When James Quinn and Vernor Stanton reunite at the Centennial Club, the scene of many a carefree childhood summer, Stanton marks the occasion by shooting his friend in the heart. The good news is that the bullet is made of wax. The bad news is that diabolical Stanton wants Quinn to help him wreak havoc upon this genteel enclave of weekend sportsmen. Before he penned such books as Panama and Ninety-Two in the Shade, Thomas McGuane launched his career with this darkly comic 1969 novel.