to imagine the mind of a killer, not only through his own mind, but through the minds of many others. This is a novel which few readers will want to put down, turning pages mostly, I think, to find out how in the world the author pulls it off. 'How, ' I kept asking myself, 'how can he finish this story?' The buildup becomes more and more absorbing because Charles Salzberg has a lot to say about human nature that is thought-provokingly wise and penetrating.\" -Duff Brenna, \u003cem\u003eSouth Carolina Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Salzberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895657614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regalo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Charles Salzberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874588504319,"sku":"9798895657614","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/devil-in-the-hole-charles-salzberg-9798895657614","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}