An Honest Man: A Novel

Israel Pike is a prime suspect in the murder of seven men aboard their yacht, including two Senate rivals. He has a life-threatening secret and few options, and 12-year-old Lyman Rankin seeks shelter from his alcoholic father in an abandoned house. The investigation barrels forward, and Lyman, Israel, and the fate of the case collide in immutable ways. Koryta is an exceptionally gifted storyteller.

Format: Hardback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Israel Pike was a killer, and he was an honest man. They were not mutually exclusive.

After discovering seven men murdered aboard their yacht, including two Senate rivals, Israel Pike is regarded as a prime suspect. A troubled man infamous on Salvation Point Island for killing his own father a decade before, Israel has few options, no friends, and a life-threatening secret.

Elsewhere on the island, 12-year-old Lyman Rankin seeks shelter from his alcoholic father in an abandoned house only to discover that he is not alone. A mysterious woman greets him with a hatchet and a promise: Make a sound, and I'll kill you.

As the investigation barrels forward, Lyman, Israel, and the fate of the case collide in immutable ways. Written with mounting suspense, stirring emotion, and deep understanding of character, Koryta continues to prove why David Baldacci has called him an exceptionally gifted storyteller and Michael Connelly has deemed him one of the best of the best, plain and simple.

Weight: 596g
Dimension: 162 x 243 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780316535946