"One of the most beautifully written, moving nonfiction books published in the past five years." -- Deidre Donahue, USA Today. "Remarkable, astonishing. Shot in the Heart reads like a combination of Brothers Karamazov and a series of Johnny Cash ballads. chilling, heartbreaking, and alarming." -- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times. "Mesmerizing. riveting and immensely moving.

Shot in the Heart is a gesture of sustained courage that just happens to be a page-turner." -- Daphne Merkin,The New Yorker. From the Trade Paperback edition.