Description: When part-time teacher Ollie Clay panic-buys a rundown house in the outskirts of Leeds, he soon recognises his mistake. His new neighbor is an antisocial thug, with links to a local hate group. Or does he?
Brief description: David Tallerman is the author of the YA fantasy series The Black River Chronicles, which began in 2016 with Level One, the Tales of Easie Damasco series, and the novella Patchwerk. His short fiction has appeared in around eighty markets, including Clarkesworld, Nightmare and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.
Review Quotes: 'A well-written and cleverly imagined crime thriller with a knife-sharp edge.'