Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

MVP: A Novel
MVP: A Novel
MVP: A Novel
Ebook472 pages11 hours

MVP: A Novel

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

2.5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Superstar Gilbert Marcus rapes and kills a young woman in a hotel room during the off-season. That's the prologue. MVP is Marcus's life story from conception to his act of incredible violence. Raised an only child -- the son of a difficult and demanding father -- Gilbert Marcus, a basketball player with extraordinary skill, is expected to be the greatest. His life is one of both excessive privilege and immutable obligation. He becomes a monster. James Boice is a startling and exciting new voice in fiction, and MVP is his ambitious and fascinating debut.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherScribner
Release dateMay 8, 2007
ISBN9781416538653
MVP: A Novel
Author

James Boice

James Boice was born in California in 1982, raised in northern Virginia, and currently lives near Boston. He is the author of MVP and Who Killed The Fonz?

Read more from James Boice

Related to MVP

Related ebooks

General Fiction For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for MVP

Rating: 2.5625 out of 5 stars
2.5/5

8 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    MVP - James Boice

    d.abook_preview_excerpt.html}ےH寠ު͘3cmm-KUK. $Cli>_lcddw)Դt+I_w2y8鏱1w0揿{o^/7l?>a1N !ݦ9Ҕx/ahī]⦙).k%SsSt4TmcGش9M]ns,<ᰌ"420t01c))_. ӱ ,)Nu5r{^,@1dPd)}Ԕt8Nrǡm<5I(>yl06ae sl,q,L8ulRy_C5 OQ!߅ffJL֑7qVFst?Fm֕<~3%6gYěGE9$[KĶPq ȍv)(OŸ1ˀNX$=W.G |6)Y*}@gWImŐ,G!İCҮÿek4c+DzW%eEQL.06EYVː&tn@}3E9+1^Dʔ2rc$ I}kyl!o;w1!}S8,9+z\%Z8L쓉N x!:En>ʝ.`x: ~tۖ.sQYm6aI DL^hY: 4BL}N\ G"=]1c8`3N7r"r* 8QHQ$qJ(8I-_h^]$?