Between Here and the Yellow Sea

Reader Heyborne brings just the right amount of vocal tidings to this debut story collection, originally published in 2005, by True Detective creator Pizzolatto. The author’s storytelling has a lyrical truth to it and touches on themes of loss, loneliness, and alienation, whether it be a mother searching for a missing and deeply troubled son (“A Cryptograph”), a park ranger who uses base jumping to work through his addiction and physical pain (“Ghost Birds”), or a young son discovering that his father is all too human (“1987, the Races”). Heyborne uses a straightforward, low-key delivery in his narration that fits well with the author’s reflective tone. His reading brings an almost dreamlike melancholia to these tales, elevating their emotional content and drawing the listener deep into the lives of these characters and their world. [em]A Dzanc paperback. (May) [/em]