Two smalltime thieves get in over their heads in this literary thriller from the virtuoso novelist and author of Soldiers Joy (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Not quite at home in the backwoods of Tennessee, and even less suited for the service, drifter Macrae lands on his feet in New York City in the 1980s. There, he teams up with a petty thief named Charlie, and the two hit on a scheme to rob people withdrawing money at ATMs. Caught up by their surprising success, they move on to bigger crimes. But as Macrae feels a growing discomfort with the increasing violence and danger of their hardscrabble existence, he wonders if hes in too deep to make a clean break. With a tightly orchestrated and harrowing conclusion from one of our most talented novelists... This meticulously observed story nevertheless grips us with its lucid prose, its keen psychological insights and the authors respect for his troubled characters (Publishers Weekly). A remarkable read. The New York Times Book Review Bell seems to know intimately the seedy sides of New York, Baltimore and the exurban south of housing developments and shopping centers abutting old, dying farms. He renders each locale exquisitely and seems as familiar with street jive as redneck vernacular. Los Angeles Times Ripe for translation to the silver screen. Library Journal

Binding: Paperback;370 pages; Publisher: Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe; Classification: N/A; Weight: 590.37 g; Dimensions: N/A

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