But Scrivenor does a remarkable job of pulling this simple premise apart and rebuilding it in a heart-wrenching, realistic, and breathlessly suspenseful way, with particularly effective use of setting and multiple narrators.

The premise of ' Dirt Creek' is tried and true: it's the story of the disappearance of a 12-year-old child and the aftermath. Macy shines by bringing statistics to life with illuminating personal stories, and you'll leave this book feeling sobered and perhaps inspired by this moment, a 'historical opportunity to radically rethink addiction care.' - Lindsay Powers, Amazon Editor

There's no magic wand, and no political party is off the hook. She offers a new language to challenge the contempt around drug use - 'bupe,' 'opioid use disorder'- which she argues is a human condition that cannot be eradicated. Macy weaves incredible tales of heroic volunteers meeting troubled drug users where they are. But our society rejects this idea, assigning shame and stigma to addiction - and soon the equivalent population of Houston will be dead from opioids. Her philosophy is reflected in the book's title, a biblical story about challenging yourself to get uncomfortably close to death in order to witness the miracle of life. In ' Raising Lazarus,' an excellent follow-up to her Hulu-adapted ' Dopesick,' Beth Macy compels us not to look away from those who are suffering in the opioid epidemic.

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