Most people don’t know this. If you asked them to compose a list of hazardous occupations, writing probably wouldn’t make the top ten, or even the top hundred. In fact, it might not appear on the list at all. And why would it? Aside from stabbing yourself in the eye with a pen or dumping hot coffee in your lap, what could possibly be dangerous about writing?
Sixteen-year-old Max Prescott knows all too well the joys of cheating girlfriends and traitorous friends. He’s not eager to have his heart trampled again, but money and a fresh start can mean the difference between happiness and a dark path with his name on it.
