Lucky bastard
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Gary V. Powell
Publisher: Mint Hill Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Charlotte, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781599483825
Subjects: Veterans; Fiction; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Description: Set on the eve of the Great Recession near the shores of fictional Lake Catawba, Lucky Bastard is part rollicking road-trip thriller, part love story, and part character study. After landing the first big customer for his new handyman business and wrangling a date with sweet Becky Newberry, Vietnam vet Jimmy McLean believes things are looking up--until a quarter ton of home-grown marijuana mysteriously appears on his boat, his ex-wife's teenage niece, Nora, disappears with a stranger on a motorcycle, and old buddy, Harley Hopewell, is arrested for a homicide he may or may not have committed. Haunted by lingering dreams of war, Jimmy struggles to create a better life for himself while remaining loyal to old friends and family. Before it's over, he faces down a ruthless drug dealer, puts his life on the line with a famous gangster rapper, and fixes a few broken lives with the same care he fixes a house in need of repair.