LARAMIE, Wyo., Sept. 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

Paul Bergstraesser, a University of Wyoming faculty member and creative writing and literature instructor, will celebrate his debut novel, "The Less Said," with a reading and book launch Thursday, Nov. 12, at 4 p.m. in Room 506 of Coe Library.

The novel follows P-, a 60-something man who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Along with his wife and college-age son, P- plans a final celebration of life with friends and family. Over a single weekend, friends and family travel to a tropical destination to fete P- one last time. But P- also has hired a killer to kill him during the weekend, leaving the timing and circumstances unknown.

Against this ...