New York: Viking, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Prizewinning playwright's first novel. Set in a small Michigan town this is the story of Ray, who was, with his older brother Billy, the ones who started all the fights, fueled all the gossip, had all the hard luck - and now Billy is dead, brutally murdered - Alice Munro called this a 'brave, heartwrenching debut. I couldn't look away.'. ISBN: 0-670-882240.