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Purgatory by Tim Dodge
Magical Realism
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Charles Cunningham, a wealthy real estate developer, dies unexpectedly and finds himself in Purgatory, the place between heaven and hell. Though depressed about his early death, he befriends two other souls doing time there -- the writer Edgar Allan Poe and a music-loving deadbeat named Billy. Upon receiving a letter from God telling him he must learn some unnamed lessons before he can go to heaven, he convinces Poe to join him in the portal back to earth. They hope to make up for their past mistakes, but they arrive on earth in the year 2049, 42 years after Charles' death. Traveling from mid-21st century New York City to Las Vegas, Charles seeks out the daughter he neglected in life, though she is now in her eighties. However, an unfriendly soul from Purgatory follows them to earth. This soul, an employee with whom Charles had an affair and summarily fired, is determined to keep him from winning passage to heaven. She teams up with Charles' grandson, a debt-ridden gambling addict who has a talent for messing things up. Together, they hatch a deadly scheme to foil Charles' plan to get to heaven and net the grandson badly-needed money. Charles learns of their plans and enlists his friends to help stop them. Will they succeed?
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Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Purgatory 01 (31.44 MB) | Charles Cunningham dies, makes a new friend in the afterlife, receives a mysterious letter, and makes a decision. | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Purgatory 02 (33.65 MB) | Charles searches the mountain and finds the gateway to earth in the home of a fun-lovin' deadbeat. Poe has second thoughts about going to earth. | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Purgatory 03 (39.4 MB) | Charles and Poe arrive to find that earth has changed a lot since they left. Charles does an internet search for his daughter. An enemy begins to follow them. | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Purgatory 04 (33.32 MB) | Charles has a phone conversation with his daughter. The mystery woman finds out that derailing his plans will be harder than she expected. | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Purgatory 05 (33.63 MB) | The story flashes back to 1998. Charles lands a new client with the help of his second-in-command (and mistress) Ellen. Charles makes a decision about his relationship with Ellen, causing her to face some hard facts about her own future. | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Purgatory 06 (27.38 MB) | Ellen meets a guy at the party and ends up in a place she didn't expect. Charles deals with some upsetting news. | Dec 31, 2009 |
| Purgatory 07 (41.37 MB) | Everyone flies to Las Vegas. Ellen gets discovered. Charles has dinner with Abby and learns about spicy Indian food. | Jan 6, 2010 |
| Purgatory 08 (37.34 MB) | Charles watches football with a very enthusiastic Abby. Terry looks for a way out of his financial problems. Ellen has dog trouble. | Jan 15, 2010 |
| Purgatory 09 (41.67 MB) | Poe goes Christmas shopping at a mall with Charles and learns some unsettling news. They bump into someone they don't expect on a Las Vegas street. | Jan 28, 2010 |
| Purgatory 10 (31 MB) | Charles spends Christmas with Abby; Terry gets into the Christmas spirits; Billy wins at blackjack and takes Poe's advice about money. | Jan 30, 2010 |
| Purgatory 11 (39.67 MB) | Terry decodes the message; Billy gives Terry his orders; Terry sets up Abby's murder and Ellen's double-cross; Poe falters, and things grow tense between Charles and him. | Feb 8, 2010 |
| Purgatory 12 (47.42 MB) | The conclusion. What happens in Vegas...Poe knows how to handle a liquor bottle...The gang receives a visitor...Homecoming. | Feb 8, 2010 |