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This book shows the dark underbelly that most of us arent aware of. The charachters are very relateable which makes he story even more gripping. It outlines the hook that meth can get people on very well and I would reccomend anyone who has had family or friends who have had the addiction to read it. It gives such a fantastic insight into what addiction does to people.
This is an excellent book. It deals with the topic of ice addiction (or meth or P depending on what country you live in) but in an extremely well written manner, without overdramatising or shocking for impact. Scenarios which formed part of the story line have actually happened in New Zealand so I know they are based on reality. It was a very worthwhile read on lots of levels. The characters are totally believable and the dark sides of ice use were certainly revealed but in a way that is helpful in providing insights to the insidiousness of ice and the effects it has on users and those around them.
FINALIST – Best First Novel
Ngaio Marsh Crime Writing Awards 2019
FINALIST – Best Novel
New Zealand Booklovers Awards 2019
Former Navy Lieutenant Commander and MMA instructor David Johnson has it all: an amazing wife, three beautiful kids and a great job. He’s the man who can handle anything, and anyone – until his wife Chrissie is introduced to methamphetamine at a friend’s New Year's Eve party. Slowly but surely, everything David has worked for and believed in is dramatically eroded as Chrissie’s addiction takes hold.
Then Chrissie disappears without a trace. In his effort to find her, David gets drawn into the dark world of meth. As the months pass, he becomes more and more afraid that she has been killed, and that the police will suspect him for her murder.
The story of one man's fight to save his family from the drug that is engulfing and destroying New Zealand society.
Praise for CRYSTAL REIGN:
‘A devastating and timely portrait of the dangers and evils of P
addiction.’
‘A timely, powerful and heart-breaking novel. And wickedly addictive!’
‘Kelly Lyndon has done a superb job creating an issue-based novel that is ultimately a story of love.’
About the Author:
Kelly Lyndon’s background is romance writing and she has written a collection of anthologies under a pseudonym for Torrid Books, a publishing house based in New York. She has also written and directed two short films which can be found on her YouTube page. This is her first novel.
New Zealand has one of the worst meth problems in the world, and I have been unfortunate enough to witness personally more than one person close to me fall prey to its evil clutches. I have seen parents lose children and children lose parents to this drug, and all I could do is watch helplessly as they fell to the deepest pits of hell, taking their loved ones for the ride. This is the book I wanted to read but could not find, so I decided to write it myself. I have many stories in me, but this was one that I was compelled to write because of what I have witnessed. – Kelly Lyndon
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