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This powerful debut thriller from "a major new talent" (Kirkus) set in a poor, rural community where loyalty is everything, "packs an emotional punch" (Lisa Gardner) as the daughter of a meth kingpin is forced to choose between family, or freedom.
Never cut the drugs--leave them pure.
Guns are meant to be shot--keep them loaded.
Family is everything--betray them and die.
Harley McKenna is the only child of North County's biggest criminal. Duke McKenna's run more guns, cooked more meth, and killed more men than anyone around. Harley's been working for him since she was sixteen, dreading the day he'd deem her ready to rule the rural drug empire he's built.
Her time's run out. The Springfields, her family's biggest rivals, are moving in. And they're coming for Duke's only weak spot: his daughter.
Duke's raised her to be deadly -- he never counted on her being disloyal. But if Harley wants to survive and protect the people she loves, she's got to take out both Duke's operation and the Springfields. Blowing up meth labs is dangerous business, and getting caught will be the end of her, but Harley has one advantage: She is her father's daughter. And McKennas always win.
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“A rough-and-tumble heroine to steal your heart…Barbed Wire Heart is a gritty, bloody, in-your-face affair and definitely not for the faint of heart. Her heroine is fiercely independent, morally complex, and desperate to forge her own path to freedom—no matter the cost.”
— BookPage
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“Terrific…Infusing noir tradition with feminist resolve.”
— Chicago Tribune -
“Harley McKenna is possibly the most powerful, original female character we’ve had in decades…Masterfully constructed, Barbed Wire Heart is an evocative work of darkness and redemption.”
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“Narrator and author Tess Sharpe’s debut story…is enhanced by her emotional and evocative delivery…Sharpe transmits the tension and matter-of-fact violence of Harley’s life with an intensity rarely heard in audiobooks. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“This promises to be one of the best books of 2018.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) -
“Sharpe has fashioned a pulse-pounding thriller with a strong moral underpinning and a wrenching love interest…Masterfully written and constructed.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“A high-tension thriller…A deeply affecting story about the complex family dynamics of growing up in the midst of a drug-trade blood feud.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“Fast-paced and explosive….Acts of violence and revenge are consistent throughout this dark, gritty thriller…For sensitive readers, the author offers a list of trigger warnings [online].”
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Harley is one of the most complex, fascinating, dangerous characters I've encountered in years.
— Lisa Gardner -
Terrific.
— David Baldacci -
Pulls off something rare.
— Chicago Tribune -
Possibly the most powerful, original female character we've had in decades.
— New York Journal of Books -
A ballad of survival sung by a voice you'll never forget.
— David Joy -
Highly satisfying.
— Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW) -
Sharpe is definitely a name to watch.
— Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
Awards
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Amazon Editor’s Top Pick for Best Books of the Month
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A Bitch magazine pick of 15 Books Feminists Should Read This Month
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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A BookRiot Pick of Favorite Mysteries and Thrillers
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About Tess Sharpe
Tess Sharpe is the author of critically acclaimed novels Barbed Wire Heart and Far From You. She is co-editor of Toil & Trouble, a feminist YA anthology.