The last place Private First Class Cameron Harris ever walked was in a field somewhere in Afghanistan. Four years later, on a hot August afternoon, Cameron suddenly and inexplicably stands up. In the aftermath of this "miracle," Cameron finds himself a celebrity at the centre of a contentious debate about what's taken place. And when scientists, journalists, and a representative from the Vatican start digging, Cameron's deepest secrets are endangered....

"Mary Miller seizes the mantle of southern literature with this wry tale of middle age and the unexpected turns a life can take. Like her predecessors Ann Beattie and Raymond Carver, Mary Miller brings an essential voice to her generation. Building on her critically acclaimed novel, The Last Days of California, and her biting collection, Always Happy Hour, Miller slyly transports readers to her unapologetic corner of the South--this time, Biloxi,...

Two young men who were once childhood friends in their hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi find themselves, and their families, on opposite sides of an intense legal battle.

Thanks to some very influential people whose lives he saved, Lucas is no longer working for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension but for the United States Marshals Service, and with unusual scope. He gets to pick his own cases, whatever they are, wherever they lead him. And where they've led him this time is into real trouble. A Biloxi, Mississippi, drug-cartel counting house gets robbed, and suitcases full of cash disappear, leaving behind...

Two young men who were once childhood friends in their hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi find themselves, and their families, on opposite sides of an intense legal battle