Broken: A Novel

Untilthatfatefulafternoon,SkunkCunninghamhadbeenanormallittlegirl,playingonthecurbinfrontofherhouse.RickBuck-leyhadbeenanormalgeekyteen-ager,hosingoffhisbrand-newcar.BobOswaldhadbeenanormalsociopathicsinglefatheroffivesluttydaughters,chargingfuriouslydowntheside-walk.ThenBobwasbeatingRicktoabloodypulp,rightthereintheBuckleys'driveway,andlifeonDrummondSquarewasneverthesameagain.InspiredbyHarperLee'sclassic"ToKillaMockingbird,"Clay'sbrilliantlyobservedanddarklyfunnynovelfollowsthesuddenunravelingofasub-urbancommunityafterasingleactofthoughtlesscruelty.