Wry humour and small-town crime, in the acclaimed Lucian Wing
series. Lucian Wing is the sheriff of a backwoods county in
Vermont, a hardscrabble place far from the picture-postcard gaze.
He is also a man with a problem. Multiple problems, in fact,
including a threatening superior; a wandering wife; a hard-drinking
father-in-law; a demented mother; a squad of deputies variously
overzealous and moronic; a mysterious vigilante band operating in
his jurisdiction; and a formidably bloodthirsty local carnivore...
Wing needs to draw on all his patience, knowledge, and (especially)
humor to resolve things. Not least, to honour what one ambiguous
ally refers to as Old Number Five. Praise for Castle Freeman's
novels: 'A small miracle - sharp, sly, moving and full of heart.'
Nick Cave 'Part comic romp and part nail-biting thriller ... Castle
Freeman writes with both wit and a deep understanding of the human
psyche, and he does not cheat us out of a dramatic climax.'
Guardian 'Shares many small-town, big-crime themes with Cormac
McCarthy... it is impossible not to appreciate this.' The Times
'Wonderful... every paragraph a gem. Freeman - like Cormac
McCarthy, like Annie Proulx - shows us the awkward realness of
lives, and does it with humour, with wry perception, with great
style.' R. J. Ellory 'Extremely funny... streamlined storytelling,
dead-on dialogue and lyrical descriptions of the bleak, woodsy
landscape. This is a meticulous New England miniature, with not a
word wasted.' Oprah Magazine 'A fast, memorable read gooey with
atmosphere ... a gem that sparkles with sly insight and cuts like a
knife.' Boston Globe 'Freeman has a flawless ear for dialogue and a
sharp eye for quirky detail ... Superb.' People Magazine 'A
brilliant book - laconic, spare, stylish and exciting.' Al Alvarez
'A small masterpiece of black comedy and suspense ... If all novels
were this good, Americans would read more.' Kirkus Reviews
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