Publisher's Synopsis
**NOW A BEST SELLER ON AMAZON!** **FINALIST IN THE 2017NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS** NOW ON WHISPERSYNC! YOU CAN STOP READING AND START LISTENING TO YOUR EBOOK ANY TIME YOU WANT! IT'S SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF THE 360 TO PARADISE AUDIOBOOK AND DIGITAL BOOK, AND AT A HIGHLY REDUCED COST PACKAGE FOR BOTH! 360 TO PARADISE is a roller coaster of sex, drugs and throwing a middle finger at authority. A drama about teenagers transitioning into adulthood. And it ain't silky smooth. The growing pains are like launching off a 50-foot skateboard ramp and smacking headfirst into cement. Welcome to smoking hot babes at East Beach, epic waves breaking at Rincon, massive illegal raves in the mountains, and legendary parties in I.V. - Isla Vista - also known as H.I.V. for all the rampant, drunken sex that goes down. Cody Reese, 18, thinks he's the crown prince of Paradise aka Santa Barbara, California. His golden existence is about to blow up. But now he's got to survive the next 24 hours: - His dealer wants to kill him. - He knocked up his best friend. - And his Parole Officer's dying to throw him back in the slammer. Come hop on the back of Cody Reese's skateboard. And take the ride of a lifetime.
"FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH meets BREAKING BAD. Casey Marx has INVENTED A NEW FORM-the SCRIPT-NOVEL. A fresh, balls-out look into the Dark Soul of PARADISE aka SANTA BARBARA, CA." -James Kahn, author of POLTERGEIST and THE GOONIES.
"Casey Marx's 360 to Paradise explodes out of the gate with a fury and intensity rarely matched. From page one to the end, it is heart-pounding, non-stop action. Move over Holden Caulfield and Jack Kerouac, your number is up. The new rebel in town is Cody Reese, destined for literary immortality. This book was so compelling and engaging, I couldn't put it down. It's a triumph on every level. A breath-taking debut by a fresh, new American voice." --David Assael, Award-Winning novelist and writer of Saint Elsewhere, Miami Vice, Star-Trek, the Next Generation and Northern Exposure. His film, "Evan's Crime," is winning rave reviews on the film festival circuit. And his latest movie, The Jade Pendant, just finished shooting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"360 To Paradise" is a pulsating non-stop 24-hour race against time for 19-year-old drug dealer Cody Reese-charmer, comedian, acerbic wordsmith and a seducer of all. A truly unique vision told in the fragmented vernacular of today's uber-hip, tech-crazed youth that reveals a world of irresistible characters lurking in the shadows of Santa Barbara high society. -- Philip F. Messina, Award Winning Filmmaker and Writer: "With Friends Like These," "Spy," "Brainstorm," "Released," "Skezag..."
Casey Marx's prose is kinetic, alive, and the pages roar along FASTER THAN A BULLET TRAIN. His protagonist is a latter-day HUNTER S. THOMPSON rolled into HOLDEN CAULFIELD, a 'SHAMAN TO THE NEXT DIMENSION." -- Robert Eisele, WGA Award-winning screenwriter of THE GREAT DEBATERS.
