All We Trust

by Gregory Galloway

From a true modern master of noir fiction comes a twisty new tale about two small town crooks who get in over their heads . . .

Peck and Al have a good thing going. The two brothers own a bar and a hardware store and make a comfortable living. They also launder money for a criminal organization. Everything is perfectly fine until Peck begins to suspect that his brother is going to betray him to the local District Attorney. Things get even more complicated between them when Al’s hard drive with millions of dollars in Crypto goes missing – Peck was the only other person with access. 

What starts out as a family squabble turns into an international battle between competing crime organizations, moving from small town New England to San Francisco to Mexico. Along the way the brothers encounter betrayal, double-dealing, kidnapping, and ultimately, revenge.

256 pages, Paperback

Published July 8, 2025

About the author

Gregory Galloway received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His first novel, As Simple As Snow, was a recipient of the Alex Award.

Reviews

[Heather~ Nature.books.and.coffee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really good crime fiction. It's about two brothers, Peck and Al, who own a bar and are doing well for themselves. But they also launder money for a crime network. But then Peck starts to suspect his brother is going to turn on him. Al also doesn't trust Peck after he notices that his hard drive with millions of dollars in crypto is missing, and Peck was the only one with access. 

This was a steady paced story that had me not knowing which brother was guilty. It was an engaging read that had some unexpected twists. I liked how it played out and hope there will be a follow up book. 
I think if you like crime fiction, this will be a good one for you to pick up. 


Thank you to the publisher and Suzy approved book tours for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

[Christy Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one surprised me in the best way. I suspected I would like it when I read the synopsis but I had no idea it would consume me. It was unputdownable and it’s the first book I’ve read in a day in a LONG time. I enjoy morally grey characters sometimes and Peck won me over early on - - such a great dad and dog dad despite some of his business dealings. Anyone who enjoyed the Ozark series on Netflix would love this book!

[Laura Wonderchick · Rating 3 out of 5]

A new to me author that didn’t disappoint. Lots of twists and turns and a short but entertaining read!

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very entertaining book about two brothers Peck and Al who are the owners of two legal businesses, a bar and a hardware enterprise. These two also have a side hustle, not legal as they filtering money for a crime network, not in it for any glory but in it for the game and that is to make themselves some cash.

But as in all brotherly relationship’s things can turn sour and when Peck becomes concerned that Al is going to the dirty on him and report him to the DA. The Al’s hard drive with mountains of profit in cryptocurrency goes missing suspicions are high and Al is sure Peck has done the dirty on him, no one else knew about this so who else could have taken it. The relationship between the two begins to diminish and Peck keeps trying to tell Al was not him, but Al is dogmatic that this is the case. So, what happens next? I am not going to say anymore as I do not wish to give any spoilers, you will need to pick up a copy and find out for yourself.

Lots of fun along the way to keep you turning the pages, deceit, lies, betrayal and retaliation. I had not heard of this author before, but I will look up his other work as I enjoyed this so much. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the book, all opinions expressed are my own.

[Lisa Albright · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really interesting unique crime thriller that relies a lot on family ties and the bonds formed over years. I liked that we could see more than one point of view and I especially enjoyed the change in font to denote the difference. The author's notes at the end are touching and thinking back about the book I can his emotions shimmering below the words. It's a beautiful tribute and a wonderful story filled with twists that keep the pages turning.

I received a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

[David Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really interesting read. While for me it didn't have the highs and lows of traditional crime fiction it's even pace and tone was mesmerizing. The three main characters, Peck, Al and Sara are well drawn but for me their dog, Zeno stole my heart. The fact that for much of the book I didn't know who was scamming who, but that's what kept me turning the pages to find out. The twists were well thought out and delivered with a soft touch and lots of intrigue. The conclusion was an open ended compelling conversation that I hope leads to a sequel but if it doesn't I can only imagine what comes next.

Thank you to the author, Melville House Publishing and Suzy Approved Book Tours for the gifted copy and including me on this tour.

[Cassie’s Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

While reading this book I can see why the author is called
“a true modern master of noir fiction “. I enjoyed the relationship between the characters and it was fun twisty read!
Two brothers named Peck and Al are business owners they own a hardware and a bar and on the side they launder money for a crime organization. Tables are turned and tensions build when Peck suspects his brother is going to betray him to the District Attorney. To make matters worse Al’s hard drive that holds millions of dollars in Crypto goes missing – and Peck was the only other person with access. Brother against brother and family drama and competing crime organizations across the country has the brothers facing more than just betrayal and revenge but worrying about their own lives in the process . Will they survive this?

