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277 pp.
| Clarion |
March, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-544-31886-1$17.99
(3)
YA
Determined to remake his life, high-school senior Nick strives to follow a newly defined moral compass. However, the appearance of a criminal from his past and a vulnerable femme fatale catalyze a series of events that lead to him running drugs for one to protect the other. The vivid 1970s–upstate New York setting adds atmosphere, and a twisting noir plot keeps the stakes high and the pages turning.