214 pp. Magnus Mills' debut novel. Mills has been hailed as a "demented, deadpan-comic wonder" by Thomas Pynchon. Once upon a time in Scotland there were three men who built high-tension fences, the kind that keep animals in and humans out. Two of the men were drinking buddies, while the third, their foreman, must keep the first two on the job. Eerie and hilarious, this gem of a novel has a finale so ingenious, insidious, and satisfying, it remains locked in the mind long after the last wire has been strung into place.
