Josh Cybulski’s debut novel explores a generation who were told they could do anything. Some did, and without a doubt still are, and some became disillusioned at the first signs of adversity. Meet Sarge, Messy, Hecky and R-Luv, four media school grads who head towards the booming film industry in Vancouver. Art is a distant memory as they pursue North Hollywood lights and their spoils of sex, drugs, and, let’s face it, more drugs. But, good luck turns bad in Second Story Work as these young men scramble to sustain whetted appetites that they could never satisfy. Cybulski’s gritty tale is one of crime, betrayal, and moral apathy, where the difference between friend and foe is blurred line after line.
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Derek heads back home for Christmas and gets himself into all kinds of trouble. When he returns to Vancouver he discovers that the house was robbed while they were all away. Kicking off a series of events that will forever change the lives of Derek, Messy, Hecky and R-Luv.
In February 2008, Derek, Messy, R-Luv and Hecky move to Vancouver and settle into a rented house in the suburbs. They are visited by one of Derek's old friends who tells Derek he has a drug problem. In October 2009, Derek walks into a diner after a three day coke binge and meets the girl of his dreams.
Derek, Messy, Hecky and R-Luv finish school and decide to move out West. They spend their first days in British Columbia chasing girls, coke, and a place to live.
Meet Derek, Messy, R-Luv and Hecky. