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You Killed Wesley Payne

By Sean Beaudoin (Electronic Book, 2011)
He's come to do a job.
A job that involves a body.
A body wrapped in duct tape found hanging from the goal posts at the end of the football field.

You Killed Wesley Payne
is a truly original and darkly hilarious update of classic pulp-noir, in which hard-boiled seventeen year-old Dalton Rev transfers to the mean hallways of Salt River High to take on the toughest case of his life. The question isn't whether Dalton's going to get paid. He always gets paid. Or whether he's gonna get the girl. He always (sometimes) gets the girl. The real question is whether Dalton Rev can outwit crooked cops and killer cliques in time to solve the mystery of "The Body" before it solves him.

Sean Beaudoin (Going Nowhere Faster, Fade to Blue) evokes the distinctive voices of legendary crime/noir authors Dashiell Hammett and Jim Thompson with a little bit of Mean Girls and Heathers thrown in for good measure. It'll tease you, please you, and never ever leave you. Actually, that's not true. It's only a book. One that's going to suck you in, spit you out, and make you shake hands with the devil. Probably.
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  • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    • Format: Electronic Book

    • Price: $8.99 US/$8.99 CAN

    • ISBN-13: 9780316122221

    • On Sale Date: 02/01/2011

    • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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He's come to do a job.
A job that involves a body.
A body wrapped in duct tape found hanging from the goal posts at the end of the football field.

You Killed Wesley Payne
is a truly original and darkly hilarious update of classic pulp-noir, in which hard-boiled seventeen year-old Dalton Rev transfers to the mean hallways of Salt River High to take on the toughest case of his life. The question isn't whether Dalton's going to get paid. He always gets paid. Or whether he's gonna get the girl. He always (sometimes) gets the girl. The real question is whether Dalton Rev can outwit crooked cops and killer cliques in time to solve the mystery of "The Body" before it solves him.

Sean Beaudoin (Going Nowhere Faster, Fade to Blue) evokes the distinctive voices of legendary crime/noir authors Dashiell Hammett and Jim Thompson with a little bit of Mean Girls and Heathers thrown in for good measure. It'll tease you, please you, and never ever leave you. Actually, that's not true. It's only a book. One that's going to suck you in, spit you out, and make you shake hands with the devil. Probably.

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  • Hardcover Book (1)
    • Hardcover Book, 2011
  • Trade Paperback (1)
    • Trade Paperback, 2012
  • Electronic Book (1)
    • Electronic Book, 2011

Product Details

You Killed Wesley Payne
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Price: $8.99 US/$8.99 CAN
  • ISBN-13: 9780316122221
  • On Sale Date: 02/01/2011
You Killed Wesley Payne
  • Publisher: None
  • List Price: $16.99
  • Pages: 368
  • Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
  • ISBN-13: 9780316077422
  • On Sale Date: 02/01/2011
You Killed Wesley Payne
  • Publisher: None
  • List Price: $8.99
  • Pages: 368
  • Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
  • ISBN-13: 9780316077439
  • On Sale Date: 02/01/2011
You Killed Wesley Payne
  • Publisher: None
  • List Price: $8.99
  • ISBN-13: 9780316122221
  • On Sale Date: 02/01/2011
You Killed Wesley Payne
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