Four mismatched teens. One act of violence. One nod by each of them to agree it never happened. Sneaker Wave is the poignant story of friendship, loss and long-denied regret that springs to life in the final days of high school in a Pacific Northwest town.
A popular resident is critically injured while confronting seventeen-year-old Brady Joseph and three friends who have broken into an abandoned house to party. Luke, a seething runaway, is suspected of attacking the man, while Sam, a gentle, imperilling opportunist, and Sarah, Brady's wildly irrepressible girlfriend, are accused of helping Brady cover up the crime. The teens' code of silence keeps them out of jail, yet for Brady their duplicity is not so easily accepted, especially as their lives and those of others begin to unravel in a dizzying plunge, leaving him with two choices, each one tragic. This is a story about teens doggedly pursued into adulthood by suspicion that lingers long after the media moves on to the next crime.
JEFF BEAMISH is a former journalist and author of two novels: SNEAKER WAVE and NO, YOU’RE CRAZY. SNEAKER WAVE was shortlisted in the fiction category of the Relit Awards in Canada. NO, YOU’RE CRAZY is the 2023 New York City Big Book Award winner for visionary fiction, the 2023 Hollywood Book Festival Award runner-up for general fiction and the 2023 Beach Book Festival Award runner-up for general fiction.View all by Jeff Beamish
