The Crisis: A Thriller

She wants to quit smoking. He wants to start a nuclear war.
They both want the girl with the cryptic tattoo.

Stuck working at a backwater convenience store in the middle of northern Florida, Mattie longs for a cigarette. She longs for her days as a marine biologist at the Queen Aquarium down south. She longs for her best friend—Hank the Manatee. Her colleagues blamed her for his death, and now, she blames herself. She should have done something sooner.

Today, a nervous couple enters the conven...