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Dr. Pietro Brnwa is on the run from the mob he used to kill for. With a new name and a new job that's tolerable only because it keeps him alive, he's looking for a way to hurt the mob so badly that it will leave him alone forever.

Dr. Violet Hurst is a sexy and self-destructive paleontologist in the employ of a reclusive billionaire whose obsession with an urban legend living in the woods of Minnesota can't possibly be justified. Or can it?

The offer of a job protecting Violet while she finds out could be just the opportunity Pietro's been looking for. Alternatively, of course, it could be a hellish morass of murder, corruption, insanity, and international drug smuggling, not to mention the occasional lake monster . But what are the odds of that? With Pietro Brnwa involved, the odds are guaranteed. Things are about to get wild.

As funny, fast, and furious as Beat the Reaper, Josh Bazell's new novel confirms his reputation as one of crime fiction's most inventive and unforgettable voices in decades.

Josh Bazell's first novel, Beat the Reaper, was a New York Times bestseller, named one of Time's ten best novels of 2009, and has been published in thirty-two languages. He has a BA in writing from Brown University and an MD from Columbia University. Bazell currently lives in Brooklyn.

Robert Petkoff is an actor and audiobook narrator who has won a prestigious Audie Award and multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has appeared on Chappelle's Show, Law & Order, and Quantum Leap. His Broadway credits include Sir Robin in Spamalot, Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof, and Tateh in Ragtime.