Recognition
Awards & Praise
Honors received and voices from readers, reviewers, and the literary community.
Honors
Awards
Winner — Popular Fiction
IndieReader published a winner’s interview with Brandon Keller following the award.
Finalist — General Fiction
Recognized in 2024, ahead of the novel’s July 2025 publication. Some literary awards evaluate manuscripts before release, so an award year may precede a book’s publication date.
Press
Interviews and coverage
- IndieReader — IRDA winner author interviewJuly 2026
- Tallahassee Democrat — Tallahassee native to hold book signing for debut novelSeptember 2025
- Southern Literary Review — Review of The GameJuly 2025
Praise
What readers and reviewers are saying
Keller weaves a complicated plot seamlessly into a stunning reveal in the final chapters in a story that will keep you reading deep into the night.
Gary Gerlacher, best-selling author of the AJ Docker Thriller series
Pulse-pounding ride that is intelligent, heart-wrenching, and very clever. Couldn’t put it down.
Mary Ellen Bramwell, award-winning author of When I Was Seven
Keller delivers a breakneck conspiracy thriller in which buried secrets, semi-sentient AI, and high-stakes poker collide — escalating into a showdown that feels like National Treasure rewritten by Dan Brown at full throttle.
Cam Torrens, award-winning author of the Tyler Zahn Thriller series
The Game is a pulse-pounding thriller packed with deception, danger, and daring gambits that will keep readers turning the pages late into the night.
Southern Literary Review