Holy City Teen & Young Adult Friendship Fiction a nurse calling a name

a nurse calling a name in a waiting room

Told through the alternating perspectives of Judy

Isabel Banta’s debut novel

A vicious massacre

Holy City Teen & Young Adult Friendship Fiction a nurse calling a name2025 EDGAR NOMINEE FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL! "Holy City is an amazing piece of work. A Southern novel that examines the pathos and ethos of small town life and the weight of both grief and hatred. Love it."S. A. Cosby No one innocent. No one free. Nothing sacred. Holy City is the captivating debut from Henry Wise about a deputy sheriff who must work alongside an unpredictable private detective after he finds himself on the outs from his sheriff's