Arkansas

DOSES OF DARK HUMOR AND VIOLENCE IN JOHN BRANDON'S ENGAGING DEBUT NOVEL. Swin spent his childhood reading his neighbor's books, wishing he had a brother, and despising adults. In college, he learned to pull scams to get by and decided to leave home because he couldn't stand his stepfather. Kyle never got along with other boys. When he was 17, his mother was electrocuted, and he lived alone, surviving on petty theft. Swin and Kyle's paths cross when they are taken to work for Frog, a drug kingpin with a mysterious identity. When a scheme goes wrong, the two find themselves alone again caught up in a dangerous plot. But this time, they might just have each other. Amid road trips across the southeastern United States, hideouts in old trailers, and eccentric drug lords, the two young criminal novices will experience adventures, romances, and plenty of danger.