Synopses & Reviews
Will and Asheley have a troubled past. Their father left them when they were little, and their mother has just been carted off to an alcohol treatment center. Now, they have the house to themselves, and an endless California summer stretching out before them. Through alternating perspectives, they tell the story of how and why their lives spun violently out of control - right up to the impossibly shocking conclusion you'll have to read for yourself to believe.
Review
"Readers with a taste for noir stories with sociopathic elements will certainly be bowled over by this one." Ð
Booklist "Will grab readers' attention and not let go until the startling conclusion. The alternating narrativesÉkeep the story fast-paced and suspenseful." ÐVOYA
"Visits Cormier territory in its dark psychology and melodramatic tension; readers who like their protagonists damaged beyond repair will be chilled." ÐBCCB
"As soon as the first unfortunate skull is cracked open, [readers will be] be catapulted head first into a world so ridiculously twisted that they wonÕt know what hit them." ÐKirkus Reviews
About the Author
Sean Olin is the author of Killing Britney, a 2005 ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. He lives in New York City.