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Putnam
July 2012
On Sale: June 28, 2012
Featuring: Arthur Pfefferkorn
336 pages
ISBN: 0399159037
EAN: 9780399159039
Kindle: B006Z1NJEM
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Arthur Pfefferkorn is a has-been, or perhaps a never-was: a middle-aged college professor with long-dead literary aspirations. When his oldest friend, bestselling thriller writer William de Vallรจe, is lost at sea, Pfefferkorn is torn between envy and grief, for de Vallรจe not only outshone Pfefferkorn professionally, but married the woman Pfefferkorn loved. Finding an incomplete manuscript from the late writer, Pfefferkorn sneaks off with it after the funeral and rewrites it as his own, finally earning the success and recognition heโd felt robbed of his whole life. But taking over Billโs work and status opens up more than just doors to fame and success. As Pfefferkorn learns more about the darker side of his late friendโs life, he finds himself sucked into a wholly unexpected adventure. He sets in motion a surreal chain of events, plunging him into a shadowy realm of double crosses and intrigue, a world where no one can be trusted - and nothing can be taken seriously.
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