Jess Walter

A novel that spans fifty years. The Italian housekeeper and his long-lost American starlet; the producer who once brought them together, and his assistant. A glittering world filled with unforgettable characters.

Beginning his witness-protection job at a doughnut restaurant in the week before the 1980 presidential election, small-time thief Vince Camden finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a local politician's troubles.

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a stunning collection about those moments when everything changes--for the better, for the worse, for the outrageous--as a diverse cast of characters bounces from Italy to Idaho, questioning their roles in life and finding inspiration in the unlikeliest places." -- We all live like we're famous now, curating our social media presences, performing our identities,...

Matt Prior is losing his job, his wife, and his house, and he's about to lose his mind--until he discovers a way that he might possibly be able to save it all.

After local marshals arrived at a remote cabin in Idaho to serve a warrant on a white supremacist zealot for weapons violations, the confrontation led to a gunfight in which Randy Weaver's 14 year old son and a deputy were killed. In the horrifying 11 day siege, Weaver's wife was shot by an FBI sniper, and a shocked nation was forced to consider the fine line between freedom, protection, and murder in this controversial tragedy. A true story that...