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 From a widely acclaimed author and prominent prosecutor, an
electrifying novel that deftly penetrates America's latest and
fastest-growing drug epidemic. Mark Lindquist takes us deep into the heart of what has become America's
most dangerous drug epidemic, exposing the complex and horrifying
lengths to which addicts -- tweekers -- will go for their meth, as well
as the extraordinary challenges that society faces in eradicating a
nationwide plague.
Detective
Wyatt James is a veteran police officer with the Meth Lab team in
Pierce County, Washington -- an epicenter of methamphetamine
production. At the core of the local meth problem is the elusive,
self-proclaimed "King of Meth-lehem." The king moves from one shelter
to another, relying on the kindness and desperation of a variety of
women. He's the top meth cook in the region, a dangerously successful
identity thief, and he travels under a number of famous aliases, among
them Lars Ulrich, Peter Farrelly, Ted Nugent, and most recently Howard
Schultz.
Wyatt has been
chasing Howard relentlessly, but the pursuit has become a fixation that
threatens to destroy Wyatt's personal life and disrupt the lives of his
bookish girlfriend, Suki, who just moved into his loft, and his best
friend, Mike, a prosecutor -- and perhaps involve them all in a
dangerously volatile situation. Neither Suki nor Mike nor Wyatt's
supervisor seems able to deter him from his obsessive hunt.
Though
Wyatt is closing in on him, Howard is on the verge of a breakthrough as
he transforms his small-time "guerrilla" cooking into a large-scale
meth lab. As he becomes more ambitious, plotting to stay one move ahead
of Wyatt and rival dealers, he descends to fascinating levels of
addiction, paranoia, egoism, and madness. His newfound success forces
him to take greater risks, and his list of enemies becomes more
extensive and more dangerous. The king will not go down without a fight.
With
startling precision and compelling prose, the author of Never Mind
Nirvana once again brings his insight and wit to a topical slice of our
popular culture.
About the Author
Mark
Lindquist is an attorney in the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office. This is his fourth novel.
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