Authors: Matt Bondurant
The Night Swimmer (36 page)
4. The Murphy's-sponsored contest that Fred wins is actually based on a real contest held several years ago by Guinness. Consider serving a pint of Ireland's favorite beer at your book club meeting. For a listing of Guinness food pairings and recipe ideas, visit
www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/Taste_Of_Guinness.aspx
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© STACY BONDURANT
M
ATT
B
ONDURANT
's second novel,
The Wettest County in the World,
was a
New York Times Book Review
Editors' Choice, was one of the
San Francisco Chronicle
's 50 Best Books of the Year, and is being made into a major motion picture. His first novel,
The Third Translation,
was an international bestseller, translated into fourteen languages worldwide. He currently lives in Texas.
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