x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
Ed Lynskey, one of the most acclaimed modern crime noir authors, returns to the Smoky Mountains with a new hardboiled tale of murder, passion, and intense action.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Summary edit
Brendan Fishback coming home from a rock concert ends up the next morning in bed with a corpse, the girl he picked up: Ashleigh Sizemore. He has no idea how she died. But the local sheriff closing in targets Brendan as the prime suspect for Ashleigh's murder. Times is running... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Brendan Fishback: Young pressman. Protagonist and narrator.
- Cobb Kuzawa: Brendan's best friend
- Jeremiah 'Jerry' Kuzawa: Cobb's father, a decorated Korean War vet and ex-CIA operative
- Mr. Herzog: Add a description of this character.
- Edna: Brendan's twin sister
- Ashleigh Sizemore
- Ralph Sizemore
- Mama Jo
- Alicia
- Gil
- Lang
- Ms. Sutwala
- Ramsey
- Ozzie
- Mrs. Cornwell
- Cullen
- Sam
- J.d.
- Kerns
- Will Thomas Mountain
- Victor
- Judge Yarrow
- Pierre
- Mrs. Nelson
- Angus
- Marlboro
- Dr. Smith
- Pete
- Valdez
Quotes edit
-
“I cadged a complimentary green matchbook with a gold bird icon from the Bell canning Jar. Later we'd use the matches to light our spliffs. My fingertips tapped the stem to the gizmo that dinged a bell. Nobody came out. Wrong signal, so I did two bell rings. No response prompted me to tap out a series of bell rings.”
Brendan Fishback, the protagonist, is speaking of when he was with the murder victim Ashleigh Sizemore while getting them a motel room.
Setting & Locations edit
Great Smoky Mountains, TN
First Sentence edit
My twin sister Edna seated between Cobb Kuzawa and me snapped her gum.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Lake Charles: The manmade lake comes to represent what's evil in the story.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ed Lynskey (Author)
Other Contributors:
- George H. Scithers (Editor) - Cited on the title page.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Wildside Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781434430656
Page Count: 188
Publisher: Wildside Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781434430656
Page Count: 188
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Add the suggested reading level for this book.16 years and older
Subjects edit
More Books Like This edit
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
