Fiction by David Sylvester

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Cover of the novel Hung Be the Heavens with Scarlet

Set against the backdrop of New York’s storied Erie Canal during the Civil War, this is the story of two men who set out to solve the murder of a young girl.


In his debut collection, Mr. Sylvester shows us what happens in the spaces that open up between people – when connections are missed or broken – and we struggle to create meaning in an indifferent universe.


In this second story collection, Mr. Sylvester continues to explore themes of human connection and disconnection through characters facing personal crises that force them to recreate themselves.