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Under Radar: A Novel
A "provocative" psychological suspense novel about "a character who is bound inevitably to a disastrous past" (The Oregonian).
Years ago, Tom Levy worked an insurance scam that left him rich, but he is about to learn that wealth can't always protect you from bad decisions. While vacationing in Jamaica, Tom witnesses a man goading his four-year-old daughter into a vulgar display on the dance floor. The man also happens to be married to the woman who has been capturing Tom's own attention. Enraged, Tom vows he must pay with his life.
The next day, atop the Dunn's River Falls, Tom kills the man in cold blood, in full view of witnesses--condemning himself to life in prison among the most brutal and hardened men of Jamaica. Does an elusive story hold the key to their salvation, and Tom's own? And once Tom has told it, can he find a way to reenter the hearts of those he has left behind?
From the author of The Player, Under Radar was a Village Voice Favorite Book of the Year and blends elements of crime fiction and fable with an edge of black comedy.
"Applies an Old Testament vision with an up-to-the-second feel for the details of contemporary affluence . . . Compelling." --The New York Times Book Review
Years ago, Tom Levy worked an insurance scam that left him rich, but he is about to learn that wealth can't always protect you from bad decisions. While vacationing in Jamaica, Tom witnesses a man goading his four-year-old daughter into a vulgar display on the dance floor. The man also happens to be married to the woman who has been capturing Tom's own attention. Enraged, Tom vows he must pay with his life.
The next day, atop the Dunn's River Falls, Tom kills the man in cold blood, in full view of witnesses--condemning himself to life in prison among the most brutal and hardened men of Jamaica. Does an elusive story hold the key to their salvation, and Tom's own? And once Tom has told it, can he find a way to reenter the hearts of those he has left behind?
From the author of The Player, Under Radar was a Village Voice Favorite Book of the Year and blends elements of crime fiction and fable with an edge of black comedy.
"Applies an Old Testament vision with an up-to-the-second feel for the details of contemporary affluence . . . Compelling." --The New York Times Book Review
228 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2002
About the author
Michael Tolkin
15 books40 followersMichael Tolkin is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. A follow-up book, Return of the Player, was published in 2006.
Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith, a studio executive, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee).
Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith, a studio executive, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee).
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June 23, 2009
Laughably unpredictable. Did the writer even know what he was writing?
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