Scavengers: A Novel Jon Hickey Midnight on the Potomac is

Midnight on the Potomac is a story of titanic battles

about folly and grace

” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal

Rather than grieving and moving on

turning fifty with an empty nest

Scavengers: A Novel Jon Hickey Midnight on the Potomac isHacks meets Rebecca Makkai in this rollicking novel about a cautious daughter and her eccentric, estranged mother venturing west in search of buried treasureand a way back to each otherbefore they run out of patience, money, and options After being fired for taking an uncharacteristic risk at her commodities trading job, Bea Macon sublets her New York apartment and books a one way ticket to stay with her mother, Christy, a free spirit who has been