Amberville: A Novel (P.S.)

Whatdoesitmeantobebad?EricBearhasitall:asuccessfulcareer,abeautifulwife,ablissfulhome.Heknowshe'sbeenlucky;awhileback,hisliferevolvedarounddrugs,gambling,agangofstuffed-animalthugs,andnotoriouscrimebossNicholasDove.Butthepastisn'tasfarawayasErichadhoped.RumorsareswirlingthatDoveisontheDeathListandthathewantsErictosavehim.IfEricfailstoact,hisbelovedwife,EmmaRabbit,willbetornapart,limbfromlimb,andreducedtostuffing.Withanodtothebestofnoirandthewisestofallegories—interlacedwithgreedandgangsters—Ambervilledepictsanalternateworldthatmirrorsourownrealitiesandmoralconcerns,andremindsusoftheinextricablelinkbetweengoodandevil.