Lost Exit

Lost Exit Review

"It was a nowhere place.

But for Timmy Davenport, it felt like home and never changed....."

For fans of Bright Lights, Big City, Less Than Zero, and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh:

A new novel about a self-destructive college basketball star forced to confront his past, his family, and the Atlantic City where he grew up. In a world filled with alcohol, sex, violence, and love, Lost Exit chronicles a turbulent summer in the life of Timmy Davenport. While life styles clash on the boardwalk, his family and friends are pulled into the middle of a bloody territorial war between rival mob families that leaves a trail of bodies scattered throughout town. Haunted by a past of poor choices and addictions, Timmy tries to piece his life back together as he searches for the love of a game that was once his salvation. As he prepares for a basketball tournament that can define his future, Timmy, like Atlantic City itself, has to confront the ghosts of his past.

More than a coming of age novel, LOST EXIT blends the pain and angst of youth with the emotional struggle of characters coming to grips with their own identities. LOST EXIT is about a young man trying to move beyond his past, despite scars that never quite disappear and fears that linger inside. It blends the pain and angst of youth with the emotional struggle of a character searching for his own identity.

Lost Exit is about those last chance opportunities everyone wishes they had.

"The
author, Kevin Michaels, addresses issues many teenagers of today face
all too often; underage drinking, access to hard drugs, cutting, suicide
attempts, and family tragedy. This is a very compelling read," Jeff Dawson