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The Whiting Award-winning writer of the storyplot collection Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing provides her charming debut novel, set in 1916 Tennessee: a wealthy and rewarding story of two flawed yet endearing grifters who follow women, wealth, and a incredibly valuable item for the soldiers in European countries: mules. A middle-aged Irish immigrant, Billy has a surprise for illusion - making harmed items look new. His friend, Charles, the smooth-tongued teenage son of any prostitute, is an all natural salesman, just like the mythical daddy he's never attained. Longtime horse stock traders and companions, they've recently flipped their skills to trading mules. However in the summer of 1916, these seasoned grifters skilled in the artwork of the underhanded deal have just been swindled themselves. They're saddled with the thing they might not have the ability to unload: a gorgeous, murderous dark mare known as The Midnight Cool. Charles should have listened to Catherine, the beautiful, rebellious little princess of Leland Hatcher, the richest man in Richfield, Tennessee, and the past owner of The Midnight Cool. The horse would be worthwhile a lot of money - if she weren't a confirmed man-killer who disorders on vision. Charles and Billy are rooted in this muggy town until they can miraculously retrain their recalcitrant mare, and in the darkness of the growing inevitability of warfare, their bond commences to fray. Falling in love with Catherine - and under the spell of the deceitful, rich Leland, the vision of himself he'd like to be - Charles pulls from the more mature man. Despite their growing distance, Billy and Charles find their business thriving when the warfare in European countries pushes the demand for mules sky-high and america enters the struggle. But when a trade moves terribly wrong, Charles is compelled to reevaluate his allegiance to his country, the moral implications of his lifestyle, his relationship with Catherine, and, in the end, his inexplicable and surprisingly deep link with Billy. Filled by spirited, memorable characters, The Midnight Cool is a startlingly serious story of aspiration, loyalty, and love - and the eternal seek out something prolonged in a transitory world.
