New York: Liveright / Norton, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - A literary thriller by this California poet and writer. "Bill Reed manages a wildlife sanctuary in rural Idaho, caring for injured animals. . . unable to survive in the wild. . . Alternating between past and present, Kiefer contrasts the wreckage of Bill's crime-ridden years in Reno, Nevada, with the elusive promise of a peaceful future." . 300 pp. ISBN: 978-0871408839.