"Rogers’ linguistic prowess and creative talents are on full display here. . . A literary tour-de-force, and a noir masterpiece."
–Molly Odintz, CrimeReads

"[A] ferocious, darkly comedic reckoning with the mythologies of small-town America . . . Rogers is less interested in the crime than in the ecosystem that permits it--the silence, complicity, tribal loyalty, and moral evasions with which communities protect their idols. Rather than a standard morality play, Rogers crafts a chaotic portrait of systemic rot, asking a brutal question about collective willful ignorance when a community builds its pride on a fragile pedestal. . . By weaving razor-sharp social commentary into a polyphonic narrative, Rogers captures the absurdity and tragedy of modern hero worshop. An utterly compelling, sharply unsettling examination of how Americans manufacture heroes and then protect the mythology at almost any cost."
—Booklist (starred review)

"A devilish tale of sports hero worship and toxic masculinity . . . Rogers employs partially redacted journal entries, photos, and interview transcripts, all to immersive effect . . . [Humpty Dumpty] offers an apt reminder that every action as a consequence."
—Publishers Weekly

"A high school apocalypse . . . Exuberant . . . [Humpty Dumpty] has a raucous, infectious energy and wit that keep the pages turning. Hyperkinetic and darkly comic, Rogers’ novel offers a fresh take on a well-worn tale of male teen hubris."
—Kirkus Reviews