Travel writer Poke Rafferty literally wrote the book on Bangkok – everything from its bright lights to its deepest shadows. But now, as he builds a family with Rose, the former go-go dancer he wants to marry; and with Miaow, the wary street child he wants to adopt, everything begins to go wrong.
As Rafferty tries to cope with the unexpected consequences of a good deed, he is pulled into dark, unfamiliar terrain. Gradually he comes to realize he's been gliding across the surface of a culture he doesn't really understand – and that what he doesn't know has the power to destroy him and everyone he loves.
"Don't miss your chance to read A NAIL THROUGH THE HEART before it starts winning all its awards. Timothy Hallinan deals in a profoundly serious way with important themes and terrible depravity, yet his touch is so sure, his humor so mordantly pungent, his dialogue so pitch-perfect, and his humanity and intelligence so self-evident that every page shimmers with life and light. Hallinan's is a writer's writer, and this is great stuff!" --John Lescroart
"A Nail Through the Heart is a haunting novel that takes place way out on the fringe of the moral landscape. It's fast, bold, disturbing and beautifully written. Hallinan is terrific." --T. Jefferson Parker
Timothy Hallinan has lived on and off in Southeast Asia for more than twenty years. A NAIL THROUGH THE HEART is his seventh novel.
