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Burning Under, Paperback / softback Book

Burning Under Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Set in southwestern Pennsylvania, Burning Under is a cerebral literary thriller that centers around a deadly coalmine explosion.

A polyphonic narrative, the point of view shifts between three people whose lives are shaken by the disaster.

Larry, a veteran miner haunted by his past, survives the explosion, but cannot avoid the media spotlight or the hero label.

Denise, a young nurse, tries to escape her troubled marriage by taking a job at a Pittsburgh hospital. And Simon is a disgruntled lawyer for Commonwealth Energy who suspects the accident was caused by his company's low safety and ethical standards.

Assisted by his girlfriend, a Pittsburgh journalist, Simon digs around and uncovers a trail of evidence and a massive cover-up engineered by the CEO, George Blount.

Linked by a common desire to expose the company, Simon, Larry, and Denise form an alliance; but George will do anything to conceal the truth and exact revenge, provoking a violent end.

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