Looking for Alaska meets Breaking Bad in this âwinding, twistyâ (Kirkus Reviews) novel about three teens, caught in the middle of the opioid crisis in rural Appalachia, whose world literally blows up around them.
For as long as Miri can remember itâs been her and her dad, Poe, in Paradiseâwhat Poe calls their homeâhidden away from prying eyes in rural Kentucky. Itâs not like Miri doesnât know what her dad does or why people call him âthe Wizard.â Itâs not like she doesnât know why Clay, her one friend and Poeâs right-hand man, patrols the grounds with a machine gun. Itâs nothing new, but lately Paradise has started to feel more like a prison.
Enter Fen. The new kid in town could prove to be exactly the distraction Miri needsâŚbut nothing is ever simple. Poe doesnât take kindly to strangers. Fenâs DEA agent father is a little too interested in Miriâs family. And Clay isnât satisfied with being just friends with Miri anymore. But whatâs past is prologueâitâs what will follow that will wreck everything.
Shining a klieg light on the opioid crisis coursing through this country, Wrecked will have readers on the edge of their seat right up until the explosive ending.