A review by puzzled_pagan
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 Jordan Harper writes prose like a punch to the face. His way of bringing noir stories to life with his language is downright inspiring, like he's some sort of reincarnation of Micky Spillane with better story sense. This time he gives us a pitch-black story of a morally devastated PR expert and a former Los Angeles Sheriff gang member as they peel back layer after layer of moral rot in Los Angeles, uncovering a horrible secret that both of them are being paid to just cover over. It's bleak, it's haunting, and it's exceedingly well-written. Noir is alive and well with people like Jordan Harper carrying the torch.