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Distant sons : a novel / Tim Johnston.
"The actions of two young working men with secrets ignite the passions and violence of a small Wisconsin town still haunted by the unsolved disappearance of three boys in the 1970s"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643753591 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 390 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2023.
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| Subject: | Male friendship > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Missing children > Fiction. Small cities > Fiction. Women detectives > Fiction. Wisconsin > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Johns | 31681010345783 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"The actions of two young working men with secrets ignite the passions and violence of a small Wisconsin town still haunted by the unsolved disappearance of three boys in the 1970s"-- - Baker & Taylor
A group of people, still traumatized by the disappearance of three young boys in the 1970s, converge in a small Wisconsin town after a chain of random events culminates in violence and reveals long-buried secrets. - Grand Central Pub
The paths of two young men collide and spark unexpected violence in a Wisconsin town where three boys went missing in the 1970s in this "intricate, haunting novel" (Michael Koryta, author of An Honest Man).
What if?
What if Sean Courtlandâs old Chevy truck had broken down somewhere else? What if heâd never met Denise Givens, a waitress at a local tavern, and gotten into a bar fight defending her honor? Or offered a ride to Dan Young, another young man like Sean, burdened by secrets and just drifting through the small Wisconsin town?
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Instead, Sean enlists Danâs help with a construction job in the basement of a localâthe elderly, reclusive Marion Devereauxâand gradually the two men come to realize that theyâve washed up in a place haunted by the disappearance of three young boys decades earlier. As Sean and Danâs friendship deepens, and as Sean gets closer to Denise and her father, they come to the attention of a savvy local detective, Corrine Viegas, who has her own reasons for digging into Danâs pastâand for being unable to resist the pull of the townâs unsolved mystery. And with each chance connection, an irreversible chain of events is set in motion that culminates in shattering violence and the revelation of long-buried truths.
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Gripping and immersive, this crime novel by bestselling author Tim Johnston becomes so much more: a book about friendship and love and good hard workâand a masterful read about how the most random intersection of lives can have consequences both devastating and beautiful.
