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Everyone Anton Waker grew up with is corrupt. His parents dealt in stolen goods, and he was a successful purveyor of forged documents until he abandoned it all in his early twenties, determined to live a normal life, complete with career, apartment, and a fiancée who knows nothing of his criminal beginnings. He's on the verge of finally getting married when Aria--his cousin and former partner in crime--blackmails him into helping her with one last job.
Anton considers the task a small price for future freedom. But as he sets off for an Italian honeymoon, it soon becomes clear that the ghosts of his past can't be left behind so easily, and that the task Aria requires will cost him more than he could ever imagine.
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"Big in concept, flawless in tone, The Singer's Gun is a tender and astounding tour de force." --Mystery Scene
"Mandel's talent is clearly visible from the get-go." --Los Angeles Times
"Recklessly entertaining. . . . A modern morality tale." --The New York Journal of Books
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"Intriguing and suspenseful." --Library Journal
"Mandel's second novel is an extraordinarily written meditation on identity, chance and choice. . . . Nothing short of breathtaking." --The Howard County Times
"Gripping." --Booklist