Under Radar: A Novel by Michael Tolkin

by Michael Tolkin

Tom Levy is guilty. Years ago the young lawyer worked a brilliant insurance scam that left him wealthy, but now, desperate for distraction, he can't think straight. He hopes a Jamaican vacation with his wife and two daughters will save him, but the hotel lacks the sex and uncertainty Tom craves, and he is forced to find distraction in a married woman. He hovers near her, afraid to talk but certain that she is a prize her oafish husband does not deserve. And then one night, at a beach bar reggae concert, the husband goads Tom's four-year-old daughter into an act so vulgar that Tom vows the man will pay for it with his life. But when he fights the man atop the Dunn's River Falls, it is Tom who must deal with the consequences of his actions - and he is forced to face the inner darkness that has, until now, flown safely Under Radar.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Michael 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).

Reviews

[Matt Micucci · Rating 1 out of 5]

Laughably unpredictable. Did the writer even know what he was writing?