TIME LAPSE

Fiction. Walter Job, college professor and family man, has undeniable talents. The professorial life is a natural for him, but so is the art of murder-and it's so much more remunerative. Outwardly serene, he pursues both vocations, has an affair and avoids pursuit. Inwardly his life comes more and more undone. The character of Walter Job is keenly etched on a mirror that reflects his search for what drives him and our violence-prone society. This literate, layered, intriguing novel is a dark tour de force for Alvin Greenberg.