Empty Mile

✍ Scribed by Matthew Stokoe

• Publisher: Akashic Books, Turnaround [distributor]
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 213 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 193607012X

✦ Synopsis

EDITORIAL REVIEW:

When Johnny Richardson returns to Oakridge he has one thing on his mind--correcting a terrible mistake that caused him to flee his hometown eight years ago. Revisiting the past, though, is a dark and dangerous game in small-town America. When a careless sexual episode leads to the suicide of the towns first lady, Johnny finds himself the target of a revenge campaign that threatens to tear apart the fragile world hes built among the gold-bearing mountains of Northern California.

Left an unexplained piece of land when his father mysteriously disappears, Johnny must unravel its secrets in a desperate bid to protect those he loves. But his efforts to do this have deadly consequences and will ultimately force him to confront not only his own failings, but the very nature of guilt.

A searing meditation on the futility of trying to right the wrongs of the past, *Empty Mile* blends elements of thrilling urban noir with the wide-open spaces of outdoor adventure in a story that reflects Americas contemporary uncertainty about itself.