This Is How It Really Sounds (50 page)

Stuart Archer Cohen
lives in Juneau, Alaska, with his wife and two sons. He owns Invisible World, an international company importing wool, silk, alpaca, and cashmere from Asia and South America. His previous three novels,
Invisible World, 17 Stone Angels,
and
The Army of the Republic
, have been translated into ten languages and optioned variously for film by Tom Cruise and Oliver Stone. An avid snowboarder, Eaglecrest is his home mountain. You can sign up for email updates
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The Army of the Republic

Invisible World

17 Stone Angels

 

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Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Epigraph

 

I. Harry Goes to Hollywood

II. Fugitive in Shanghai

1. Fugitive in Shanghai

2. The Afterlives

III. Kickin' It with The Man

1. The House at Wilksbury

2. Thanks for Your Support

3. Tiger Claws a Tree, A Precious Duck Flaps Its Wings

4. Wreckage

5. The House in Columbus

6. Kickin' It

IV. Cathay Hotel

1. The Buried City

2. Green-Screen Universe

V. Return of the Noise

1. The House near Monthey

2. Return of the Noise

3. Red Dragon

4. Market Forces

5. The Dream of the Red Chamber

6. The Elephant Hunt

7. Jersey Girl

8. Blue Winter Light

9. Zombie Apocalypse

10. Super-Hot Mystery Babe

11. Alaska Coastal Airlines

VI. The Unnamed Line in the Distant North

 

About the Author

Also by Stuart Archer Cohen

Copyright

 

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

THIS IS HOW IT REALLY SOUNDS.
Copyright © 2015 by Stuart Archer Cohen. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

ISBN 978-1-250-04882-0 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-4997-6 (e-book)

e-ISBN 9781466849976

First Edition: April 2015