Mark Wish
Winner of the International Book Award for Mystery/Suspense
Nominated for a National Book Award
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NECESSARY DEEDS
“A high-stakes noir...a taut tale of jealousy, murder, and redemption.”
—LAURA McHUGH, internationally bestselling author of The Weight of Blood
“Irresistible and addictive.”
—TIM JOHNSTON, New York Times bestselling author of Descent
“A literary page-turner.”
—DANIEL TORDAY, author of The Last Flight of Poxl West
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COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2025
LAUNCH PARTY
Thurs, Jan 23 7pm
KGB Bar
NYC
MARK WISH is the author of the novels Necessary Deeds, Watch Me Go, Show Up Look Good, and Confessions of a Polish Used Car Salesman. He's also the founding editor of Coolest American Stories, an award-winning annual anthology of short stories. His own short stories have appeared in more than 125 print venues, including The Best American Short Stories, The Georgia Review, TriQuarterly, American Short Fiction, The Antioch Review, The Gettysburg Review, The Southern Review, The Sun, and Fiction International. He is the recipient of a Tobias Wolff Award, a Kay Cattarulla Award, an Isherwood Fellowship, and a Pushcart Prize.
