Ohio

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This lyrical and emotional debut novel is set in a small town in northeastern Ohio, grappling with the aftermath of the Great Recession, an opioid crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It unfolds over one fateful summer night in 2013, when four former classmates return to their hometown, each with a mission and haunted by their shared past. This generation has grown up amid war, economic hardship, political strife, and a pervasive fear of environmental disaster. In forgotten areas where industry has vanished, rural white death rates have surged due to suicide, addiction, and feelings of marginalization. The narrative centers on New Canaan, where Bill Ashcraft, an alcoholic activist, returns with a mysterious package; Stacey Moore, a doctoral candidate, faces the mother of her late lover; Dan Eaton, a shy veteran, is home for a dinner date with his high school sweetheart; and Tina Ross, fragile and beautiful, sets off a shocking climax with a rendezvous with the football team captain. Blending murder mystery and social critique, the novel captures the fractured spirit of a nation through the lens of an embattled Midwestern town, offering a prescient vision for America as it enters a turbulent new era.