The only novel by a respected short-story writer who died in 1999 at the age of 33, LIGHTNING ON THE SUN tells the story of three Americans in Cambodia: the wily Asher, who is plotting a huge heroin deal; Julie, his girlfriend and accomplice; and Reese, who unwittingly is chosen to run the dope into the U.S. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000.
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