The Secret Life Of E. Robert Pendleton

Description

E. Robert Pendleton, once-promising author now failed academic, lies in a coma after a suicide attempt. Adi Wiltshire, a graduate student battling her own demons of failure and thwarted ambition, discovers a novel hidden in Pendleton's basement, with a gruesome murder at its core. When the novel is published, and declared a masterpiece, Pendleton looks set to achieve the success he's always wanted, until questions arise about the resemblance between the fictional crime and an unsolved local murder.

Author description

Michael Collins was born in 1964 in Limerick, Ireland. He is the author of six novels, and two collections of short stories. His work has garnered numerous awards, including a Pushcart Award for Best American Short Stories, The Kerry Ingredients Irish Novel of the Year, along with being shortlisted for The Booker Prize and IMPAC Prize. Collins is also an extreme athlete and has won The Last Marathon in the Antarctic and set a record time in winning both The Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race and The Everest Challenge Marathon. He is currently training for The North Pole Marathon in 2006. www.michaelcollinsauthor.com