[Mitch Wells · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really really enjoyed this book…until the end. And I didn’t even hate it or anything, it just sorta fell flat a little. I got lost with why things were happening and what exactly the climax was and it just sorta puttered out. But, still a fun read. Loved the relationship of the characters, loved the back and forth narration between the dad and daughter, and really loved how funny it was.

Sort of a crime story without too much crime. Lol
But then the end? I’m just sorta real time processing now, yall can quit reading.
I wish it had stayed more on the brothers than this out of nowhere 3rd party situation. It never really felt like the stakes were high. It was all so mellow. Even the kidnapping was chill. I laughed a lot when the daughter took her hood off and looked at the kidnappers, who…she was working with? I was unclear about that.
Was she and her dad in on it? Genuinely couldn’t tell. Maybe that’s the point? I dunno.
Also the last exchange of the book seemed out of character for the main guy. Or is this like the Keyser Soze ending???

[Amy Shook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Peck and Al have a good thing going. The two brothers own a bar and a hardware store and make a comfortable living. They also launder money for a criminal organization. Everything is perfectly fine until Peck begins to suspect that his brother is going to betray him to the local District Attorney. Things get even more complicated between them when Al’s hard drive with millions of dollars in Crypto goes missing – Peck was the only other person with access.

What starts out as a family squabble turns into an international battle between competing crime organizations, moving from small town New England to San Francisco to Mexico. Along the way the brothers encounter betrayal, double-dealing, kidnapping, and ultimately, revenge.


My thoughts:
This set-up reminded me somewhat of the Ozark with Marty his original partner and then later Ruth. Told from dual perspectives it’s easy to be pulled in and meet the two main characters and lots not forget about the daughter. She has her own tricks up her sleeves. This was a very original read with unforgettable characters and at the heart of the book it’s about relationships. Even though these two were criminals at the heart of the book it’s about relationships.

📚 Goodreads / Amazon Review:
All We Trust by Gregory Galloway is a sharp, fast-paced literary crime novel about two brothers, loyalty, and the high-stakes world of money laundering gone wrong.
Peck and Al have a solid thing going. They co-own a bar and a hardware store in a quiet New England town, and on the side? They launder money for a criminal organization. Everything runs smoothly—until Peck starts to suspect Al is going to sell him out to the District Attorney. When Al’s hard drive, containing millions in crypto, mysteriously vanishes—and Peck is the only other person with access—their already fragile trust begins to crack.
What starts as a sibling squabble escalates into a dangerous, globe-spanning clash between criminal factions. From small-town New England to San Francisco to Mexico, the brothers are thrown into a whirlwind of betrayal, kidnappings, power plays, and revenge.
Told in dual POVs, the story has the tense, uneasy energy of Ozark—with Peck’s paranoia and Al’s unraveling plan pulling the reader in. And don’t underestimate the daughter—she brings her own quiet chaos to the mix.
This was an original, character-driven read that delivers action and emotion in equal measure. At its core, it’s about fractured relationships and how far people will go when trust is broken—even between brothers.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📸 Instagram Caption:
Siblings. Secrets. Crypto.
All We Trust by Gregory Galloway is like Ozark meets literary noir—and I was hooked.
Peck and Al run a bar and hardware store… and launder money on the side. Everything’s fine—until a hard drive with millions in crypto disappears, and suspicion explodes between them.
What starts as a family feud spirals into an international showdown with betrayals, kidnappings, and crime syndicates.
Dark, fast-paced, and totally original. This one's about money, power, and the fine line between loyalty and survival.
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[Justin Labelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

All We Trust is a taunt, tightly wound noir.
It follows the rapidly unspooling lives of two brothers who've gotten in a little deeper than they expected.
Some beautiful writing here as the everyday lives of these men gets lost amidst an ever expanding circle of violence.
Paris, Texas meets The Pope Of Greenwich Village.

Favourite line:
‘He got up out of his chair and left the room with one of his men. The other two stood in the corner like lamps. Lamps with guns. I stood and watched them for a minute. But before they turned me into another lamp, I texted Al again. (173)

“Isn’t it always the people who are closest to you that hurt you the most? They’re the only ones that can.” 43

“ Everybody lets you down in the end. I know that much. But she was not a good person. You know that”. 43

“I’m getting sentimental in my old age. You know you’re in trouble when you start thinking about the shitty times with fondness. It was a horrible trip. We shouldn’t have laughed about it, we shouldn’t have tolerated it. Al was right, we should have left immediately and gotten all our money back… Otherwise, leave the past where it belongs. There are better days ahead, you have to believe that. What’s the alternative? 88

“Mexico can only get better; America’s only going to get worse. Besides, where I am there’s nothing to do but fish and mind your own business. I could build my house and keep to myself, and no one will know what I’m doing or care. I can do whatever the hell I want”

“That’s the trouble with planning for a future; the one you figured on never comes.”

