Synopses & Reviews
In Royce Scott Buckingham's Impasse, a man is left to die in Alaska while on an “adventure vacation” and must somehow survive to get his revenge on those who betrayed him.
Forty and facing a mid-life crisis, Stu Stark has lost his mojo. He simply gave up after being fired from his prestigious job as a prosecuting attorney for losing the biggest case of his career. So when Stus best friend gifts him a one-week trip into the Alaskan wilderness to rediscover his manhood, Stu thinks it just might do him some good. But after a horrible week, Stu is crushed when he realizes that no one is coming back for him. Dying, Stu is found by a grizzled old hunter who informs that winter has set in, and theyre not going anywhere for a while.
So begins Stus training to become the man he never was…and to get revenge on those who betrayed him. This adult debut by the internationally bestselling YA author is a modern day take on The Count of Monte Cristo.
Review
Advance Praise for IMPASSE:
“A fun, energetic thrill-ride…a modern take on THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO.” —Jeff Abbott, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of ADRENALINE
Praise for Royce Buckingham:
“Buckingham keeps readers' pulses pounding.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS on THE DEAD BOYS
“Buckingham has written an enjoyable novel that is both scary and laugh-out-loud funny…. Fast-paced and full of action and suspense.” —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL on DEMONKEEPER
“Thrilling, terrifying—and funny.” —TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE on DEMONKEEPER
About the Author
ROYCE SCOTT BUCKINGHAM is an American author with a degree in English from Whitman College and a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of Oregon. Buckingham is the international bestselling author of Demonkeeper. His first young adult thriller for the U.S., The Terminals, was published in 2014. Buckingham lives with his wife and their two sons in Bellingham, WA, where he works at the Prosecuting Attorneys Office.