The November Criminals - Softcover

'What are your best and worst qualities?'

This is the title of the essay Addison Schacht has to write to gain a place at his chosen university. Straightaway, Addison sees an opportunity to tell his story-so-far: to unburden himself, so to speak.

And boy is there a lot to unburden.

His 'business' - dealing pot to his peers - is booming, and requires a certain extra effort. His relationship with Digger, his best friend (NOT girlfriend), is getting 'complicated', as they say. His classmate Kevin was murdered point blank, and now Addison can't stop thinking about who killed him, and why? And then there's the small question of the rest of his life . . .

Over the course of his unorthodox application, Addison confess his triumphs, tragedies, strengths, weaknesses, blessings and curses to his academic jury.

The November Criminals is the darkest, most raucous and unconventional love story/murder mystery/ coming-of-age crossover you will read this year.

'What are your best and worst qualities?'

This is the essay question Addison Schacht has to answer to gain a place at his chosen university. Straightaway, Addison sees an opportunity to tell his story-so-far: to unburden himself, so to speak.
And boy is there a lot to unburden.

His business - dealing pot to his peers - is booming, and requires certain efforts on his part. His relationship with Digger, his best friend (NOT girlfriend), is getting more and more 'complicated', as they say. His classmate Kevin was murdered point blank, and now Addison can't stop thinking about who killed him, and why? And then there's the small question of the rest of his life . . . Over the course of his unorthodox application, Addison confess his triumphs, tragedies, strengths, weaknesses, blessings and curses to his academic jury.

Soon to be a major film, The November Criminals is a darkly funny, raucous tale of love, death and all points in-between.

Praise for The November Criminals

'A classic coming-of-age tale: getting into college, smoking dope, navigating best friendship with someone of the opposite sex . . .' Vanity Fair

'Schacht really is Holden's amoral 21st-century cousin' Washington Post

'An audacious new writer' New York Times