Novelist Shannon Burke earned stunning reviews for his debut book, and now he returns with the same minimalist intensity in this arresting follow-up. Is the story of paramedic ollie cross and his first year on the job in...Novelist Shannon Burke earned stunning reviews for his debut book, and now he returns with the same minimalist intensity in this arresting follow-up. Is the story of paramedic ollie cross and his first year on the job in mid-'90s New York.