The Big Seven

Marc Notes: Unabridged.; Compact disc.; Read by Jim Meskimen.; Detective Sunderson has fled troubles on the home front and bought himself a hunting cabin in a remote area of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. No sooner has he settled in than he realizes his new neighbors are creating even more havoc than the Great Leader did. A family of outlaws, armed to the teeth, the Ameses have local law enforcement too intimidated to take them on. Then Sunderson's cleaning lady, a comely young Ames woman, is murdered, and black sheep brother Lemuel Ames seeks Sunderson's advice on a crime novel he's writing, which may not be fiction. Sunderson must struggle with the evil within himself and the far greater, more expansive evil of his neighbor. Publisher Marketing: Jim Harrison is one of our most renowned and popular authors, and his last novel, "The Great Leader," was one of the most successful in a decorated career: it appeared on the "New York Times "extended bestseller list and was a national bestseller with rapturous reviews. His darkly comic follow-up, "The Big Seven," sends Detective Sunderson to confront his new neighbors, a gun-nut family who live outside the law in rural Michigan. Detective Sunderson has fled troubles on the home front and bought himself a hunting cabin in a remote area of Michigan s Upper Peninsula. No sooner has he settled in than he realizes his new neighbors are creating even more havoc than the Great Leader did. A family of outlaws, armed to the teeth, the Ameses have local law enforcement too intimidated to take them on. Then Sunderson s cleaning lady, a comely young Ames woman, is murdered, and black sheep brother Lemuel Ames seeks Sunderson s advice on a crime novel he s writing, which may not be fiction. Sunderson must struggle with the evil within himself and the far greater, more expansive evil of his neighbor. In a story shot through with wit, bedlam, and Sunderson s attempts to enumerate and master the seven deadly sins, "The Big Seven" is a superb reminder of why Jim Harrison is one of America s most irrepressible writers." Review Citations: Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 44 (EAN 9780802192127, Other) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 12/22/2014 (EAN 9780802123336, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2015 (EAN 9780802123336, Hardcover) Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 91 (EAN 9780802123336, Hardcover) Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 44 (EAN 9780802123336, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Outside 02/01/2015 pg. 24 (EAN 9780802123336, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 02/06/2015 (EAN 9780802123336, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 03/08/2015 pg. 30 (EAN 9780802123336, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 03/01/2015 pg. 14 (EAN 9780802123336, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Harrison, Jim Jim Harrison is the author of over thirty-five books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, including Legends of the Fall, The Road Home, The English Major, and The Farmer s Daughter. His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Playboy, and the New York Times. He has earned a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Spirit of the West Award from the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association. His work has been recognized worldwide and published in twenty-two languages.