by Leslie Larson

In Leslie Larson's relentlessly noir, keenly observant debut thriller, the lives of five completely alienated people intersect with disastrous consequences at Los Angeles' international airport. Meet Wylie, a depressed airport bartender; Wylie's convict brother, Logan; Logan's emotionally damaged daughter, Jewell; and finally, Rudy and Inez, a couple whose marriage becomes increasingly rocky when Rudy loses his job cleaning jet engines. Deep currents of foreboding run throughout the novel as Larson primes her characters for a collision course.