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.

Annotation:
When hard-boiled, seventeen-year-old private investigator Dalton Rev transfers to Salt River High to solve the case of a dead student, he has his hands full trying to outwit the police, negotiate the school's social hierarchy, and get paid.

Hardcover: 368 Pages Other Formats

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Languages: English

ISBN-10: 0316077429

ISBN-13: 9780316077422

Product Dimensions: 8.47 x 6.64 x 1.19 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.03 ounces

Publication Date: February 2011

Author: Sean Beaudoin

BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction > Action & Adventure
Juvenile Fiction > Boys & Men
Juvenile Fiction > Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Juvenile Fiction > Humorous Stories