Scavenger
A Mystery

Received an early copy of this book. Wow. Chambers comes out of the box swinging hard in this fast-moving, down-and-dirty crime novel that kicks up the tarp on the sleazy, duplicitous, double-dealing underbelly of our nation’s capital. Into this shadowy knot of deceit walks unconventional detective,......more

Dickie Cornish lives in an unseen and unwanted world in Washington, D.C., where he protects the forgotten and damaged and provides them with the supplies they need as homeless dwellers camping in the shadow of the Smithsonian. Dickie is not what he seems – he is educated and comes from a different w......more

Got a galley and can't wait to have the final version. I completed a review of the author's first novel Sympathy for the Devil, written almost 20 years ago, with the same setting, and it is amazing how this is the same author regarding tone, voice, tense shift, point of view, characters. But the fun......more

Dug the hell out of this story. Literary cinema verite, Chris delivers a sly, slick and twisty hardcore mystery that drops you in the protagonist's world. Get yourself a glass of something you like to sip on and crack Scavenger open.......more

Scavenger by Christopher Chambers is a compelling book for several reasons. A wrongly accused man, twisty mystery, and a look at parts of society often overlooked (often intentionally over the past four years especially, but not limited to the orange menace). The language of the streets will make par......more