The Life We Bury
of Allen Eskens (Goodreads Author)
Series: Joe Talbert #1
Description
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 Carlâs conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before itâs too late to escape the fallout?From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 303 pages
- Publisher Seventh Street Books
- Publication Date October 14th 2014
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781616149987
- Edition Not informed
- Category Mystery & Thriller
- Scenario ['Minnesota (United States)']
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