Sins of Two Fathers: A Novel - Hardcover

Hamill, Denis

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9780743462983: Sins of Two Fathers: A Novel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 074346298X ISBN 13: 9780743462983

Publisher: Atria, 2003

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Having forfeited his family life in the pursuit of his Pulitzer Prize-winning career, columnist Hank Tobin revisits the story that made him famous--and subsequently destroyed another man's family--an analysis that culminates in his realization that his son may be perpetuating his own downfall.

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About the Author:

Denis Hamill is the author of several novels, including Fork in the Road and most recently Long Time Gone, as well two novels in the Bobby Emmett series, Three Quarters and Throwing 7's, and House on Fire. He currently writes a column for the New York Daily News, and he has been a columnist for New York magazine, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and the Boston Herald American.

From Booklist:

From the popular newspaper columnist and mystery author comes a novel about a popular newspaper columnist trying to solve a mystery. Hank Tobin, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Examiner, is having some problems. His wife has left him, accusing him of having an affair, which he denies (but do we believe him?). Somebody who calls himself LL is offering Tobin anonymous tips on hot stories (could LL be Hank's own son, a rival columnist?). And, when Hank digs into the fire-bombing of a Brooklyn mosque, he begins to suspect that the mysterious LL is behind it, and that it's all part of a twisted plot to get revenge on Hank (but for what offense?). Hamill tantalizes us from the get-go: the book opens with Hank working to free his son, who is facing 25 to life in prison for a crime Hank knows he didn't commit, and then skips back in time three days, when Hank is returning home from an assignment overseas. What could possibly happen in three days to put Hank's son, the up-and-coming newspaperman, behind bars? And what, if anything, does the mysterious LL have to do with it? This is a convoluted, thought-provoking novel that should appeal to readers keen on mysteries based on character and motivation, not on guns and chase scenes. It also offers a terrific, richly detailed portrait of contemporary journalism; Hamill shows us the newsroom environment and the daily life of a columnist with almost documentary realism. A real winner. David Pitt
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