Bladestay

Theo Creed, a seventeen-year-old girl, disguises herself as a boy to bluff her way into the inner circle of August Gains, the leader of a violent gang in Bladestay, Colorado. However, she starts to question her loyalties and wonders who is conning who. To save her town, she must parse facade from reality and choose between the barefaced malevolence she's infiltrated and an evil she didn't know lurked at home.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: CamCat Publishing, LLC

The devil's charm is not his sole flaw. When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men reaches a climax in the small settlement of Bladestay, Colorado, cunning resident Theo Creed finds herself in a precarious situation. Disguising herself as a young boy, seventeen-year-old Theo manages to infiltrate the inner circle of August Gains, the charismatic leader of a violent gang that has taken over her town. However, as Theo delves deeper into the con, she begins to question her loyalties.

Complicating her subterfuge is a mysterious outlaw whose brief moments of kindness contrast with the blood on his hands, leaving Theo questioning who is truly conning whom. To save her town, Theo must distinguish between the façade she has infiltrated and the evil that lurks within. She must make a difficult choice between the barefaced malevolence she has encountered and the darkness she never knew existed within her own home.

This captivating tale is for readers who enjoy the atmospheric storytelling of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men and the emotional depth of Stacey Lee's Under a Painted Sky.

Weight: 498g
Dimension: 138 x 217 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780744306972
Edition number: Large Print