The new novel by National Book Award finalist Richard Dooling is just out from
HarperCollins. Described as a "techno-noir thriller" by Publishers Weekly,
Bet Your Life is about a terminally ill man
who sells his life insurance policy to an investor who expects to collect when the
sick man dies. That is, if the man is truly sick. And if the man even exists.
Part thriller, part social satire, Bet Your LIfe is what you'd get if you crossed
John LeCarré with Jorge Luis Borges. A great read from this highly celebrated
writer.
Richard Dooling is a writer and a lawyer. His second novel, White Man's Grave, was a
finalist for the National Book Award, and he has also been a finalist for a National
Magazine Award. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, and the
Wall Street Journal, among many other publications. He lives with his wife and children
in Omaha, and commutes online to Bryan Cave, LLP, in St Louis, where he specializes in
developing Web-based legal products.
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