Twelve (novel)

This article is about the novel by Nick McDonell. For the novella by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, see Twelve (novella).
First edition (publ. Grove Press)

Twelve is a 2002 novel by Nick McDonell about drug addiction, violence and sex among mainly wealthy Manhattan teenagers. The title refers to a new designer drug. The drug is referred to as a cross between cocaine and ecstasy. While Twelve follows the lives of a number of wealthy young adults, it centres on that of 17-year-old drug-dealer White Mike.[1]

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Keith (2014). 'Striated Space and Smooth Space in Nick McDonell's Twelve'. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-415-82302-9.