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With the wit and scope of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Derek B. Miller tackles his most ambitious epic yet. At its heart is the return of Sheldon Horowitz, the protagonist from Miller's award-winning first novel, Norwegian by Night, who was lauded by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo as "one of the most memorable characters . . . that I've encountered in years." The story begins with young Sheldon recovering from the loss of his mother, who died in a fire in 1937, only to lose his father in a suspicious car accident the following year. Sheldon was in the truck with his beloved dad, and he emerges from the crash an orphan hell-bent on revenge. Embarking on a new life in Hartford under the roof of his uncle, Sheldon, his teenage cousins Abe and Mirabelle, and his best friend, Lenny, contend with tradition and orthodoxy, appeasement and patriotism, mafia hitmen and angry accordion players, all while World War II takes center stage alongside comedians in the Catskills.
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Derek B. Miller is an American novelist and international affairs professional.
His first novel, Norwegian by Night, was a critically-acclaimed international bestseller and was shortlisted for seven literary awards. In October 2013, the novel was awarded with the Crime Writer's Association John Creasy Dagger Award for a debut crime novel, and in 2014 at Crimefest it was awarded the eDunnit Award and the Goldsboro Last Laugh Award. Norwegian by Night was further nominated for the Strand Magazine Critic's Award for Best First Novel, the American Bookseller's Association's 2014 Indie Choice Award, Book of the Year for Adult Debuts, Barry Award for Best First Novel and the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery.
Miller's second novel is The Girl in Green (2017) is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (U.S.) . Prior to publication it received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly and was called a "modern masterpiece" by Bookpage.
Miller has a Ph.D. in international relations from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland, an MA in national security from Georgetown, and a BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. He conducted graduate studies at both St. Catz and Linacre College at the University of Oxford.