 First edition | |
| Author | Newton Thornburg |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery Thriller Suspense Crime Fiction |
| Set in | United States |
| Published | 1976 |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Media type | Print (hard cover) |
| Pages | 346 |
Cutter and Bone is a 1976 thriller novel by Newton Thornburg about a Vietnam veteran, Alexander Cutter, who tries to convince his friend, Richard Bone, that Bone witnessed a murder. It was adapted to film by director Ivan Passer as Cutter's Way (1981) which starred John Heard as Cutter, Jeff Bridges as Bone, and Lisa Eichhorn as Mo (Maureen).