The Barkeep
By: William Lashner
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9781612181950
Subjects: Bartenders; Fiction; Murder; Judicial error
Other titles: Bar keep
Description: "Justin Chase is the perfect barkeep, tending bar as he lives his life, in a state of Zen serenity. At least until Birdie Grackle, a yellow-haired, foul-mouthed alcoholic from Texas, walks into his bar, orders a Mojito, and makes a startling confession.  Six years ago Justin's life was ripped apart when he discovered his mother's bludgeoned corpse in the foyer of the family home. Now Justin's father is serving a life sentence and Justin, after a stint in an asylum, drowns his emotions in a pool of inner peace. But when Birdie Grackle claims to be the hit man who murdered Justin's mother for the money, Justin is hurled back to the emotions, the past, and, most frightening of all, the father he tried to leave behind"--Back cover.
Notes: "A thriller"-- Cover.