From Behind Dotted Clouds

During halftime of the big game, Ben Wilkes walks in on his coach holding a dead body. Coach tells him they can't tell a soul. But someone is hiding in the stall, and Ben is in love with the coach's daughter.The next day, the word is out that someone, before halftime, spotted the town pariah, now missing, kissing Jamie Smith, whom no one knew was gay. Some don’t believe it, some, after it’s all-but-proven, are angry, while Ben Wilkes, his best friend, is so traumatized from the dead-body encounter, that he cannot put two and two together.Meanwhile widower Coach Lou Dougherty struggles to keep the secret from his daughter, not only of the dead body, but of his involvement in an extremely forbidden love triangle. He must answer Ben’s questions, and manage Jamie’s emotions. How does the town’s most popular man put a face on for everyone? How comes it that his daughter is the one to finally elicit the truth from the two boys what happened that fateful night?From Behind Dotted Clouds is a coming-of-age story set in the fictional town of Alma, Wyoming, where a dozen teenagers navigate the aftermath of a pariah's death. A love letter to small-town America, with overarching themes of friendship, race, and sexuality, this novel attempts to paint how rumor bridges generations. Read more