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And we finally learn why Marley’s ghost kept rattling those infernal chains.

Make no mistake: This is not a retelling of the Dickens classic rather, it sets the stage and helps us understand what made Ebenezer such a, well, Scrooge. With MARLEY, Jon offers us a reimagining of the characters made famous in Charles Dickens’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL, exploring the complex and ultimately toxic relationship between Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley. Oprah’s “O” magazine praised his next novel, KINGS OF THE EARTH, as “masterful and compassionate.” Jon’s “serious author street cred” is undeniable, with his debut novel FINN earning him acclaim from the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor, and the American Library Association, among others. I’ve known Jon for a dozen years or more, and have always admired his dedication, his work ethic, and his damn good writing.

Today I’d like to return to an author I’ve spotlighted before: Jon Clinch, whose latest novel MARLEY hit the shelves earlier this month.