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Riotous and riveting, this is the story of a charming college professor who most definitely did not - but maybe did - kill his ex-wife. Or someone else. Or no one. Irby plays with the thriller trope in unimaginably clever ways. Edwin Stith, a failed novelist and college writing instructor in upstate New York, is returning home for the weekend to Richmond, Virginia, to celebrate his mother's wedding - to a much younger man. Edwin has a peculiar relationship with the truth. He is a liar who is brutally honest. He may or may not be sleeping with his students, he may or may not be getting fired, and he may or may not have killed his ex-wife, a lover, and his brand-new stepsister. Stith's dysfunctional homecoming leads him deep into a morass of long-gestating secrets and dangers, of old-flames still burning strong and new passions ready to consume everything he holds dear.
About the Author
Born in Richmond, Virginia. Raised on the southside near the banks of the James River. Attended the University of Virginia and studied History and English. After graduation embarked on a journey to various outposts of civilization, before landing in Key West in 1990. Tended bar. Sold art. Got married.
Now lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. Teaches at Eckerd College. Not creative writing. History. Plays basketball, deadly jumper. New book: UNRELIABLE (April 2017) .
