The Termination Clause by Tom Lamarr

The Termination Clause by Tom Lamarr

The Termination Clause is a comedy about the nature of art, success, and ambition. A young writer of promise is given an advance of sorts to finish his first novel free from outside pressures. An eccentric app millionaire who knew him in high school wants to invest in the arts, though Randolph J. Simper's motives become increasingly mysterious as a series of bizarre developments, culminating in the appearance of an assassin, sabotage protagonist Clay Turner. Trying to save his own life, marriage, and reputation while sorting out the mystery, Clay also wishes he'd spent more time reviewing the lengthy original contract, which apparently contained a clause allowing Randolph and three other patrons to purchase life insurance on their investment.

After growing up on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa, Tom LaMarr lived and worked in Council Bluffs and Des Moines, then Jacksonville, Florida (where he met his wife), and the District of Columbia. He studied at the University of Iowa Fiction Writers Workshop and has called Colorado home for more than two decades. He is the author of Geezer Dad as well as two acclaimed novels, October Revolution, and Hallelujah City and the young adult novel Zero Gravity.

The median age for becoming a parent has climbed, and author Tom LaMarr is the reason. The Geezer Dad author was nearly 48 when he met his daughter, which makes him even older now. He is also the author of two acclaimed novels. October Revolution, hailed by three separate publications as a remarkable first novel, prompted Catch-22 author Joseph Heller to write, Got back home and read your novel with much ease, excitement, and pleasure. I found it 'a lighthearted, dandy satire with a humorous plot and a variety of deft pops at many deserving targets.' And you can quote me. Hallelujah City also received favorable reviews, including this from Publishers Weekly: LaMarr has created a hectic, full-bodied account of a troubled young lady enmeshed in a bizarre religious cult... The plot is stocked with enough tension to hook readers until the chaotic, fiery climax. The Boulder Camera noted, 'Hallelujah City, ' like LaMarr's debut novel, is a fast and funny read. Humor isn't easy to pull off, but LaMarr does it effortlessly... Yet 'Hallelujah City' is a melancholy novel, a meditation on mistakes that can never really be unmade. That tension, between laughter and tears, makes it deeper and more complex than many a New York Times bestseller. After growing up on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa, Tom lived and worked in Council Bluffs and Des Moines, then Jacksonville, Florida (where he met his wife), and the District of Columbia. He studied at the University of Iowa Fiction Writers Workshop, and has called Colorado home for more than two decades.

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ISBN 13	9781952085031
ISBN 10	1952085039
Title	The Termination Clause
Author	Tom Lamarr
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Owl Canyon Press
Year published	2020-12-15
Number of pages	250
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