Slantwise

Zac Cannon’s SLANTWISE starts slowly, zeroing in on Holt, a recovering alcoholic-hero living in a shed in Appalachia, working at Walmart, and pining for a change. That ends quickly when he goes searches for his missing son, Coy (and girlfriend Mei-Ling), tangles with the Molinas and, eventually, with the real villains – the police. This tale of lost-and-found relatives and reunions is action packed and well written, with smart dialogue and characters readers will care about.