Frank Bill is the author of the novel Donnybrook and the story collection Crimes in Southern Indiana, one of GQ's favorite books of 2011 and a Daily Beast best debut of 2011. He lives and writes in southern Indiana.
Frank Bill's first novel, Donnybrook, is vivid in its violence, grim in its grimness. It reams the English language with a broken beer bottle and lets the blood drops tell the story. Daniel Woodrell on Frank Bill A literary shotgun blast to the face. The Independent on Frank Bill Here's the writer to watch: mad, bad, and dangerous to know. Megan Abbott on Frank Bill Bill is one hell of a storyteller. Kirkus Reviews on Frank Bill Good Lord, where in the hell did this guy come from? Blasts off like a frigging rocket ship and hits as hard as an ax handle to the side of the head after you've snorted a nose full of battery acid. One of the wildest damn rides you're ever going to take inside a book. Donald Ray Pollock on Frank Bill