Catch the Devil - A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast Ta-nehisi Coates Firebird is an adult romantasy

Firebird is an adult romantasy novel that contains dark themes

"Do robins 'hear' worms

Your mother shot

and the dramatic ups and downs of Florentine politics in the Medici era

as well as a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of Black medical pioneers past and present

Catch the Devil - A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast Ta-nehisi Coates Firebird is an adult romantasyBy: Pamela Colloff Published by Random House, 2026 07 14 The riveting, true story of an audacious con man who helped send another man to death row for a murder he did not commit Incendiary, emotionally devastating. [This] is a feat of dogged reporting, bravura storytelling, and clear eyed moral conscience." Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Say Nothing and London Falling For more than three decades, Paul Skalnik roamed the Gulf Coast lying about who he