![]() Jack, the plain-spoken protagonist of Heller’s new novel, “The Guide,” is described as “compact, broad-shouldered, strung together with maybe baling wire” his love interest, Alison, has “creases at the corners of her eyes and an air of someone in the habit of pursuing truth.” The latter attribute proves especially fortuitous given the pair’s curious run-ins at the Colorado fishing resort where the book takes place.Ī sequel to “ The River” (2019), “The Guide” evokes a near future in which coronavirus variants have pushed America’s leisure class westward in search of open space and outdoor recreation. ![]() The result is an aw-shucks sort of earnestness in many of his characters. Peter Heller’s thrillers unfurl like campfire yarns relayed second- or thirdhand, his drifting narratives peppered with question marks and qualifiers. ![]()
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