Middlemen, (Paperback)

<p>Toronto, mid-2010s: the economy is tanking, the opioid crisis is about to explode, and Beau Larky is drifting through the city in a drug-fuelled haze, photographing extravagant weddings in order to bankroll his habit. When he learns that Cam, his former roommate and one-time lover--now a celebrity academic on the West Coast--has suffered a breakdown, Beau is seized by an unexpected need to see him after years of silence. His impulsive trip to California ignites the resentment of Stacey, the professor's soon-to-be wife, and Cliff, their former drug dealer turned real-estate shark, now too busy riding the housing boom to care about anything but the market.</p><p>To "middle" is to sell drugs to support one's own habit, but also to linger, to stall, to refuse to decide. <i>Middlemen</i> is a dark, unflinching story about class, distance, addiction, and the blurry line between human and financial relationships. Above all, it is a break-up letter to Toronto, the novel's meanest character.</p>

• Middlemen, (Paperback)
• Author: Now or Never Publishing Company
• ISBN: 9781834270029
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-10-15
• Page Count: 384