

Joe and his neighbor and collegse student Lila Nash work together in figuring out if Carl Iverson killed Crystal Hagen. Carl has been in prison for the last 30 years but has been medically paroled to the nursing home because he is dying of pancreatic cancer and only have a few months to live.

Carl Iverson, a convicted rapist and murderer of 14 year old Crystal Hagen agrees to tell him his story. He goes to Hillview Manor, a nursing, to see if he can interview one of its residence. Joe Talbert a college student has to write a biography of another person for his English class. This book blew my socks off! I love it so much. I was expecting it to be good and it did exceed my expectations. I have heard great praises awhile back about it in the bookish community and I am so happy to have finally read it! The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens has been on my To Be Read (TBR) list for ages.
