Deadly Pleasures Magazine, a starred Best First Mystery Novel of 2022
Set against the humid, uneasy backdrop of 1980s Florida, Sinkhole is a haunting coming-of-age novel that explores friendship, identity, and the destructive power of buried truth.
When Michelle returns to her hometown, she is forced to confront the memory of a friendship that once defined her--and ultimately led to tragedy. As the past resurfaces, so do long-suppressed questions about loyalty, desire, and guilt.
Blending psychological tension with dark humor, Davida Breier crafts a story that is both intimate and unsettling. What begins as a portrait of adolescent connection becomes a deeper exploration of how relationships can warp, fracture, and consume.
Sinkhole is perfect for readers who enjoy:
- psychologically complex literary fiction
- dark coming-of-age stories
- novels about toxic friendship and identity
- suspense-driven character studies