Crooked high-powered lawyer Alton Carver has a plan: stage his own death, take the money he embezzled and light out for Central America, leaving behind wife Nicole and daughter Clara. But when he sticks around town to watch his own funeral, he discovers the life he's leaving behind isn't the life he thought he had. When he sees Nicole in the arms of another man, Alton postpones his run for the border and is forced to reconsider his self-image as a respected and admired pillar of the legal community. What comes next is a slow-burn train wreck of self-deception, revenge, and bad decisions.

Author Biography

Spencer Fleury has worked as a sailor, copywriter, economics professor and record store clerk, among other disreputable professions. He was born near Detroit, spent most of his life in Florida, and now lives in San Francisco. Find him online at www.SpencerFleury.com. This is his first novel.