On the run with a stolen set of famous Spanish diamonds known as "The Planets," tough guy Henry Dante meets Grace McGlone at a car wash in a small Wisconsin town, a woman who refuses to have anything to do with the ill-gotten jewels, and together the unlikely couple embarks on a cross-country odyssey, pursued by a gangster obsessed with the diamonds. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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Enchanting debut novel...that seems to be inspired in equal measure by Pulp Fiction and Parsifal....Serious fun and a rare rich feast: Schickler's...skillful weaving of the dark and comical make him one of the best new voices in years. (Kirkus starred review)
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