Thorn City

Suspected murder, eclectic food trucks, and artisanal cocaine: just another day in Thorn City.Its the night of the Rose City Ripe for Disruption galaa gathering of Portlands elite. Dressed to kill in sparkling minidresses, best friends Lisa and Jamie attend as paid to party girls. They plan an evening of fake flirtations, karaoke playlists, and of course, grazing the catering.Past and present collide when Lisa stumbles across Ellen, a ruthless politician who also happens to be Lisas estranged mother. Awkward . . . When Lisa was sixteen, Ellen had her kidnapped and taken to the Lost Lake Academya notorious boarding school for troubled youth.To make matters worse, Lisas boyfriend Patrick crashes the party to meet his new bossPortland's food cart drug kingpin.These unfortunate encounters spur Lisa into making a fateful choice that traps her, Jamie, and Patrick in Ellens web. As earth-shattering secrets are revealed, will they survive Ellens schemes or be sacrificed to her blind ambition?