The Buffalo Butcher is exactly the kind of indie title we champion here — a historical thriller with a real point of view, written with purpose and craft, that probably wouldn’t have found its way to a major house because it’s too smart to be easily categorized.
Robert Brighton centers the story on five working women in 1901 Buffalo who decide to investigate a series of murders when the authorities won’t. Brighton executes it without sentimentality and without exploitation — these are specific women with specific lives, not symbols.
Manhattan Book Review called it a “breath of fresh air for mystery readers” and we’d agree strongly. Seek this one out.
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