Shallow Ends - Paperback

by David James Keaton (Author)

FOR FANS OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE AND SPEED

An innocent celebration takes a twisted turn when thirteen unlucky people find themselves trapped on a party bus with an inscrutable driver at the wheel.

It was just supposed to be a birthday party, a mobile celebration with a group of college friends on a modified fire truck. But at some point, things take a dark detour. As the pulsating beats of dance music reverberate over an endless stretch of asphalt, the temperature suddenly plummets, and the reality of the situation becomes chillingly clear: the driver will not stop. After frantically attempting to contact the mysterious motorist, the passengers begin to suspect this party may never end.

Desperation mounts as the trapped revelers hatch a plan to halt the rolling nightmare themselves. While they continue to drink and argue, shifting narrators peel back the layers of their past lives, exposing the disturbing secrets that bind them all together. Alliances shift, old grudges resurface, and battles erupt as the terrified passengers turn on one another in a struggle for survival as they careen through the night.

The Twilight Zone meets Speed in Shallow Ends, a harrowing exploration of the human psyche set on a desolate highway, where the line between what's real and unreal blurs. Brace yourself for a psychological thrill ride that will leave you questioning the boundaries of perception--and confronting the darkness that lurks beneath the placid surface of our lives.

Author Biography

David James Keaton's award-winning fiction has been widely published. His first novel, The Last Projector, was featured on KirkusReviews.com, and his collection of horror stories, Stealing Propeller Hats from the Dead, _received a starred review from _Publishers Weekly. More recently, his novel Head Cleaner was recommended by both Booklist and Library Journal. Keaton teaches in California.