Sneaky People
A Novel
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Published:17th Jul '06
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Buddy Sandifer is the natty owner of a used-car lot in the 1930s American Midwest. He is the father of Ralph, a sex-obsessed 15-year old, and the husband of Naomi, a seemingly boring housewife. Laverne is his mistress, a former prostitute who insists on Buddy's promise to divorce his wife. Buddy has a more drastic plan for Naomi - he plans on hiring someone to kill her. The Midwestern setting of SNEAKY PEOPLE provides a steady stream of quirky characters and a dry, dusty sense of place to emphasize their languid humanity and contrast the deep passions that drive their actions. As Buddy handles the planning of his wife's murder, Naomi hides a literary secret, and Ralph explores new sexual territory, the hidden truths of their lives will come to the surface with surprising consequences.
"An exquisitely constructed, very funny novel...full of secrets and surprises. It is Thomas Berger's tenderest, most touching novel."
-- Newsweek
"Thomas Berger is a writer of enormous wit and incisive wisdom."
-- San Francisco Review of Books
"If you have time for just one novel this season, Sneaky People is the one...Thomas Berger is a magician...he never hits a false note."
-- Detroit Free Press
ISBN: 9780743257954
Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
Weight: 273g
320 pages