This gritty, noir novel set during a Chicago heat wave follows the life of Robert, who's stuck in his apartment alone and fears he is going to be the next victim of the heat wave. A chance encounter with Lucy leads him into a risky, short-lived relationship that leads to a chilling climax.
This gritty, noir novel set during a Chicago heat wave follows the life of Robert, who's stuck in his apartment alone and fears he is going to be the ...
Balladeer of the city s broken and forgotten men, Joseph G. Peterson looks for inspiration in urban side streets and alleys, where crooked schemes are hatched, where lives end violently, and where pretty much everyone is up to no good. Depicting the lives of people who have woefully lost their way in the world criminals and victims, the unemployed and unemployable, the neglected and the indigent, the lonely and the alone Peterson nonetheless brings a poet s touch to his work, which is redolent with allegory, allusion, and Nabokovian wordplay. His last novel, "Beautiful Piece," garnered...
Balladeer of the city s broken and forgotten men, Joseph G. Peterson looks for inspiration in urban side streets and alleys, where crooked schemes ...
