Did the infamous Roswell site contain something so weird that it bears little resemblance to UFOs, aliens, or the most intricate conspiracy theories? With 51, Patrick O'Leary (The Gift) delivers a witty, unpredictable novel that upends one of the best-kept secrets in American history: the strange events at Area 51. This implausibly plausible explanation intricately entangles estranged friends, their not-quite-imaginary friends, and a series of very confused American presidents.
"A hallucinogenic Alice In Wonderland / Yellow Submarine / Slaughterhouse Five narrative that is even weirder than the reality that is America."Patrick O'Leary's first novel, Door Number Three, was lauded by Publishers Weekly as a best book of the year. His second book, The Gift, was a finalist for both the World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoetic Award. O'Leary's The Impossible Bird was selected as one of Locus's top novels of the year. He has also published two acclaimed short story collections: Other Voices, Other Doors and The Black Heart. O'Leary lives near Detroit, where he continues to write fiction, and takes part in the prestigious Michigan Writer Series.