The Shotgun Rule
Author: Huston, Charlie
ISBN: 9780345481368
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 13 Jan 2009
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
An I>L.A. Times/I> bestseller, one of the I>Washington Post/I>'s Top Ten Thrillers and Mysteries of 2007, and a nominee for the Gumshoe Award and the I>Strand/I> Critic's Award.I>/I>BR>BR>b>Four friends go looking for a little trouble-and find it-in this "dark but brilliant portrait of the way many teenage boys live in America" (i>The Washington Post Book World/i>), from the acclaimed author of i>Caught Stealing./i>/b>br>br>b>" An unforgettable blend of humor and horrific violence."-i>Chicago Tribune/i>/b>br>br>b>" i>The Shotgun Rule /i>is Greek tragedy on speed."-i>San Francisco Chronicle/i>/b>br>br>Blood spilled on the asphalt of this town long years gone has left a stain, and it's spreading. Not that a thing like that matters to teenagers like George, Hector, Paul, and Andy. It's summer 1983 in a northern California suburb, and these working-class kids have been killing time the usual ways- ducking their parents, tinkering with their bikes, and racing around town getting high and boosting their neighbors' meds. Just another typical summer break in the burbs. Till Andy's bike is stolen by the town's legendary petty hoods, the Arroyo brothers.br>br>When the boys break into the Arroyos' place in search of the bike, they stumble across the brothers' private industry- a crank lab. Being the kind of kids who rarely know better, they do what comes naturally- they take a stash of crank to sell for quick cash. But in doing so they unleash hidden rivalries and crimes, spilling dark secrets that the town-and their own families-would rather stay buried.
ISBN: 9780345481368
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 13 Jan 2009
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
An I>L.A. Times/I> bestseller, one of the I>Washington Post/I>'s Top Ten Thrillers and Mysteries of 2007, and a nominee for the Gumshoe Award and the I>Strand/I> Critic's Award.I>/I>BR>BR>b>Four friends go looking for a little trouble-and find it-in this "dark but brilliant portrait of the way many teenage boys live in America" (i>The Washington Post Book World/i>), from the acclaimed author of i>Caught Stealing./i>/b>br>br>b>" An unforgettable blend of humor and horrific violence."-i>Chicago Tribune/i>/b>br>br>b>" i>The Shotgun Rule /i>is Greek tragedy on speed."-i>San Francisco Chronicle/i>/b>br>br>Blood spilled on the asphalt of this town long years gone has left a stain, and it's spreading. Not that a thing like that matters to teenagers like George, Hector, Paul, and Andy. It's summer 1983 in a northern California suburb, and these working-class kids have been killing time the usual ways- ducking their parents, tinkering with their bikes, and racing around town getting high and boosting their neighbors' meds. Just another typical summer break in the burbs. Till Andy's bike is stolen by the town's legendary petty hoods, the Arroyo brothers.br>br>When the boys break into the Arroyos' place in search of the bike, they stumble across the brothers' private industry- a crank lab. Being the kind of kids who rarely know better, they do what comes naturally- they take a stash of crank to sell for quick cash. But in doing so they unleash hidden rivalries and crimes, spilling dark secrets that the town-and their own families-would rather stay buried.
