• EDGAR AWARD WINNING AUTHOR: Henry's debut novel, Holy City, received high praise from many renowned authors, including S.A. Cosby, Ace Atkins, James A. McLaughlin, and Megan Abbot. Holy City also won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and is licensed in multiple territories. Readers will be eager to read the gritty follow-up.
• THEMES OF THE MODERN AMERICAN SOUTH: Promised Land explores interracial friendships and relationships, drug addiction, masculinity, gang warfare, grief, returning home to face the past, progress versus the weight of past (personal and cultural), and Southern policing in modern times. Henry Wise delivers another authentic, nuanced take on what it means to be Southern in today's America through the lens of a small southside Virginia town.
• INTO THE SWAMP: Promised Land is heavily set in the swamplands of southside Virginia, known as the Snakefoot?a harsh environment that makes tracking near impossible and always protects its own. The unique place within the genre of Southern crime fiction immerses readers in a tense and atmospheric world, instantly transporting them to the point of action.
• ATLANTIC CRIME TIME: After a buzzy launch, a yearlong trade and consumer-facing promotional campaign?including extensive digital advertising, special offers, giveaways, influencer outreach, and more?and an Edgar Award win, Atlantic Crime is off to a great start. As the imprint continues to grow, you can expect more thrilling promotions and quality crime stories that will have readers on the edge of their seats.

Henry Wise is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Mississippi MFA Program. His work has appeared in Shenandoah, Nixes Mate, Radar Poetry, Clackamas, and elsewhere. Holy City is his first novel and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel of the Year. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.