In 1980, while working in a warehouse, Lane Courtney takes stock in the family myth that he is a descendant of Reginald Fitz Urse, one of the knights who martyred Saint Becket in 1170. His laconic reflections are interwoven with misadventures as he hangs out with prostitutes, errant bikers and speed freaks. Courtney is going nowhere. Then he begins a volatile relationship with a black stripper that becomes increasingly complicated after she becomes pregnant. Courtney later heads west and finds work on an oilrig. In the wilds of Alberta both his lack of direction and the fame that rewards those who kill the famous come into focus after John Lennon is shot. He drifts south with the unbalanced idea of shooting President Reagan to uphold the family name, prostitutes himself in New Orleans, and buys a gun in Houston. Before he can head up to Washington DC, however, this last-ditch attempt at success is derailed by historical events he could not have foreseen.
- ISBN10 143030605X
- ISBN13 9781430306054
- Publish Date 1 June 2007
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 6 July 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback
- Pages 168
- Language English