Childhood Fiends

About the Book

It’s “The Big Chill” meets “Lord of The Flies” as a group of childhood friends reunite after twenty years at a luxurious mansion in Pacific Palisades, California. Quickly they regress to their childhood selves and resume all those childhood fights and squabbles. Charles brings along his wife, Barbara, but wonders how he’ll feel about his old flame, Tammi – and his former rival, Rex. He finds that his feelings for Tammi are just as strong as ever, shaking the foundations of his marriage. And he and Rex come to blows as they both try to assume the leadership of the group. Adding to the confusion are Tammi’s devious twin sister Toni; shy and complex John; Fat Patty, who used to be the brunt of everyone’s jokes; and sad-eyed Eve, their hostess with a deep, dark secret. Eve’s husband Edouard and his children Freddie and Maria start as bystanders, but soon are sucked into the madness. As tensions mount, each member of the group chooses sides, changes sides, chooses new sides. It seems funny at first, but becomes deadly serious as their battles become violent. At the same time, they all begin to question all the decisions they’ve made as adults, wondering how they’ve messed up their lives so badly. Rage fuels their fights – and by the end, one of them ends up dead. Who lives, who dies… and the choices they’ve made that make up their lives – that’s the story of “Childhood Fiends”.

About the Author

Dennis Coleman is a writer and director for the hit television series ‘Entertainment Tonight’. He has written several screenplays that have won awards, including “Destroyer of Worlds”, “Flowers of Evil” and “My Real Story”. He lives in Glendale, California with his wife and two cats. This is his first novel.