OBriens first novel in two decades was well worth the wait. . . . In the age of mythomania, OBrien takes aim at the lies that power this country, and how and why they sustain us.America Fantasticapeers straight into the dark heart of the American psyche, and its unafraid of the comedy and tragedy staring back. Esquire, Best Books of the FallAn American Master returns the author of TheThings They Carried delivers his first new novel intwo decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey,in which a bank robbery sparks a satirical romp through a country plaguedby deceit (Kirkus, starred review)At 1134 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in Northern California.How much is on hand, would you say? he asked the teller. Ill want it all.Youre robbing me?He revealed a Temptation .38 Special.The teller, a diminutive redhead named Angie Bing, collected eightyone thousand dollars.Boyd stuffed the cash into a paper grocery bag.Im sorry about this, he said, but Ill have to ask you to take a ride with me.So begins the adventure of Boyd Halversonstar journalist turned notorious online disinformation troll turned JCPenney managerand his irrepressible hostage, Angie Bing. Haunted by his past and weary of his present, Boyd has one goal before the authorities catch up with him settle a score with the man who destroyed his life. By Monday the pair reach Mexico by winter, they are in a lakefront mansion in Minnesota. On their trail are hitmen, jealous...

Binding: Paperback;464 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; Classification: FA; Weight: 474 g; Dimensions: 201 x 135 x 31

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