The Summer of Karl

By Stephen Pantoja

For Starling and his friends, that summer was 1983 in the Bronx - a heatwave that melted everything it touched: friendships, innocence, and the fragile peace of their block. What began as the best summer of their lives - music in the park, first loves, big dreams - turned into a nightmare when a stranger named Karl arrived. Karl brought trouble. Karl brought blood. And when the cops got it wrong, the kids decided to get it right. Now the lines between justice and vengeance blur as Starling and his crew take matters into their own hands, setting off a chain of events that will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Decades later, when a shocking revelation drags their buried past back into the light, Starling must confront the truth: you can bury a body, but not a summer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1257040901
• ISBN13: 9781257040902
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"