Knives and Skin covers the investigation into the abduction of a little girl in the rural Midwest, which is led by a local sheriff with little to no prior expertise. Some ties in the small town are severed while others are strengthened as a result of the wave of fear and distrust that has spread throughout the community. This mystical take on the teen noir genre examines the profound impact of loss at a time when the protagonists are going through an accelerated loss of innocence while their parents are being forced to confront adulthood failures. The story presents growing up as a process that continues throughout one's entire life.
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Knives and Skin covers the investigation into the abduction of a little girl in the rural Midwest, which is led by a local sheriff with little to no prior expertise. Some ties in the small town are severed while others are strengthened as a result of the wave of fear and distrust that has spread throughout the community. This mystical take on the teen noir genre examines the profound impact of loss at a time when the protagonists are going through an accelerated loss of innocence while their parents are being forced to confront adulthood failures. The story presents growing up as a process that continues throughout one's entire life.
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