Overview

Meet Syd Redding, a gruff, ambitious working-class young man and pre-med student. Syd passes the stultifying hours of 1978 in his ethics class fantasizing about the destruction of the Kesslers, his boss's well-to-do Ohio family, a threesome moneyed and beautiful and installed high in the city's society. As he steps onto the doorstep of their grand mansion in the estate section of their city, Syd has no detailed plan in mind, only vague, delicious dreams of vengeance. But when he meets the boss's daughter, he soon finds himself caught in the sexual machinations of this magnetic family. A simple affair leads from obsession through rage to a revenge plot that will transform the lives of everyone involved.

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Hardly a conventional thriller, this red-meat narrative revisits a scenario reminiscent of Room at the Top or even The Graduate. -- Kirkus Reviews Holden at his best. -- Library Journal Exceptional for its well-crafted characters and solid, skillful plotting. This is a thriller with staying power, not easily forgotten. -- Booklist Holden is a writer to watch. -- Publishers Weekly Holden knows how to create a tight, high-velocity narrative and surprising characters. -- New York Times Book Review An engrossing novel to read on a coast-to-coast flight, or on a cold homebound weekend. Just don't forget to get off the plane, or to get dinner from the oven. -- Ann Arbor (MI) News His most controversial yet. -- Daily Telegraph (London)

"An engrossing novel to read on a coast-to-coast flight, or on a cold homebound weekend. Just don't forget to get off the plane, or to get dinner from the oven. -- ""Ann Arbor (MI) News"" Exceptional for its well-crafted characters and solid, skillful plotting. This is a thriller with staying power, not easily forgotten. -- ""Booklist"" Hardly a conventional thriller, this red-meat narrative revisits a scenario reminiscent of Room at the Top or even The Graduate. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" His most controversial yet. -- ""Daily Telegraph (London)"" Holden at his best. -- ""Library Journal"" Holden is a writer to watch. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" Holden knows how to create a tight, high-velocity narrative and surprising characters. -- ""New York Times Book Review"""

Hardly a conventional thriller, this red-meat narrative revisits a scenario reminiscent of Room at the Top or even The Graduate. -- Kirkus Reviews Holden knows how to create a tight, high-velocity narrative and surprising characters. -- New York Times Book Review Holden at his best. -- Library Journal Exceptional for its well-crafted characters and solid, skillful plotting. This is a thriller with staying power, not easily forgotten. -- Booklist Holden is a writer to watch. -- Publishers Weekly An engrossing novel to read on a coast-to-coast flight, or on a cold homebound weekend. Just don't forget to get off the plane, or to get dinner from the oven. -- Ann Arbor (MI) News His most controversial yet. -- Daily Telegraph (London)

A gripping and beautifully written tale of love, crime, and revenge.

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Craig Holden received his MFA from the University of Montana in 1986. He subsequently worked for two literary agencies in New York City, eventually becoming a film rights agent. His novel Four Corners of Night won the Great Lakes Book Award for fiction in 1999. He has taught at the University of Toledo, the University of Michigan, and New Mexico State University. Erik Steele is a professional actor living in New York City, where he has worked both on and off Broadway and in film. He has toured with the prestigious Acting Company, performing Shakespeare and Sheridan in theaters from Atlanta to Anchorage. He holds an MFA in acting from New York University and a BA from Vassar College.

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