}Y)laI_ ^:eG6c5$험HEU@!Q[8{} ,{Ďld, C3Qn]ĵ['zLQCɖG$IT<&o6h'!C4O\\F^q M#M)7^ο?yl满ciOE4rK6WtlN&ZB=Vb) o$\y[<^14碝"(L}91n`Xy& CZPAma%yr4{ыsf+/ nxep %e\Ke9(_Y4QFPA^!bӂ_C ͺ<GR))`. b;T(hG|<y5g~(bY|r x e7wr /"|La$ЕCfgA1/e`j@.x6N jNhXC&}s>^*<B8pxD)x`z^Bb87(!:(V4O'AӽQtl N1.i=3 \ Z^v%͐hA \Iޯͻ)LAE "&ldy NxqN2ģh`(BrQJA9%wԗ^ t3mXꫭ,yt0QBG,AzH~xbM YSsyL4OyrFH6rӕ?j",,QNc؈w7o 0իb*Y<U;y,ZuDOIyT/A70LKTI:M9kһzk.ʵ)bID&`o 8ÇQɡQD|Ib VD!zT W-a0UIݒ {|eۑFħ2oSnsX|sKY18XUk3OGUvF rL})$nVZ(x+Xh}@>A2A7HY DipqNyv}83c0e@%nՔ;+]b8q*:ؙ(lSӲG#@hr0S{v({ 09FrOFP!Msq{v#ψGHjM4{r]*SDRq+@;,jTY܃pZ A]ʊrN $4lMx'|N+P ^C8R.77fgę3?{|˦yh~x:7< jOr==yDj'%T05EZHI;(~W %"]ϺQD&MoSw6?gęWG XpTPފׇ0L_*h ZSRļ(d  rNtDfQnV+2 ^tz`["D(vLTy͟cDcupu6xNU/,k ]޾l [Q#g93T4L<@ʸP.`9d]X~<]{VOf,ɇo6/E@}3Q@'5xC ^EUxMa6 ^}a|^FP1ATĕɞL2J[hup4d=^#GVqz/VJH!av| /$ IA/Q.ʕх@ ͎^0ˁG;'*vU t~f|vG1|#&=Rȍ2wAaqrBHh7-}6qu[`'yRDIɢ*o%;VЀԄ k@-B" ʝp ;a4MZwr"J_ˤiyjȡ9xqwzT<-ϠhN2gALMFX`l ^B[.Ap4@D+rvhƎ5f~ Ymt4L86 ܆J˭D9h1*TD"3 Oiwk ܜbބ"&%jS|4e(]-?AlliL/p}Fh5h΋QlfXsfղ6ٹ>DX׌3<սKa"; ]D+b͇:hD5th@e(:Fp´#|P I8h2b1+t5_4V,aC̈}ԡd/j*~͕=O)t"Lz87&n)|J {؞1j%5v|٫1P5Y{ lCO8zʑ\'O}N;e5}'0|>=,)ʤZ?h]]SbФP)tHd1*ЕO%!DĪ~֊ިU %q> *  #b]ws1byDmZa,A.sƲDi0Wgʳ+OAѐOPrcN:VcZqTOi |壛 Jso 4XB9E2РێAT.#e6?Y()r$p>glg>6WFګWEIJ4Q "=3"{sSt[4MsC)JČ&}6fTYLȈ>#ۦnpDֲh%èm4˽ %]8[͟*c(NYġa[Mib._`nI㩋k˚ƼYJW?7!Sp A ,GVrw7Sc="'Ssza8 v!&gXDb [OXY?Na~Cu/\qYs%JP<״m7 ًP7i"zUbW^rc6;*t-Y ˪[K i}b;uw JJL68;l3.}WC,h8{1S 1N.ڎAtD <iilRpC ." t-$m 8FfqƲSCBZSԡ p]TG~ɏKMIA*<7UwAOxC-RYWosŃmu Xgz(vVrڙb R0ppŞg`{pL<3)V#!RY}bHOykₒF38pLU.?el-&yfşmХ4&(f\)Wo;UqK7%:4B7h dhC:dZ1X2uأD[%t']"r+J4, ;eEwpQrKH1=sȚC*^uIQjg*L Zf(09u@>g7vl,a4J<Jx3ϒ#X>[M ;'un?Ƈw̔.A"P'_nxaj$+Y*f%VMR0rpq5Tr,=-.b |]~ Ep'3\G|U>T51y+!|WżfoH1t?Rgle1:GwQfc O";YiqɪF3C[=H:N}p@h$ ͗;ӇX N0\J*B%VgH6uh&ō Xy<ReїJЧLDuZ M!TKС@!C|UE21sI:yLFE=ܾs\}߫$E\!~ZѲ'?fK y"Ǻ2EHBgj3 BnhUA$@Fp . 8FFR0Cx{WTPrhQM-N2HO<-Շ_MiBW b< c)9|Nu7uշ\68h˖so$\֍2\N$kXmE9ux*{͢cX(ljg-zsށtqr[2ou.DCYS;f$e&˰;U4F)2 JѪ5Mh%jRj;5ơQ<"06R*_D7dWF$5hl>g(k6cSw,0oJ XSт 3vj6+(C5iK^jq7!