The Harder They Come: A Novel

A powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character

Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people—an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover—as they careen towards an explosive confrontation.

On a vacation cruise to Central America with his wife, seventy-year-old Sten Sten...