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In the critically-acclaimed, award-nominated writer comes a brand new noir crime traditional about among the most infamous studies in American history. Experts named Ace Atkins’s Evil Town “gripping, superb” (Library Journal), “stunning” (The Tampa Tribune), “terrific” (Associated Press), “riveting” (Kirkus Reviews), “wicked good” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram), and “Atkins’ greatest novel” (The Washington Post). But Devil’s Backyard is another thing again. Bay Area, September 1921: Quiet-screen comedy superstar Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle is putting a wild party in his collection in the Street.