Boy Still Missing
Boy Still Missing by John Searles, published by HarperCollins on March 5, 2002, is a fiction novel that explores the tumultuous journey of Dominick Pindle, a Massachusetts teenager navigating the complexities of family and desire. Set in June 1971, the narrative follows Dominick as he grapples with his feelings for his father’s mistress, Edie Kramer, leading to a forbidden relationship that culminates in a shocking death. As secrets about his family surface, Dominick’s quest for truth and retribution takes him to New York City, where he encounters new challenges and revelations.
Readers will find a gripping exploration of adolescence, guilt, and the search for identity within the pages of this 292-page debut novel. Dominick’s emotional turmoil is compounded by the dark secrets of his mother, creating a rich backdrop against which his story unfolds. The novel captures the essence of a transformative era, blending elements of a thriller with a poignant coming-of-age tale. Through Dominick’s experiences and choices, the narrative delves into themes of love, betrayal, and the quest for understanding in a world filled with uncertainty.
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Boy Still Missing
It is June 1971 and Dominick Pindle, a tenderhearted but aimless Massachusetts teenager, spends his nights driving around with his mother and dragging his wayward father out of bars. Late one evening Dominick’s search puts him face-to-face with his father’s seductive mistress, Edie Kramer. Instantly in lust, he begins a forbidden relationship with this beautiful, mysterious woman. Before long, though, their erotic entanglement leads to a shocking death, and Dominick discovers that the mother he betrayed had secrets as dark and destructive as his own.
Rapt with confusion and guilt as the startling facts about his family begin to emerge, Dominick heads to New York City in search of retribution and the truth about his mother’s disquieting past. He soon finds refuge with Jeanny Garvey, a young, soulful idealist who might save him from his dire fate, but not before he makes a desperate choice that endangers everything he holds clear — and puts both their lives at risk.
Charged with the exhilarating narrative pace of a thriller and set during a complicated and explosive era, Boy Still Missing is a stunning debut novel. It renders a deeply affecting portrait of a boy whose passage into adulthood proves as complex and impassioned as the history that unfolds before his eyes.
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