{:qgz,M,'o2"_*͒2̰LwbۍʒbD,#I_= TY iʻ6Z01qZ:ug/ߝTsRwv0Rn Zف|i15Y&3+NPwpROKVʱ2c R}3r6<q|ȺQ= Ex7窵<@Bn}[QE3{Z3@A 4FF+tnي  :PzPdÒ4b:f])REUH^Cv9ATnOaO^QwBIt#,CaEW}3ӵY p֜[L%4fBt bgmZ ;hK\o1j*2om/38ˉ`by<]!We)gcٰ/>ށz ҆JpB$OcgRIҸ+ݵ9(w! ӡPi c-&" @Fо}=Wb-FJRBQr|(,ѝOoLHQCfF^-,{{񢺾%LTEg :¾glN7|mgݺXJ38"KO/ùdM:2 آCCYZk".ϱFKtI]xCúanͨbowRrғ)çcY?UǷfVDX2N+sle-UúS a9VBUmEN0ױ6~6=ҽ?3?2vU W"AXHUt0˰O VyAriwlqQMk QKxT^v:ddP|e+z8YY|XZå.u_XIU\D[ކ[.,3!4VSV7ꂉ|ɚQ}x;r[)Hc-=Z >i$G<NMq)^CP۪+jie.H*XDU_uSTJunYhTn,ag;˰)'7LW]oEp?vE^U`ǥXh:sI'<8˓e7͋"#+'M™4iƻD:F-*wm,eM).$ uxBKm@,"rAM]ZsSUe۶Z7tJrR,z^6ݪql~+Z5V*ijX9Y?rH|T;R/#x߉poR_~$s{YZ.JttOwyZ\''W=m]qbz֯}!F{JHnUlijprp.v7!\,laW;bsFGL<`ϜG)ZG/o(OlJaiEP˦qPm>)o!be 'њo?ׄ†EMUw9gOMcҫFGkrEj #J>TEkS=%cycšqVPȓ!JϘ?Cv%6ahGX_o2e<8(+l~Զ.m]2WvωGo'i(]<`~HV^bc"P3l*xGY=Ajڦx8o {Sݰpij]mťi{D0ء"2-X%(ڈ W>3>x]bN-Η tys&PJmG绸hXW[ow> }0-5JiFF]dԶǻ76wًB} Y`IQ~jm55_>|ovcvϗ 3,_;laٯdݔwI/7tb.\[rd-6-%Bz (V Mxaځ*[UX>b74 0M=o&LFY/ЌG+ ie䲪#QiVh %lE2'F<%Ϳ|%Ow7o *ޘ߃?1œij:2? HV~cKɻBO MҍSg؅-t^`nԶ3Q'h|"-j1Lu6V7%++9Mq^^k+pH;S*MpOmnMhh6DOco~I܁@v";w7ﯰ,mڂVb'KFYTPR֤A(jDu VBBË&geLe^CAijbJ)i_jҘmC=í4X+2Mn^T2؃f0x]-;?P'zǶ.>»*F?YdpVmNCjv@P?eqy&?RF[+XvJb<ќ%e-hU&d3=? 1,gU)ae fAC|ξU@;S{G-\_F.O7덕]5Kx:{EM;(t5W vT۲<sVD]R֕#k<5GbgvWxb Zh毢#LACL娋p̕T|u,Z~ ?-pJ>j WC@ KR_p{+b^k,C-^f4)]t5~їNn흼k >z̖z_x}wEr_.KTm\7քﯚ?}K+#{|7]sr\?7<oW:MjsдG¯G+iı<~4U@Bp#5 >5Ϻ-ZM9I9k _6ūtb B̓X*|YlvRg [ޅ1m@> /XwDtPɎ]0-:#UWy^:l3u)k@UY5 B\ g{f?[A{̎K%)= juj9 FDI{}t\t%tK1 7(:b$G f 5-7,h=}o8ݏmOlj 񎽀V\beuM1( FGklZK)Vᷫ*<u@D /&gϥJC^[A3HS 6;HWډMDbRQ8Fyiσ=a5+mv`4P]nV6h+EHNT)݉mʅo]x va5ۃN`-ǮK΃*!׳Ct I&VVfjoV@nnټDSémM;%a흸48UvZ Ia]*@SуqʶT*!6W޳0%j~x(_4o=kͶ*@|MYwq &Krq3u^fUeJe/^J 2 /U |At%_$ H3W衝*sϭ*+S42Lݯ}4@۬2I6X'ϋGkр|C)7:Y 7Czc1,sdeg~+ncY}PǷ߼cGq>;p`v;*=LZtz}iW4Uc}1pc~Qߦa67=O@`9Pޅv t"m4,:@=7nCmEl:Eq}ӣH |h^^ic7܅`rݏL DD޲"VC Y;#XQ&G}tSuuNW{!tĵܺ (}YqjN} ; 5kV9 . YUy[cS$mPh?(h 9BݥiodD;gPf"8%A;k[|I;|Í &ŶfG6y-i*I_]xy iV2v]"-EV!6oދD{avXe Vrw*N|.w.EC˷~L*bm(_3)dTznh|>FV~ dB/.\MMr<\d /,M|?-|F,ooF%[P.1iEץ'{īe928EL#-֏L%!.ɓk%l :ܦsٷCKO(2Emf9&c@+X63sFe{wR^#zwU<^k* h&KKko( A$Ȕ
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1