Harden, Minnesota, October 1952. When a silent new boy arrives at her small-town high school, Cindy Deltanna-a rebellious Roddette with a straight razor in her pocket and trouble in her blood-can't help but take notice. Tommy Odessa keeps to the shadows, avoids everyone and leaves each afternoon on a bus headed to the edge of town. Everyone thinks he's a psycho, but Cindy decides to seek him out. Once she steps inside his house, Cindy realizes that Tommy is running from something. As the night closes in, threats gather both inside the house and out on the country roads. Should she trust the boy she's falling for-or fight her way free before it's too late? Jack Harrowsmith's THIRSTY GIRL is a gritty, pulpy tale of rebellion and survival.