The Girl In Green - Softcover

Miller, Derek B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1328745503 ISBN 13: 9781328745507

Publisher: Mariner Books, 2018

Synopsis

“A modern masterpiece.” — BookPage
 
Finalist for the CWA Gold Dagger Award, “Best Crime Novel of the Year”
 
“As daring in execution as imagination, this adventure tale crackles with heart, charm and dark honesty.” — Shelf Awareness
 
“Not to be missed, this is a compelling combination of literate storytelling and action-packed thriller laced with humor.” — Library Journal, starred review
 
1991. One hundred miles from the Kuwaiti border, Thomas Benton meets Arwood Hobbes. Benton is a British journalist who is starting an ambitious career reporting from war zones, resulting in the estrangement of his wife and daughter; Arwood is a naive small-town American private bored out of his skull waiting for something—anything—to happen. Desert Storm is over, peace has been declared, but as they argue about whether it makes sense to cross the nearest border in search of an ice cream, they become embroiled in a horrific attack in which a young local girl in a green dress is killed as they are trying to protect her. The two men walk away into their respective lives. But something has cracked for them both.
     Twenty-two years later, in another place, in another war, they meet again as changed men. Time, politics, or maybe fate is now offering an unlikely opportunity to redeem themselves when that same girl in green is found alive and in need of salvation. Or is she?
 
“Written with Miller’s incisive wit, intelligence, compassion and authenticity, this is a novel from a writer fast becoming a master of his craft.” — Evening Post (UK)

“Swift, gripping, and mined with surprises.” — David Shafer, author of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 

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From the award-winning author of Norwegian by Night, a novel about two men on a quest to save the girl they failed to save decades before
 
1991. One hundred miles from the Kuwaiti border, Thomas Benton meets Arwood Hobbes. Benton is a British journalist who reports from war zones in part to avoid his lackluster marriage and a daughter he loves but cannot connect with; Arwood is a midwestern American private who might be an insufferable ignoramus, or might be a genuine lunatic with a death wish--it's hard to tell. Desert Storm is over, peace has been declared, but as they argue about whether it makes sense to cross the nearest border in search of an ice cream, they become embroiled in a horrific attack in which a young local girl in a green dress is killed as they are trying to protect her. The two men walk away into their respective lives. But something has cracked for them both. 
 
Twenty-two years later, in another place, in another war, they meet again and are offered an unlikely opportunity to redeem themselves when that same girl in green is found alive and in need of salvation. Or is she? 
 
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From the Back Cover

Praise for The Girl in Green
 
"Miller brilliantly blends offbeat reflection and dark emotion, using pop-culture references ranging from Ferris Bueller to Winnie the Pooh to underscore the killing ironies of war. A penetrating, poetic, and unexpectedly disarming book about the ageless conflict in the Middle East by a writer who has made that topic his specialty."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Stunning and unsettling...Written with Miller’s incisive wit, intelligence, compassion and authenticity, this is a novel from a writer fast becoming a master of his craft.”
—Evening Post (UK)
 
“A suspenseful, character-driven, and eerily prescient moral thriller.”—The Age (Australia)

“Provocative...rich and multifaceted.”—The Independent (UK)
Praise for Norwegian by Night
 
"Has the brains of a literary novel and the body of a thriller."—New York Times
 
“This unusual thriller...introduces a bold new voice in fiction that deserves to become better known.”—Economist
 
“Funny, moving and gripping.”—Guardian (UK)
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1328745503
• ISBN 13: 9781328745507
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352