by Jake Tapper
First published 2023
Ike Marder hides out in a Montana dive bar, working pit crew for stunt rider Evel Knievel after deserting the Marines. His sister Lucy chases serial killer stories for a new Washington tabloid owned by a mysterious British family. The year is 1977, and America feels dangerous. Elvis dies, the Summer of Sam terrorizes New York, and cults spread across the country. Ike drinks too much and tries to forget a military operation that went wrong. Lucy gets deeper into the tabloid world, uncovering stories that put her at risk. Both siblings make choices that pull them toward trouble. Their parents, Senator Charlie and Margaret Marder, don't know how far their children have fallen. As Ike and Lucy navigate celebrities, killers, and their own bad decisions, they realize the danger reaches closer to home than they imagined. The choices they make will determine whether their family survives.
Genres: american-fiction, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Montana, New York, Washington
Period: 1977
336 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence