"John, Jenny, Rudy e Gloria vivono a Larson, una piccola cittadina del Midwest, dove i ragazzi poco più grandi di loro stanno partendo per il Vietnam e dove tutto sembra immobile. Sognano di fuggire lontano aggrappandosi alla loro amicizia, ma un pomeriggio si imbattono nel cadavere di una giovane donna. È chiaro che si tratti di un omicidio ma a nessuno sembra importare. I quattro amici cominciano a indagare e a scavare sempre più in profondità, scoprendo verità che mai avrebbero voluto immaginare. Paranoia e violenza inizia- no a prendere il sopravvento. Mentre la madre di John e Jenny sembra perdere sempre più il controllo sotto l'effetto del whisky, il padre di Rudy non lesina atti di vero terrorismo nei confronti del figlio e dei suoi amici che stanno facendo troppe domande. Le estati si susseguono, e insieme al caldo implacabile, una profonda oscurità avvolge Larson e i quattro ragazzi impareranno che, a volte, i segreti è meglio che rimangano sepolti."
"It all started when we found the body.
Then nothing was ever the same.
The Dry meets Stand by Me and True Detective in this stunningly written tale of the darkness at the heart of a small mid-Western town and the four kids who uncover it.
In the heatwave summer of 1971, four kids find a body by a lake and set out to solve a murder. But they dig too deep and ask too many questions.
Larson is a town reeling in the wake of the Vietnam draft, where the unrelenting heat ruins the harvest, and the people teeter on the edge of ruin.
As tension and paranoia run rife, rumours become fact, violence becomes reflex. The unrest allows the dark elements of the close-knit farming community to rise and take control.
And John, Jenny, Gloria and Rudy are about to discover that sometimes secrets are best left uncovered…"
"A debut literary thriller from an incredible new voice. What do you do when the man who gave you everything turns out to be a killer? Perfect for fans of STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel.
Since the Damn Stupid turned the clock back on civilization by centuries, the world has been a harsher place. But Elka has learned everything she needs to survive from the man she calls Trapper, the solitary hunter who took her in when she was just seven years old.
So when Elka sees the Wanted poster in town, her simple existence is shattered. Her Trapper – Kreagar Hallet – is wanted for murder. Even worse, Magistrate Lyon is hot on his trail, and she wants to talk to Elka.
Elka flees into the vast wilderness, determined to find her true parents. But Lyon is never far behind – and she’s not the only one following Elka’s every move. There will be a reckoning, one that will push friendships to the limit and force Elka to confront the dark memories of her past."
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