Shoretown

by Dan Milczarski

It was once the shore's hottest spot. Nowadays, it only makes the news when there's a big drug sting or a bribery scheme or a beating. Bungalows are now flophouses for dealers, for addicts, for castoffs from other towns. There are thousands of stories, including some horrors that may never leave a room. Shoretown tells some of these sordid stories through Craig, a young professional who returns home to drink with old friends for the first time in years. He encounters faces and names from his past, each of them with a unique tale about their lives -- some absurd, some tragic, some detestable -- unaware that his night of dark revelation will culminate in a sudden and brutal act of violence ... and what could be a faint glimmer of hope and redemption.

214 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2010

About the author

Dan co-wrote the short film Z is for Xanax. His debut novel, Shoretown, was released in December 2010. Dan grew up in Monmouth County, went to college in Hudson County and currently lives in Passaic County, New Jersey.