Rolling the Bones

by Kyle Jarrard

Sparks will fly when professional con artist Carl Stein zeros in on Carl and Venus Blalock, an unsuspecting small town Texas couple. By the author of Over There.

300 pages, Hardcover

First published September 9, 2001

About the author

Kyle Jarrard, a Texas-born writer who moved to Paris in 1981, is the author most recently of "The Old World Dies," a comic satire on the decline of France.

The novel received a starred review from Kirkus, which noted: "An intoxicatingly unique literary voice that demands further attention." Go here for the full review: https://goo.gl/D7Lbx9

IndieReader gave "The Old World Dies" 4 stars and called it "a lush and vividly poetic book, meant to be experienced as a piece of art, a moving portrait of intersecting lives and relationships." Full review here: https://goo.gl/C6jjCw

Jarrard has published two other novels: “Over There” and “Rolling the Bones.” A history book: “Cognac: The Saga of the World’s Most Coveted Spirit,” which also has been published in French. And a volume of poetry: "Garden of Demise."

He is a former senior editor at the International New York Times and lives near Paris with his cat Lily.