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Arkansas

Arkansas

Author(s): John Brandon

Location(s): Arkansas

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): Modern

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“Arkansas” is a biting first novel full of wet T-shirt contests, illicit drugs, and cross-country road trips. There are the days: the dappled grounds, the aimless yardwork, the hours in the booth giving directions to families in SUVs. And then there are the nights: crisscrossing the South with illicit goods, the shifty deals in dingy trailers, the vague orders from a boss they’ve never met. Before Kyle and Swin can recognize how close to paradise they are in this neglected state park in southern Arkansas, the lazy peace is shattered with a shot. Night blends into day. Dead bodies. Crooked superiors. Suspicious associates. It’s on-the-job training, with no time for slow learning, bad judgment, or foul luck.

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This book is an exciting and interesting story of modern day adventure and risk taking in rural Arkansas, and I found it disturbing and fascinating at the same time, and the characters really rich...

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