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Lionel Walk, better known as Train, is a young black caddy at an elite Los Angeles golf course, where he comes to know a police detective he calls 'The Mile-Away Man'. Norah Still is unwillingly at the center of the criminal investigation, as the only survivor of an attempted boat hijacking gone violently wrong. Sergeant Miller Packer - Train's 'Mile-Away Man' - is in charge of the case and he finds himself drawn to the beautiful widow. Miller's interest in Norah and Train soon moves beyond his professional obligations. He tries to shield Norah from the events on the boat, fighting her need to hold on to the past and becomes a kind of manager as Train competes as a golfer on a lucrative underground gambling circuit. Miller's oddly personal concern binds the three of them together in an uneasy triangle. Pete Dexter's remarkable new novel brings to life the most violent and tender impulses of his characters as they struggle to come to terms with the difference between a gift and a passion, between their abilities and their desires.
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Norah Still is unwilligly at the centre of a criminal investigation, as the only survivor of an attempted boat hijacking gone violently wrong. Police Detective Sergeant Miller Packer is in charge of the case. Meanwhile, Train competes as a golfer on a lucrative underground gambling circuit.
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'Terrific' -- Time Out
'grim, but utterly gripping' -- The Economist
‘Chilling... The writing is haunting. The characters are memorable... Vivid...' -- USA Today
‘Dexter’s characters - vividly-rendered and idiosyncratically-voiced - are so heartbreaking they penetrate like bullets.’ -- Esquire
‘Train is a sinister gem’ -- Wall Street Journal
‘Utterly gripping... A superbly written book.' -- The Economist
'grim, but utterly gripping' -- The Economist
‘Chilling... The writing is haunting. The characters are memorable... Vivid...' -- USA Today
‘Dexter’s characters - vividly-rendered and idiosyncratically-voiced - are so heartbreaking they penetrate like bullets.’ -- Esquire
‘Train is a sinister gem’ -- Wall Street Journal
‘Utterly gripping... A superbly written book.' -- The Economist
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- PublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0434012378
- ISBN 13 9780434012374
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages288
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