{"product_id":"a-hole-in-the-ground-owned-by-a-liar-isbn-9781582437972","title":"A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar","description":"Lee, a high school shop teacher in Evergreen, Colorado, managed to survive his messy divorce only to hurtle into what some might call a full–on midlife crisis. Looking for a way to spend his weekends and the now painfully long summer vacation, Lee buys a gold mine off the internet—a real, honest–to–God mine, complete with tall tales of riches, a history of disappointment, and a couple of Pakistani–by–the–way–of–Jackson–Hole prospectors willing to kill for its contents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the frequently unwanted help of a band of locals, Lee becomes a weekend warrior, attempting to work the mine and keep himself distracted from his other midlife disturbances. There are the Pakistanis, of course, along with his mercurial brother Grant, just released from prison, who is trying in his typically perilous way to pull Lee from his midlife funk. There is his ex–wife Lorraine and her slick boyfriend, Stan Beachum, and the lovely yet mysterious Rayna, the first woman Lee's wanted to date since his divorce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Daniel Pyne's sharp, fun, and raucous style, \u003ci\u003eA Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar\u003c\/i\u003e is part mystery and part gold–infused tall tale with a cast of refreshingly quirky characters and one highly unexpected payout.Praise for \u003ci\u003eA Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Daniel Pyne's \u003ci\u003eA Hole in the Ground Owned By a Liar\u003c\/i\u003e will put to rest any idle fantasies the reader may have of setting out prospecting for gold. A harrowingly funny story of brotherly strife, amorous misconduct, and small dreams blown disastrously out of proportion. I loved it.\" ––Scott Phillips, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Adjustment\u003c\/i\u003e and national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart, sexy, funny, and a brilliant storyteller. And that's just me. Wait till you read Dan . . . \" ––Eric Idle\u003cb\u003eDaniel Pyne\u003c\/b\u003e, a visiting professor at the UCLA Graduate School of Film and a writing advisor for the Sundance Institute, is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eTwentynine Palms\u003c\/i\u003e. Pyne wrote the acclaimed scripts for \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePacific Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFracture\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives in Los Angeles.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299975811301,"sku":"NP9781582437972","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781582437972.jpg?v=1767720533","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-hole-in-the-ground-owned-by-a-liar-isbn-9781582437972","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}