The life we bury : a novel

Label

The life we bury : a novel

Title remainder

a novel

Statement of responsibility

Allen Eskens

Creator

• Eskens, Allen, 1963-

Author

• Eskens, Allen, 1963-

Subject

• Thrillers (Fiction)
• Detective and mystery fiction
• Veterans -- Fiction
• Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
• College students -- Fiction
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction
• Mystery fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Mystery fiction
• Detective and mystery fiction
• Thrillers (Fiction)

Language

eng

Summary

College student Joe Talbert has to interview a stranger and write a brief biography for an English class. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer on medical parole. Unable to reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict, Joe--with the help of Lila, his skeptical neighbor--throws himself into uncovering the truth

Subject

• People with cancer
• Autism
• Brothers
• College students
• Mysteries
• Dysfunctional families
• Vietnam veterans
• Secrets
• Rupert, Max (Fictitious character)
• Biography
• Coming-of-age stories
• Murderers
• Senior prisoners
• First person narratives

Member of

• Max Rupert novels

Genre

• Mysteries
• First person narratives
• Coming-of-age stories

Tone

• Heartwrenching
• Suspenseful

Writing style

• Compelling

Character

• Complex

Award

LibraryReads Favorites, 2014

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

813/.6

Index

no index present

Literary form

fiction

Series statement

Max Rupert novels

Series volume

0001

Target audience

adult