The Caveman's Valentine

“Mesmerizing ... a stunning detective character you won’t easily forget” in a thriller adapted into a Samuel L. Jackson film (San Francisco Chronicle).

Romulus Ledbetter wasn't always homeless. He once was a devoted husband, father, and musician with a bright future. He now forages for food in the trash cans of the city's better neighborhoods and wages a strenuous one-man war against Cornelius Gould Stuyvesant, an evil — and imaginary — power broker who is responsible for society's ills, as well as the sinister Y- and Z-rays that are corrupting humankind.

Then one wintry night, Rom finds a corpse at the mouth of his cave that rouses his well-defined sense of ethics and launches him on an obsessive quest for answers. Forced to reconnect with society, Rom leaves his world and journeys through a spiraling web of clues and hunches, straight into a sinister den of money, temptation, and murder—otherwise known as the “civilized” world.

“Amplitude, great vocal agility, profound subject matter, wit, and that gruff , riskful way with language ... George Dawes Green has a great feel for what the American novel should be, and he isn’t intimidated by it.” —D. Keith Mano, New York Times Book Review

?“So much fun ... wild and unpredictable, powerful and funny ... one of those unique characters you’ll not soon forget. Mr. Green has a wonderfully quirky sense of humor ... a voice so new and interesting, it screams for attention.” —Washington Times

?“Buy this book ... It is moving, sad, hilarious ... The first-time author has taken big chances and gotten away with them.” —Calgary Herald