College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder. As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout? From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Allen Eskens
Allen Eskens (17 de Março de 1963, Estados Unidos da América) é um Advogado de Defesa, escritor e autor americano que escreve Romances Policiais, de Crime, Mistério, Thriller e Suspense. "A Vida Que Enterramos", sua estreia, ganhou o 'Rosebud Award de Melhor Primeiro Livro de Mistério' de 2014. Ele cresceu no estado do Missouri e agora mora no estado de Minnesota. Ele recebeu o título de 'Mestre em Belas Artes' pela Minnesota State University. Ele também é formado em 'Jornalismo' pela University of Minnesota e 'Juris Doctor' pela Hamline University School of Law. Além dos programas oficiais de graduação, ele participou do 'Iowa Summer Writing Festival' e do 'The Loft Literary Center', na cidade de Minneapolis, Estados Unidos da América. Além de escrever, Eskens trabalha como Advogado de Defesa Criminal. SEUS LIVROS: Nada Mais Perigoso (2019), um Romance #Série Joe Talbert: A Vida Que Enterramos (2014) As Sombras Que Escondemos (2018) As Horas Roubadas (2021) #Série Detetive Max Rupert: A Vida Que Enterramos (2014) O Disfarce do Outro (2015) Os Céus Podem Cair (2016) A Descendente da Escuridão Profunda (2017) As Sombras Que Escondemos (2018) País Esquecido (2022) CONTATOS: https://alleneskens.com/ https://twitter.com/aeskens https://www.instagram.com/aeskens/ https://www.facebook.com/AllenEskensBooks https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7832387.Allen_Eskens
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