Mulhauser’s debut novel, Sweetgirl, has been compared to a lot of great works, including Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell. Let me just say right off that all of the comparisons are fully justified. From page one, Mulhauser creates fully-dimensional characters that populate this wild ride of a book. The dialogue is often quite humorous and brings to mind Elmore Leonard.
Sixteen-year-old Percy James starts off looking for her mother, who is most likely off on a meth binge. Instead, she happens upon an infant by an open window in the meth dealer’s farm house. All comparisons aside, Sweetgirl is about the best debut I’ve read in years. Forget about Gone Girl. She’s so yesterday. Instead dive into Sweetgirl. You won’t regret it. Don’t wait a year for the paperback!
— Mark, Ravenna Third Place, Seattle, WA
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