Take the "Page-Turner
Challenge" and see how far you get
into Black Machetes before you can put it down.
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Short-list finalist of
Eric Hoffer Award
by R.K.
Howard
Violence
and impending hope collide in Ryan K. Howard's edgy, controversial, and
addictive debut.
For
Benjamin Wilder, it was just another day in the life of a twelve-year-old
boy...
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Waking up with a fresh black-eye, compliments of the Rabid Dog: CHECK
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Taking care of his drunken mother before school: CHECK
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Risking life-and-limb to sneak out for a sleepover (and getting caught): CHECK
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Witnessing two psychopaths commit unspeakable acts: CHECK
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Running for his life and assuming a new identity in the process: CHECK
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Living happily ever after: YEAH, NOT EXACTLY
Black Machetes is 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.
What reviewers are saying...
"This
book in its entirety is a gritty and compelling tale of triumph in the face of
adversity, and the horrors that some have to deal with and overcome to get
there." --The Bookie Monster @ Amazon
"I
could not put this book down. It was believable, heartbreaking, funny, tragic
and heartwarming." --Donna @ Goodreads
"This
book is a 'page turner' - I couldn't put it down - the style of writing was
clear and sharp, and the story well-woven." --Lorna Kennedy @ Goodreads
"A
very quick read. It will make you laugh, cry, cringe, and everything in
between. A real emotional roller coaster. Read this book!!" --Michelle @
Goodreads
Book Synopsis...
Benjamin
Wilder grew up with sparse shelter, infested provisions, and constant abuse
dealt to him by his stepfather: Jessup--a.k.a. the Rabid Dog. Without a sober
mother to defend him from the Rabid Dog's wrath, Ben finds reprieve and
adventure in a club of misfit boys called the Black Machetes. But the world as
Ben knows it comes to an end when he witnesses an act so psychologically
appalling that it forces him to run for his life. He travels as far away as he
can until fate steps in and guides him to a small town where he finds the help
he needs to assume a new identity and live a life he could only imagine before.
Years
after trying to bury the demons from his past, Ben seems to finally settle into
a sense of normalcy. But his world continually gets turned upside-down by a
series of discoveries, revealing that the evil from his childhood has never stopped
cursing him--having over the years destroyed everyone he ever cared for. When
the ticking time-bomb within Ben's psyche finally detonates with a fumed
vengeance, it pushes his wife and unborn child into the very clutches of the
same malevolence that has forever haunted him. In the end, Ben must again face
those demons from his past in order to save his true love, and ultimately his
own sanity.
About the Author
R.K.
Howard is an up-and-coming writer of cinematic, page-turner thriller-horror
crossovers. He lives in Seattle with his wife along with a house full of ghosts
that get pretty active when his early drafts are read aloud to them.
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