Broken Circle Paperback by J.L. Powers; M.A. Powers

Product Details

• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd. (2017-10-10)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 320 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781617755804
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

For young Adam Jones, inheriting the family business is more than a rotten hand. It's downright skeletal.

“The Powerses’ worldbuilding and writing will keep [readers] hooked. They will find themselves questioning what is fact and what is fiction and cheering Adam on as he journeys in this new, strange world. A gripping, philosophical paranormal thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews

Adam wants nothing more than to be a “normal” teen, but his reality is quickly leaking normal. Afraid to sleep because of the monster that stalks his dreams, Adam’s breakdown at school in front of his crush Sarah lands him in the hospital.

As he struggles to cope with his day-to-day life, Adam can only vaguely comprehend some sort of future. His mother died when he was only four and his eccentric father—who might be an assassin, a voodoo god, the reincarnation of the Buddha, or something even stranger—is never available when Adam really needs him. Even his paranoid grandfather, who insists that people are “out to kill the entire family,” is no help.

Adam’s life takes an even weirder turn when a fat man with a gold tooth and a medallion confronts his father regarding Adam’s supposed “True Destiny.” Adam is soon headed toward a collision with life, death, and the entities charged with shepherding souls of the newly dead, all competing to control lucrative territories where some nightmares are real and psychopomps of ancient legends walk the streets of North America.

About the Author

J.L. POWERS is a publisher, freelance editor, and an award-winning author of three young adult novels, The Confessional, This Thing Called the Future, and Amina. She is also the editor of two collections of essays and author of a picture book, Colors of the Wind. She is the founder of Catalyst Press which specializes in publishing African writers and African-based books. She lives in El Paso, Texas with her son Nesta.  Broken Circle is her first novel written with her brother, M.A. Powers.

M.A. POWERS is J.L.’s “little” (but much taller) brother. He has a PhD in the oncological sciences from the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He is currently a stay-at-home dad and lives in Maine. Broken Circle is his first novel written with his sister, J.L. Powers.