When Peace Corps volunteer Michael Killigan goes missing in West Africa, his father Randall and his best friend Boone Westfall begin separate quests to find him. Randall, a bankruptcy lawyer, is the warlord of his world, a shark in a fishbowl, exercising power with mad, relentless, hilarious glee; Boone, an American innocent abroad, journeys to the African bush, protected by the twin charms of the passport and the almighty dollar. In seeking Michael, both men find much more than they bargain for.
Richard Dooling is a novelist, screenwriter, and lawyer, a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law, and a frequent contributor to TheNew York Times. He is the author of Critical Care, Brain Storm, Bet Your Life, and White Man’s Grave, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife, children, and computers.
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When Peace Corps volunteer Michael Killigan goes missing in West Africa, his father Randall and his best friend Boone Westfall begin separate quests to find him. Randall, a bankruptcy lawyer, is the warlord of his world, a shark in a fishbowl, exercising power with mad, relentless, hilarious glee; Boone, an American innocent abroad, journeys to the African bush, protected by the twin charms of the passport and the almighty dollar. In seeking Michael, both men find much more than they bargain for.
Richard Dooling is a novelist, screenwriter, and lawyer, a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law, and a frequent contributor to TheNew York Times. He is the author of Critical Care, Brain Storm, Bet Your Life, and White Man’s Grave, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife, children, and computers.
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