Sick Joke

By E.F. Grimm

Abby's just another kid from Central Maine who wears clown makeup to school and lives dangerously close to the edge. She is trapped in the Vortex: a stinking, swirling pit of sex offenders, trash, and empty cupboards. If her mom is the one to snap, Abby could lose what little she has left to live for. If only she could just think of a way to do away with the rage-fueled waste of flesh her mom calls a boyfriend...

When Abby meets Gary - a self-proclaimed sociopath - she falls for his vampiric charm and her long-decaying world starts to crack open. Maybe hope isn't something that only exists on TV. Together with their crew of mischievous freaks, they kill time by breaking and entering, mocking the 'Thug Mafia, ' and living the philosophy that it's not breaking the rules if you don't get caught. Unfortunately, things are bound to catch up with you...and sometimes the consequences are far worse than you could have imagined.

Darkly funny, heartbreakingly raw, and sharp enough to draw blood, Sick Joke is a coming-of-age story for everyone who felt that home was hell, heartbreak would kill them, or just got warped somewhere along the way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F9PHGX4N
• ISBN13: 9798284228814
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"