The life we bury: a novel
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A USA Today bestseller and book club favorite!
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder. As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout?
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder. As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout?
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Subjects
Amateur Sleuth
Amateur Sleuth -- Mystery & Detective
Autistic people
Autistic people -- Family relationships
Autistic people -- Family relationships -- Fiction
College students
College students -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Dysfunctional families
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Electronic books
Family relationships
Fiction
FICTION -- Mystery & Detective -- General
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General
General
Life imprisonment
Life imprisonment -- Fiction
Literature
Minnesota
Minnesota -- Fiction
Mystery
Mystery & Detective
Mystery fiction
Older prisoners
Older prisoners -- Fiction
Psychological
Psychological -- Thrillers
Suspense
Suspense -- Thrillers
Thriller
Veterans
Veterans -- Fiction
Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction
Amateur Sleuth -- Mystery & Detective
Autistic people
Autistic people -- Family relationships
Autistic people -- Family relationships -- Fiction
College students
College students -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Dysfunctional families
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Electronic books
Family relationships
Fiction
FICTION -- Mystery & Detective -- General
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General
General
Life imprisonment
Life imprisonment -- Fiction
Literature
Minnesota
Minnesota -- Fiction
Mystery
Mystery & Detective
Mystery fiction
Older prisoners
Older prisoners -- Fiction
Psychological
Psychological -- Thrillers
Suspense
Suspense -- Thrillers
Thriller
Veterans
Veterans -- Fiction
Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction
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