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John O'Brien

JOHN O’BRIEN was born in 1960 and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles in 1982 with then-wife Lisa. During his lifetime, he was a busboy, file clerk, and coffee roaster, but writing was his true calling. He committed suicide in April 1994 at age thirty-three. His published fiction includes Better, Leaving Las Vegas, The Assault on Tony’s, and Stripper Lessons.

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Better

By: John O'Brien

A riveting and sexually charged posthumous novel from the author of Leaving Las Vegas.

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