Star quarterback Neil Garvin is the envy of other students in his Nevada high schooland is almost as cruel to them as his abusive father is to him. Then one night on a dark, isolated road outside of town, a random act of violence takes a life. Nothing, Neil swears, could ever be worse until his father, the local sheriff, takes control and masterminds a cover-up. Emotionally deadened and wrestling with the mystery of his mothers disappearance years ago, Neil must somehow find his way out of his prison of fear and discover the one thing that can truly set him free. Diamond Dogs was published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company in 9/00. It has over 25,000 copies in print and received glowing reviews from a number of publications, including Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, New York Daily News, and Talk magazine, among others.