Jill McCorkle has a heart the size of her beloved North Carolina and nowhere is that more evident than in the pages of her writing. Old Crimes is a story collection drenched with her perceptiveness of the human condition. Each story is as strong as the one before, telling of past mistakes shaping lives. These are absolutely fulfilling, engrossing, and brilliantly crafted.
Old Crimes by Jill McCorkle, (List Price: $27, Algonquin Books, 9781616209735, January 2024)
Reviewed by Damita Nocton, The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, North Carolina