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Kala by Colin Walsh
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Jul 25, 2023 | ISBN 9780385549639

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Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Electric Literature

Kala hits its mark: it’s a beautiful and taut work of prose.”
Electric Literature

“Irish author Walsh makes an assured debut with this gritty heartbreaker of a thriller… Part heartfelt coming-of-age tale, part brutal Irish noir, this is a spectacular read for Donna Tartt and Tana French fans.”
Kirkus

“Now here’s a truly ambitious debut novel that purrs with narrative confidence – hugely engaging and thoroughly addictive.”
Kevin Barry, author of Night Boat to Tangier

“Kala is a thriller—and a lot more. It is exciting and cleverly structured, but its great strength is the characters: they are terrific.”
Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize-winning author of Life Without Children

“Colin Walsh’s debut Kala is a heartbreaking story of love and lost youth that is at once tender and absolutely gutting. Psychologically rangy and ultimately riveting, Kala is a book you’ll not just read and love, but lend to those you love.” 
Smith Henderson, author of Fourth of July Creek

“A debut novel of skill and fire, Kala crackles with passion as it depicts the urgent bonds of youth and the monsters that emerge when we peer into the past.”
Rob Doyle, author of Threshold

“I was kept awake until the birds were singing. What a story. I was riveted. It captures so much of the essence of the thrill and excitement of teenage summers, the wonderful optimism of youth and first loves, and the ease with which corruption and evil can take hold and thrive. This is a dazzling novel.”
Donal Ryan, author of The Queen of Dirt Island

“The very definition of page-turner, full of big personalities, rapid twists and unpredictable moments, cast both in vivid colour and deepest shadow. I tore through it.”
Lisa McInerney, author of The Rules of Revelation

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