num_pages: 352
description: When a true crime writer comes to Credibull, Minnesota, to research a 1958 beating death, it puts the long-time friendship of Clark and Maynard to the ultimate test, especially when Maynard is revealed as the prime suspect in the murder. 15,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Praying to a Laughing God: A Novel
titlecomplete: Praying to a Laughing God: A Novel
ratings_count: 26
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Hammett Prize
publisher: Simon & Schuster