by Loren Niva
After suffering a brutal heartbreak in far-off Oslo, Norway, despondent malcontent Loren Niva returns to his hometown - the seemingly idyllic, sun-soaked beachside resort town of Pearl Strand, Florida. Morbidly determined to end his pointless existence on the night of his thirtieth birthday, Loren whittles down the days in a drunken, drug-fueled miasma of casual violence and self-pity.
Along for this hell ride are several members of Loren's colorful social circle, including Ziggy, a hard-partying, easygoing drug dealer of some local standing, Justin, a recently engaged school teacher with a debilitating love of vodka and loose women, and Stephen, the boastful, womanizing self-styled scion of his powerful family - and perhaps the most ineffectual and irresponsible criminal defense attorney the state of Florida has ever seen.
As events compound and careen towards the inevitable, these four 'Stranded' - tenuously linked by schoolyard memories and teenage drug habits - find themselves floundering in their various attempts to recapture their vainglorious youth. Their thirties looming menacingly ahead of them, each of these unabashed man-children will be thoroughly tried and tested, victims of their own fears, addictions and objectively terrible decisions.
Loren, Stephen, Ziggy and Justin are about to discover just how far down the spiral goes, when the stars malign...
The Stars Malign - Kindle Fiction
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