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As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.

Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. Unable to reconcile Carl's valor in Vietnam with the despicable acts of the convict, Joe throws himself into uncovering the truth.A USA Today bestseller and book club favorite!Ĭollege student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. There he meets Carl Iverson,a dying Vietnam veteran- and a convicted murderer, medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.

College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class.

But by the time Joe discovers the truth, it is too late to escape the fallout". Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl's conviction. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory.

Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. "College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class.