Gone to the Wolves

"You don’t have to be a headbanger to love this novel about three friends involved in the heavy metal scene of the 1980s and ’90s. There’s Kip, a Florida misfit turned rock journalist; Leslie, a bisexual Black man whose life is nearly derailed by substance use; and Kira, a bartender who vanishes on a trip to Europe. Kip and Leslie reunite to search for Kira, but it’s not an easy task. John Wray perfectly captures the spirit of late-20th-century metal in this novel that manages to be both funny and disturbing."