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Mary Jo
Aug 14, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Maurice Swift wants nothing more than to be a famous, prize winning author. Unfortunately, he never has ideas of his own. When he meets Erich Ackermann, an aging homosexual author with a secret past, he attaches himself to the man and draws out his story. Subsequently, he publishes a novel based on that story, destroying Ackermann's life, but gaining acclaim for himself. Thus begins his pursuit of fame, a road that leaves lives destroyed, and bodies, in its wake.
A dark and immensely readable tal
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Mary Jo
Aug 14, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Feb 18, 2019 rated it it was amazing