Black Machetes: Short-list finalist of Eric Hoffer Award

by Ryan Howard

Est. 4h 59m 419 Pages 269 reading now

Prologue

An alternate cover edition can be found here.For Benjamin Wilder, it was just another day in the life of a twelve-year-old boy...- Waking up with a fresh black-eye, compliments of the Rabid Dog:CHECK- Taking care of his drunken mother before school:CHECK- Risking life-and-limb to sneak out for a sleepover (and getting caught):CHECK- Witnessing two psychopaths commit unspeakable acts:CHECK- Running for his life and assuming a new identity in the process:CHECK- Living happily ever after:YEAH, NOT EXACTLYViolence and impending hope collide in Ryan K. Howard's edgy, controversial, and addictive debut, Black Machetes , a powerful, page-turning psychological thriller—at times both shocking and endearing—written with gritty cinematic tones that paint a painfully intimate portrait of a world framed by abuse, tragedy, and inhibited love.

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