This novel's main character is  first arrested in Batavia, New York, for writing the word "love" on the street, and that main character  conducts the title conversations with Batavia's police chief Fred Clumly.
In this novel, Mr. Hardesty is kil ed when he discovers the main character's true identity. The main  character of this novel momentarily escapes death after his nephew drives the truck containing himself  and that character off a bridge, but is eventual y kil ed by Officer Figlow when Figlow discovers that the  main character has stolen his gun. Mrs. Palazzo is another character kil ed in this novel by Nick Slater,  whom the main character frees from prison. The main character keeps his nephew Luke and Luke's  mother Mil ie tied up in his basement, and his psychosis stems from the murder of his sons by his  father-in-law, Mr. Paxton, whom the main character of this novel strangles. This novel's main character is  first arrested in Batavia, New York, for writing the word "love" on the street, and that main character  conducts the title conversations with Batavia's police chief Fred Clumly. For 10 points, identify this novel  about Taggart Hodge who goes by the titular moniker, a novel by John Gardner.
In this novel, Mr. Hardesty is kil ed when he discovers the main character's true identity.
The Sunlight Dialogues