But while they long to settle into the comforts of home, Attorney General Robert Kennedy has other plans.
Someone out there knows what theyve uncovered and cant let them leave alive.
(Hint: It involves bourbon.)
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Check out his answers to EW’s burning book questions below.
What is the first thing ever that you remember writing?
A political cartoon when I was maybe 3 or 4, so it was writing and art.
Little, Brown
It was a subtle commentary of our then-mayor, Philadelphia’s corrupt thuggish Democrat Frank Rizzo.
It was a drawing of Hizzoner with the caption BAD RIZZO BAD RIZZO BAD RIZZO.
The Zs might have been aimed in the wrong direction, but the point was clear.
What is the last book that made you cry?
I may have to go back to when I read Elie Wiesel’sNightin junior high.
Which book is at the top of your current to-read list?
Nick Hornby’sJust Like You.
Where do you write?
Wherever I can grab time.
I carry around a Macbook and I go room to room and take it with me on trips.
Which book made you a forever reader?
I read a lot as a little boy; television was discouraged.
What is a snack you couldnt write without?
If you could change one thing about any of your books what would it be?
I’d go in with a scythe and make them much shorter.
What is your favorite part ofThe Devil May Dance?
Taking real things that happened in 1961-1962 and turning them into configs or plot points.
What was the hardest plot point or character to write in this book?
