Jesse Binger - Author
The Penitent Hours
Debut Novel
The Penitent Hours is a lyrical, hard-edged crime novel about broken faith and impossible choices.
On the wintry shores of Bay Point, Long Island, a haunted priest, an aging ex-con, and a woman caught between them are pulled into a web of violence that threatens to upend the fragile peace they’ve built.
As buried sins rise and loyalties fray, each must decide how far they’ll go to protect the ones they love. Gritty, elegiac, and steeped in the shadows of noir, The Penitent Hours lingers where grace and damnation blur.
(Represented by Tommy Dean, Rosecliff Literary)
Bad Intentions
Crime Fiction Inspired by Warren Zevon
Fifteen hard-hitting crime stories. Jesse Binger does his own take on Zevon's lyrical and beautiful "Carmelita." A nineteen year old kid gets more than he bargained for when a chance encounter at a strip club leads him into the orbit of a woman he can't forget, Carmelita.