The Hit: A NovelLuke Carr returns from the Vietnam War to exact revenge on his ex-lover and her rich husband by stealing their prized art collection, but old feelings and a mysterious request to perform a hit disrupt his plans and initiate the downfall of all concerned. A story of passion, betrayal, and the perfect crime gone awry, Harvest of Lies chronicles Carrs downfall. Now a patient at a state mental hospital, Carr tells his story from a series of notebooks written while holed up there. Hoar draws comparisons to OConnor here, Barry Hannah there, Erskine Caldwell somewhere else; and sometimes ... no comparison at all. The New York Times Book Review |
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