From my favourite continued chunk of writing: “No one probably thinks they’re going to end up poor and lonely, lost and afraid, betrayed and beaten. No one thinks that, do they? I never gave it much thought at all, except that my life would be made up of phases, and not a connected string of events…. When you wake up you realize that the only thing that has happened is that the dream is over and time has been wasted and the opportunities to move on have dwindled, and the alternatives disappeared, and you start to feel trapped or diminished. I never thought I’d stay in the same place, doing the same thing, for most of my life. I’m not complaining, just ruminating, as one does when you see a new place, new landscapes, and are reminded of everything you haven’t seen. You want things to change, then you count on them staying the same,the same routine, the same steady work, the same relationships, a stability that is comforting and secure- and then change comes when you don’t want it to, or it’s the wrong kind of change that upsets everything. I’ve tried to be happy, even when happiness was taken away, be satisfied with what I have and not want the things I don’t have, I’ve tried and still wound up unsatisfied. (157 continued onto 178)

[Melissa (Nissa_the.bookworm) · Rating 4 out of 5]

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔
🎥 enjoy books that feel like movies
👀 don’t know who you can trust
💰 launder money for a living (shhh)
🌪️ love twisty reads

• 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓

Peck and Al have a good thing going. The two brothers own a bar and a hardware store and make a comfortable living. They also launder money for a criminal organization. Everything is perfectly fine until Peck begins to suspect that his brother is going to betray him to the local District Attorney. Things get even more complicated between them when Al’s hard drive with millions of dollars in Crypto goes missing – Peck was the only other person with access.

What starts out as a family squabble turns into an international battle between competing crime organizations, moving from small town New England to San Francisco to Mexico. Along the way the brothers encounter betrayal, double-dealing, kidnapping, and ultimately, revenge.

• 𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒

This was such a great, fast paced read about two brothers who are pulling the wool over each other’s eyes. You don’t know who to trust as the reader, which makes the story all the more exciting because you are rooting for both of them equally. This story really reads like a fast paced crime movie with all of the twists and turns. I never really knew who was doing what or why until the end, which was about of fun and left me guessing! It would be fun to see this one turned into a movie!

[Jesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyably literary and twisty neo-, or meta-, noir that was on the second front table at the Mysterious Bookshop, replete with two semi-reliable narrators and allusions to McTeague and Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Chekhov's gun and Godot and, indirectly, Jay Gatsby. It's about two lost-sounding dolts, half-brothers, middle managers in the local criminal economy, whose smarts become more apparent over time, but it starts with an absurdist, and almost Beckettian, evocation of mulish low-level resentment that is only slowly explained and is played out with all all the joy and comedy of that premise. From there the low-stakes plot slowly expands, adding more nuances and qualifications as it goes (previous scenes get revisited and rewritten), and the web of characters and connections widens, with the narrator's daughter correcting and sometimes undercutting his story.

The allusions are maybe a bit on-the-nose (though, McTeague? Read that in college and found it indelible, and Frank Norris has an alley in his honor just off Polk St. here in SF, but I suppose references like these are pretty obscure for most normal readers), but/and they contribute to a sense of the novel as just as much a take on late capitalism's distortions of self (Peck, the narrator, gets off a line about capitalism and violence being American pastimes) as a straight-up crime novel. Nicely understated and controlled in tone, this reflects Galloway's MFA in both style and content, and it made me curious about the rest of his work.

[Kim Wilch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn’t your typical heart-pounding, high-drama crime thriller—and that’s exactly what makes it so good. Instead of constant shootouts and chase scenes, this one delivers a steady, mesmerizing pace packed with layered characters, tangled relationships, and a healthy dose of “wait… who’s scamming who?”

Peck, Al, and Sara are all compelling in their own right, but Zeno the dog? Total scene-stealer. I loved the multiple perspectives and the clever font changes to show them. The story focused on the bonds and tensions between characters, and secondly, the crime itself. The twists land perfectly, the suspense sneaks up at just the right moments, and the open-ended conclusion leaves you both satisfied and wishing for a sequel. Unique, thoughtful, and quietly gripping—I’m here for more.

