RaveThe New Orleans AdvocateNow it will grab readers in his third novel, King Zeno, which takes place during a pivotal year in the city’s history: 1918. It is a gritty portrait of a city clawing its way toward the future, wrestling with geography, history, destiny, the forces of nature and human greed and hope ... Meticulously timed and plotted, King Zeno ties these events together in the unforgettable characters... To read King Zeno is to see the city through Rich’s sharply observant yet loving eyes ... That vivid and visible history is amplified by human voices ... It takes time to learn a city, to love it, to make a mark on it, and Rich has done that in King Zeno.
