Destroying
Angel
Release
Date: 07/09/15
187
pages
Summary
from Goodreads:
Gates McFarland’s mother has just been
proclaimed brain dead by a neurologist. But fifteen-year-old Gates doesn’t
believe it’s true, because she hears her mother’s voice in her head. The
command is simple: Find my heart. It’s the last thing Gates hears from her
mother before the neurologist pulls the plug.
After contacting the Organ Procurement Agency, Gates learns there is no record of her mother’s organ donation. She meets Dr. Ascuitto, her mother’s neurologist. A menacing figure, he threatens to institutionalize Gates if she continues her inquiries.
Determined to find the truth, Gates gets help from John Ed, a street-smart, sixteen-year-old recovering addict. Together, they navigate an underworld of body theft, interstellar drug trafficking and doctors who double as dealers. She finds herself attracted to John Ed’s musical talents and emotional strength even as she is drawn ever-deeper into an alien world accessible only by use of a hallucinogenic spore. Hostile and governed by a sinister waif named Penny, the world holds secrets about Gates’ mother’s death…and the key to Gates’ survival.
After contacting the Organ Procurement Agency, Gates learns there is no record of her mother’s organ donation. She meets Dr. Ascuitto, her mother’s neurologist. A menacing figure, he threatens to institutionalize Gates if she continues her inquiries.
Determined to find the truth, Gates gets help from John Ed, a street-smart, sixteen-year-old recovering addict. Together, they navigate an underworld of body theft, interstellar drug trafficking and doctors who double as dealers. She finds herself attracted to John Ed’s musical talents and emotional strength even as she is drawn ever-deeper into an alien world accessible only by use of a hallucinogenic spore. Hostile and governed by a sinister waif named Penny, the world holds secrets about Gates’ mother’s death…and the key to Gates’ survival.
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EXCERPT;
I
go to the sanctuary of the high school outcast—the library. It’s
almost as posh as the cafeteria: a sun-filled room with
floor-to-ceiling windows that have sweeping views of the Rocky
Mountains. I find a DVD of The
Magic Flute,
my favorite opera, and check it out. I love Mozart; always have, ever
since seeing a movie about him when I was little. Dad says I had a
crush on the actor that plays Mozart, but it wasn’t just that. The
childhood fame, the ridiculous talent, the drinking, the mysterious
early death...he was like a proto-rock star. The kind of person I
dream of becoming, except without the early death. I’m a little
washed up for a child prodigy, but there’s still some hope for me.
I just need to do something amazing this year or next, like write a
symphony or become a wunderkind fashion blogger.
Or
maybe just write a decent research paper.
Hi all! I'm a book fiend turned professional wordsmith who tells stories both fictional and factual. My debut novel, DESTROYING ANGEL, was published this year by Torquere Press. I freelance for publications including xoJane.com, HelloGiggles.com, BRIDES and Country Living, and I have served as a local editor for Zagat and Fodor guides.
I work as a full-time journalist at Gambit Weekly, THE BEST source for news in New Orleans (I'm biased, obviously).
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This looks like an awesome book, thank you.
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