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

While there’s two crooks and a daughter this reminded me of old crime shows. The crooks are actually working to figure out what is up and at times you’ll never guess what that is.

It’s very much character driven and the main characters aren’t really good guys, I really liked and rooted for them. Especially Peck and his dog Zeno.

My brain really didn’t know what to expect and as much as I tried, I didn’t know where this was heading until it got there. Which is a good thing and unexpected.

It’s a slow and steady burn versus an intense action packed ride, but it really fit the story. I was entertained from the very first pages.

[Annmarie Kuyath · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brothers Al and Peck are costumes owners and launder money on the side for a crime organization. Peck starts to suspect his brother is going to betray him and then Al's hard drive with millions of Crypto dollars on it goes missing and Peck is the only other one who has access to it. Are the brothers betraying one another? Is there someone after them, is it a crime organization, and what do they need to be afraid of?

A quick, entertaining read. While it didn't have as many twists as books I typically read, the characters were great and I enjoyed it. My first book by this author, but it won't be my last!

[Debbie Rozier · Rating 4 out of 5]

The choice to make this noir read have 2 first person points of view really elevated it for me. The POVs are Peck and his 16 year old daughter, Sara.

Sara’s character is fabulous. She is a boss babe for sure in the making.

I loved the fast pace and the dialogue in the book. Peck and his brother, Al, are just shady enough as they launder money through their businesses.

There is some bait and switch throughout the read which kept me on my toes.

I think this would make a clever movie.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mix of yearning and calculation that seems particularly American infuses the voice of the book’s protagonist, and rarely has a story been at once so harsh and poignant. But this is an exploration of trust: its failure and redemptive power—and this is also a courageous and clear-eyed inquiry into what it means to be a family. A novelist who handles complex situations and emotions with the skill of a supremely talented percussionist, Galloway is someone to read and reread.

[Booksandcoffeemx · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s nothing better than reading a book that makes you feel like you’re part of the story, constantly thinking, guessing, and trying to figure out who to root for. Who’s “right”? Who’s “wrong”?

This is a crime story, but an unconventional one, filled with complicated relationships, a broken family,and morally grey characters you won’t soon forget. It keeps you on edge while making you care about people you’re not sure you should.

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable crime drama with a complex relationship between two brothers. Even though I enjoyed the writing and the plot I had a difficult time relating to the characters. One item that would have helped me understand the story better is the POV flipping. If the chapters were clearly labeled with which POV character was speaking it would have been helpful. Nevertheless, this is a fun story and recommended reading.

[Danielle B · Rating 4 out of 5]

ALL WE TRUST was a very cool crime thriller! The characters of the two brothers were deep and I enjoyed their story. The author set up some nice suspense and it held my interest from beginning to end!

Many thanks to Gregory Galloway for my gifted copy.

This review will be shared to my Instagram account (@coffee.break.book.reviews) in the future.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Engaging and hard to put down. This story kept me guessing and turning pages right til the end. Descriptive enough to make me feel like I was there alongside Peck throughout, but not to the point of distraction. And the humor made me laugh out loud more than once! Write some more, Greg, please!

[Sarah W · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this different take on a crime novel. The main characters were involved in some criminal activity but it focused more on the problems that it was causing between them. The way it was written felt like the characters were telling a story to the reader and I loved that. I liked seeing the daughters perspective and influence on the troubles they were having. While there were not as many intense moments as you expect in a crime novel the ones that were there added the suspense in the right moments. After the ending I hope there is more to come.

Thank you @gregorykgalloway @suzyapprovedbooktours for the gifted copy.

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

A library find.
October 2025.
Interesting.

[Kingsley · Rating 3 out of 5]

111110

5/10

[Jimia · Rating 3 out of 5]

*A Decent 3.25*

All We Trust is about two brothers who own a hardware store and a bar which sounds like a simple regular life. The twist is that these two brothers are laundering money and the crypto currency ledger flash drive they were holding the money they make from this scheme on has gone missing. This is a story that tests loyalty, lies, deceit and whether being apart of this game is all worth it.

When I first read the description of this story, it convinced me that I was about to be in for a banger of a ride. Once I got deeper into the book it began to have plot holes, not enough back story, missing pieces I wanted to have before continuing and characters I really did not care for.

In the end I had to give it a 3.25 because even though it was not what I thought it was going to be there were some elements I did enjoy. It just felt too rushed for me.

I could see this being a movie more than a book but if it was put together better I feel it would have had potential to be at least a 4 star read.