Synopses & Reviews
Star quarterback Neil Garvin is as cruel to his fellow students at his Nevada high school as his abusive father is to him. When a random act of violence takes a life, Neil's father, the local sheriff, takes control and covers up the crime. Wrestling with the mysterious disappearance of his mother years before, Neil must find his way of out of his prison of fear.
Synopsis
With the emotional acuity of "This Boy's Life" and the narrative power of "White Oleander", Watt's debut novel is an utterly original father-and-son drama about an accidental crime and its cover-up.