Ninety-Two in the Shade
Author | : Thomas McGuane |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2015-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781466858299 |
ISBN-13 | : 146685829X |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Tiring of the company of junkies and burn-outs, Thomas Skelton goes home to Key West to take up a more wholesome life. But things fester in America's utter South. And Skelton's plans to become a skiff guide in the shining blue subtropical waters place him on a collision course with Nichol Dance, who has risen to the crest of the profession by dint of infallible instincts and a reputation for homicide. Out of their deadly rivalry, Thomas McGuane has constructed a novel with the impetus of a thriller and the heartbroken humor that is his distinct contribution to American prose. "Full of surprises and rewards and an exhilaration one feels only rarely." Newsweek on Ninety-Two in the Shade.