Böcker av Scott Lasser

Twenty-five years after his high school graduation, David Halpert returns to a place that most people flee. But David is making his own escape-from his divorce and the death of his son. In Detroit, David learns about the double shooting of his high school girlfriend Natalie and her black half-brother, Dirk. As David becomes involved with Natalie's sister, he will discover that both he and his hometown have reasons to hope.As compelling an urban portrait as The Wire and a touching love story, Say Nice Things About Detroit takes place in a racially polarized, economically collapsing city that doesn't seem like a place for rebirth. But as David tries to make sense of the mystery behind Natalie's death and puts back the pieces of his own life, he is forced to answer a simple question: if you want to go home again, what do you do if home is Detroit?

While struggling with his dying father and estranged son, the coach of an amateur baseball team pins his hopes for a championship season on a rookie hitter who wanders into town, fresh from prison. The events that unfold are unexpected and overwhelmingly powerful--and will change the men's lives forever.

A compelling urban portrait and touching love story, "Say Nice Things about Detroit" takes place in a racially polarized, economically collapsing city where a man struggles with the double shooting death of a high school classmate and her brother.