Barbed Wire Heart

The daughter of a meth kingpin faces the most difficult choice of her life-family loyalty, or freedom. Set in a harsh and insular rural community reminiscent of Winter's Bone, Tess Sharpe's powerful debut BARBED WIRE HEART is a breathtaking "ballad of survival sung by a voice you'll never forget" (David Joy).

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 that the solely kid of North County's biggest criminal. Duke McKenna's run a lot of guns, done a lot of Methedrine, and killed a lot of men than anyone around. Harley's been operating for him since she was sixteen--collecting debts, sweet-talking her reply of bother, and dreading the day he'd consider her able to rule the agricultural drug empire he is designed.

Her time's run out. The Springfields, her family's biggest rivals, square measure getting. Years ago, they were chargeable for her mother's death, and currently they are coming back for Duke's solely weak spot: his girl.

With a bloody battle threatening to consume North County, Harley is forced to confront the truth: that her father's violent world can destroy her. Duke's raised her to be deadly--he ne'er counted on her being disloyal. however if Harley desires to survive and shield the individuals she loves, she has got to require out Duke's operation and also the Springfields.

Blowing up Methedrine labs is dangerous business, and obtaining caught are going to be the top of her, however Harley has one advantage: She is her father's girl. And McKennas perpetually win.


A remarkable novel with a deep emotional core, wire HEART seamlessly blends page-turning suspense with a multilayered and unblinking portrayal of a poor, rural community wherever family is everything.

"Terrific...In infusing noir tradition with feminist resolve, BARBED WIRE HEART pulls off something rare." --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, hinting at times of Flannery O'Connor and Cormac McCarthy. An amazing debut novel. An exciting new voice in the world of books." --New York Journal of Books

"Read this book! From the opening scene to the adrenaline-fueled finale, this is the rare thriller that packs an emotional punch...Harley is one of the most complex, fascinating, dangerous characters I've encountered in years." --Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Terrific. "--David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author.

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