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Available in Canada for the first time – a compelling debut from a fresh new voice in crime fiction. Sam AcquilloвЂTMs at the end of the line. A middle-aged corporate dropout living in his dead parentsвЂTM ramshackle cottage in the Hamptons, Sam has abandoned his friends, family and a big-time career to sit on his porch, drink vodka and stare at the Little Peconic Bay. But when the old lady next door ends up floating dead in her bathtub it seems like Sam is the only one who wonders why. Burned-out, busted up and cynical, the ex-engineer, ex-professional boxer, ex-loving father and husband finds himself uncovering secrets no one could have imagined, least of all Sam himself. Meanwhile, a procession of quirky characters intrudes on SamвЂTMs misanthropic ways. A beautiful banker, pot-smoking lawyer, bug-eyed fisherman and gay billionaire join a full complement of cops, thugs and local luminaries in this tale of money and murder. From the Trade Paperback edition. From Publishers Weekly Sam Acquillo, the hero of Knopf's arresting debut (a Book Sense notable selection for May), is the very epitome of the dropout. An ex-corporation man, divorced from his wife and estranged from his dau

Who reads The Last Refuge?

Author

Knopf, Chris

Publisher

Vintage Canada

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307369758

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Thriller, Fiction

Rating

3.7 / 5 (325 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13