The World Played Chess: A Novel

Bestselling author Robert Dugoni returns with an emotionally arresting follow-up to The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell. In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer Vincents last taste of innocence and first taste of real life dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking ones own destiny. 'The World Played Chess is a masterwork of emotion from an author who seems like he hasnt met a genre he cant conquer. Rich with historical detail and as poignant and powerful as the best works of fiction, this novel is a gut-punch of a story that is as fearless as it is insightful.' Bookreporter