The Reconstructionist

In a gripping novel of secrets and survival from an acclaimed emerging literary voice the collision between a budding forensic investigator his tormented mentor and the haunted woman who emerges from the wreckage of his past will have fateful results for all. Following his collection <em>In the Electric Eden </em>and the novel <em>Articles of War</em> Nick Arvin's <em>The Reconstructionist </em>is both a page-turning thriller and a powerful novel of character with shades of Tom Franklin's <em>Crooked Letter Crooked Letter</em> Dennis Cooper's <em>The Marbled Swarm</em> and Chuck Palahniuk's <em>Fight Club</em>. Fascinating and yet disturbing redemptive and yet bleak <em>The Reconstructionist </em>is like no other book today--while its timeless themes of damage and growth decisiveness and responsibility will echo far into the future.<br />