The Great Dane
About this ebook
An unsolved video game puzzle. A grief-stricken father. A isolated farm in upstate New York holding twenty years of secrets.
Reeling from the tragic loss of his only son, Liko Greenman clings to the one thing that connects him to his late child: an obscure, unsolved riddle inside the video game Three Hares. Following a mysterious clue left behind by the game's developer, Liko arrives at a remote Birch Island farm, where he meets Danelaw Strong.
Dane is a striking, genderqueer man carrying his own heavy solitude. For over twenty years, he shared a unique, deeply devoted three-way bond with the creator of Three Hares and his wife. Now on his own, bereft and lonely, Dane agrees to help Liko decipher the game’s final secret.
As summer turns to autumn, working together to solve the puzzle unlocks unexpected feelings, unburied grief, and a profound connection neither man saw coming.
The Great Dane is a rich contemporary novel blending literary romance, mystery, and identity. Perfect for fans of John Irving, Fredrik Backman, Matt Haig, John Boyne, and lovers of emotional, thought-provoking fiction.
About the author
A former professional dancer and teacher, Suanne Laqueur went from choreographing music to choreographing words, writing stories that appeal to the passions of all readers, crossing gender, age and genre. As a devoted mental health advocate, her novels focus on both romantic and familial relationships, as well as psychology, PTSD and generational trauma.
Laqueur’s novel An Exaltation of Larks was the grand prize winner in the 2017 Writer’s Digest Book Awards and took first place in the 2019 North Street Book Prize. Her historical fiction novel A Small Hotel won a silver medal in Foreword Reviews Book of the Year. She lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband and two children.
