Stephen Amidon is an American author and film critic whose works often delve into complex interpersonal relationships and societal issues. His prose is marked by a sharp insight into the human psyche and a refined style. Amidon explores themes of identity, morality, and the search for meaning in the modern world. His novels and short stories draw readers into carefully constructed narratives with memorable characters.
For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon's Locust Lane is a taut and utterly propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town. Can anyone be trusted?
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FILM MOVEMENT It's the spring of 2001. Drew Hagel has spent the last decade watching things slip away—his marriage, his real estate brokerage, and his beloved daughter, Shannon, now a distant and mysterious high school senior. But as summer approaches, Drew forms an unexpected friendship with Quint Manning, the manager of a secretive hedge fund. Drew sees the friendship leading to vast, frictionless wealth, but Drew doesn't know that Manning has problems of his own: his Midas touch is abandoning him, his restless wife has grown disillusioned, and his hard-drinking son is careening out of control. As the fortunes of the Hagels and the Mannings collide, a terrible accident gives Drew the leverage he needs to stay in the game. At once brilliantly observed and masterfully paced, Human Capital by Stephen Amidon "deftly slices open the rich, corrupt heart of suburban America and lets its dark secrets bleed out" (Elle).
The story unfolds in the serene college town of Stoneleigh, where crime is rare. When Edward Inman, the owner of a local security company, responds to a late-night alarm at the home of affluent client Doyle Cutler, he initially considers it a routine incident. However, the situation escalates when a local student reports a sexual assault occurring that night at Cutler's residence, prompting a deeper investigation into the dynamics of wealth, privilege, and safety in the community.
Drew Hagel has spent the last decade watching things slip away - his first marriage, his real estate brokerage, and his daughter, Shannon. He is in danger of losing his place in the suburbs, when an unexpected friendship with Quint Manning opens Drew's eyes to vast wealth. What Drew doesn't know is that Manning has problems of his own.
This collection of essays is concerned with fatherhood. It includes disparate viewpoints—funny, poignant, and philisophical, and reflects on the first inklings of male broodiness, the nine months of pregnancy, and the moment of birth and beyond.