Leviathan -- Paul Auster

<b>A "compelling" (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>) tale of friendship, betrayal, estrangement, and the unpredictable intrusions of violence in the everyday - from the author of the forthcoming</b><i><b> 4 3 2 1: A Novel</b><br></i><br>"Six days ago, a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin. . . ." So begins the story by Peter Aaron about his best friend, Benjamin Sachs. Sachs had a marriage Aaron envied, an intelligence he admired, a world he shared. And then suddenly, after a near-fatal fall that might or might not have been intentional, Sachs disappeared. Now Aaron must piece together the life that led to Sach's death. His sole aim is to tell the truth and preserve it, before those who are investigating the case invent an account of their own.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Paul Auster<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 09/01/1993<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.44lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.92h x 5.04w x 0.57d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780140178135<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Review of Books</i> 12/04/2008 pg. 36<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Paul Auster </b>is the bestselling author of <i>4 3 2 1</i>, <i>Sunset Park</i>, <i>The Book of Illusions</i>, <i>Moon Palace</i>, and <i>The New York Trilogy</i>, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honors include the Prix M馘icis 騁ranger for <i