Twelve

'The hype is all true' Sunday Telegraph Nick McDonell's electrifying novel tells the story of a fictional drug called Twelve and its devastating effects on the beautiful rich and desperate poor of New York City. From page one, this novel pulsates towards its apocalyptic climax. Twelve is cool, cruel and utterly compulsive. 'Bret Easton Ellis territory...an extraordinary assured debut' Harper & Queen 'McDonell is an authentic talent and, long after the storms of hype have died away, his novel will endure as a snapshot of his generation' Observer 'Consistently brilliant... One of the most exciting new writers around' Independent on Sunday 'A brilliant satirical debut' Time Out 'A compulsive elegy to wasted, privileged youth, lives up to the hype... lean,... "White Mike is clean. He has never smoked a cigarette in his life. Never had a drink, never sucked down a doobie. But White Mike has become a very good drug dealer, even though it started out as a one-shot deal with his cousin Charlie. White Mike was a good student, but he's been out of school for six months, and though some people might wonder what he's doing, no one seams to care very much that he's taking a year off before college. Maybe more than a year.". "White Mike lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It is two days after Christmas and all the kids are home from boarding school and everyone has money to blow. So White Mike is busy with a pickup in Harlem and then ounces and fifties and dimes and more round up and down Fifth Avenue for the whole rest of the night.". "From the housing projects of Harlem to the penthouses of Park Avenue, Nick McDonell's Twelve is a novel of urban adolescence written by a seventeen-year-old author whose clarity and skill far exceed his years. This is not a coming-of-age story, because the kids of Twelve never had a childhood. Their parents are off on holiday in Bali or business in Brussels, leaving hired help to look the other way as their kids stay home alone in their multimillion-dollar town houses, partying with drugs and sex and, in the end, much worse."--BOOK JACKET. Waterstones' Books of the Year Nick McDonell's electrifying novel tells the story of a fictional drug called Twelve and its devastating effects on the beautiful rich and desperate poor of New York City.From page one, this novel pulsates towards its apocalyptic climax. Twelve is cool, cruel and utterly compulsive. Twelve has been adapted for film by Hollywood director Joel Schumacher starring Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, and 50 Cent. Praise for Twelve 'As fast as speed, as relentless as acid' — Michiko Kakutani, New York Times 'The hype is all true' —Sunday Telegraph 'Bret Easton Ellis territory...an extraordinary assured debut' —Harper & Queen 'McDonell is an authentic talent and, long after the storms of hype have died away, his novel will endure as a snapshot of his generation' —Observer 'Consistently brilliant... One of the most exciting new writers around' —Independent on Sunday 'A brilliant satirical debut' —Time Out 'A compulsive elegy to wasted, privileged youth, lives up to the hype... lean, elegant and bleakly witty' —Elle Nick McDonell's electrifying novel tells the story of a fictional drug called Twelve and its devastating effects on the beautiful rich and desperate poor of New York City. A bleak Manhattan midwinter and a group of wealthy teenagers, left to their own devices by disregarding parents, delve into the excesses of drugs, sex and the most chilling acts of violence imaginable. Hunter ----- falsely accused of murder after a fight on the basketball courts; White Mike - a straight-A student who makes a fortune selling illegal substances; Laura - gorgeous but obsessed with a fabulous new designer drug called 'twelve'; and Claude - whose trips into the shadier corners of Chinatown have fuelled a macabre fascination with deadly weapons...From page one, this novel pulsates towards its apocalyptic climax. Cool and cruel and utterly compulsive, TWELVE is the debut novel of 2002. 'The hype is all true' Sunday TelegraphNick McDonell's electrifying novel tells the story of a fictional drug called Twelve and its devastating effects on the beautiful rich and desperate poor of New York City. From page one, this novel pulsates towards its apocalyptic climax. Twelve is cool, cruel and utterly compulsive.'Bret Easton Ellis territory ... an extraordinary assured debut' Harper & Queen'McDonell is an authentic talent and, long after the storms of hype have died away, his novel will endure as a snapshot of his generation' Observer'Consistently brilliant ... One of the most exciting new writers around' Independent on Sunday'A brilliant satirical debut' Time Out'A compulsive elegy to wasted, privileged youth, lives up to the hype ... lean, elegant and bleakly witty' Elle Chapter Twenty-EightChapter Twenty-Nine; Chapter Thirty; Chapter Thirty-One; Chapter Thirty-Two; Chapter Thirty-Three; Chapter Thirty-Four; Chapter Thirty-Five; Chapter Thirty-Six; Chapter Thirty-Seven; Chapter Thirty-Eight; Chapter Thirty-Nine; Chapter Forty; Chapter Forty-One; Part III: Sunday, December 29; Chapter Forty-Two; Chapter Forty-Three; Chapter Forty-Four; Chapter Forty-Five; Chapter Forty-Six; Chapter Forty-Seven; Chapter Forty-Eight; Chapter Forty-Nine; Chapter Fifty; Chapter Fifty-One; Part IV: Monday, December 30; Chapter Fifty-Two; Chapter Fifty-Three; Chapter Fifty-Four 'The hype is all true' Sunday Telegraph Nick McDonell's electrifying novel tells the story of a fictional drug called Twelve and its devastating effects on the beautiful rich and desperate poor of New York City. From page one, this novel pulsates towards its apocalyptic climax. Twelve is cool, cruel and utterly compulsive. 'Bret Easton Ellis territory ... an extraordinary assured debut' Harper & Queen 'McDonell is an authentic talent and, long after the storms of hype have died away, his novel will endure as a snapshot of his generation' Observer 'Consistently brilliant ... One of th Chapter Fifty-FiveChapter Fifty-Six; Chapter Fifty-Seven; Chapter Fifty-Eight; Chapter Fifty-Nine; Chapter Sixty; Chapter Sixty-One; Chapter Sixty-Two; Chapter Sixty-Three; Chapter Sixty-Four; Chapter Sixty-Five; Chapter Sixty-Six; Chapter Sixty-Seven; Chapter Sixty-Eight; Chapter Sixty-Nine; Chapter Seventy; Chapter Seventy-One; Chapter Seventy-Two; Chapter Seventy-Three; Chapter Seventy-Four; Part V: New Years Eve; Chapter Seventy-Five; Chapter Seventy-Six; Chapter Seventy-Seven; Chapter Seventy-Eight; Chapter Seventy-Nine; Chapter Eighty; Chapter Eighty-One; Chapter Eighty-Two Cover; Title Page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Part I: Friday, December 27; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Part II: Saturday, December 28; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Chapter Eighteen; Chapter Nineteen; Chapter Twenty; Chapter Twenty-One; Chapter Twenty-Two; Chapter Twenty-Three; Chapter Twenty-Four; Chapter Twenty-Five; Chapter Twenty-Six; Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Eighty-ThreeChapter Eighty-Four; Chapter Eighty-Five; Chapter Eighty-Six; Chapter Eighty-Seven; Chapter Eighty-Eight; Chapter Eighty-Nine; Chapter Ninety; Chapter Ninety-One; Chapter Ninety-Two; Chapter Ninety-Three; Chapter Ninety-Four; Chapter Ninety-Five; Chapter Ninety-Six; Chapter Ninety-Seven; Afterword; Chapter Ninety-Eight; Acknowledgments The hungrily awaited paperback of Nick McDonell's sensational best-seller. Twelve has been adapted for film by Hollywood director Joel Schumacher starring Chace Crawford,Emma Roberts, and 50 Cent. Nick McDonnel's novel tells the story of a fictional drug called Twelve and its devastating effects on the beautiful rich and desperate poor of New York City.