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Cover to cover in one sitting on a rainy afternoon. No typos that I noticed, which is rare at this price.
Linda Bianchi · 7/29/2026
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Fiction & Sci-Fi
Nothing More Dangerous
by Allen Eskens
4.0 · 2 reviews · 1 copies sold
Ebook specifications
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- Reading time
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- File size
- 0.6 MB
- Published
- 11/12/2019
- ISBN
- 9780316509749
- Formats
- EPUB
Book synopsis
In the small town of Jessup, Missouri, fifteen-year-old Boady Sanden finds himself an outsider at his new Catholic high school. His world changes in the late spring of 1976 when a local woman, Lida Poe, mysteriously disappears, and racial tensions begin to simmer beneath the surface of the community. After Boady intervenes to stop a cruel prank against the school's only Black student, he finds himself targeted by a group of powerful seniors and caught in the middle of a dangerous local conflict.
What you'll take away
- Experience a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of 1970s rural Missouri.
- Explore the social dynamics and prejudices of a small-town Catholic high school.
- Follow a suspenseful mystery surrounding the disappearance of Lida Poe.
- Witness the courage of a young protagonist standing up against bullying and racism.
- Delve into the complexities of community secrets and local power structures.
#historical fiction
#coming of age
#mystery
#social justice
#missouri
#suspense
About the author
Allen Eskens
Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of several novels, including The Life We Bury. He spent over two decades developing the story for Nothing More Dangerous, drawing inspiration from his own upbringing in the woods of Missouri.
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Highly recommended
Well structured and easy to follow. Formatting was clean on my e-reader.
Beth Walker · 5/8/2026
