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Robert Elgin died on the street, knocked down and run over by a Second Avenue bus while pursuing a woman he thought he could not live without. In a tale told from the end to the beginning, we meet Robert Elgin, who, after stumbling upon a secret slush fund his political bosses have been skimming off the public, takes the money and runs. But back home in Michigan, Elgin's children must wonder what has become of their father. Of course he can'...

Samuel Ligon is the author of three books of fiction, Safe in Heaven Dead, Drift and Swerve, and Among the Dead and Dreaming. His stories have appeared in New England Review, Prairie Schooner, The Quarterly and many other places. His essays appear regularly in The Inlander. Ligon is the editor of Willow Springs, and artistic director of the Port Townsend Writers¿ Conference. He teaches at Eastern Washington University.

A dark love story of damaged people brought together by present tragedy, past violence, and desperation.

Winner of the 2008 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize, selected by Sharon Dilworth.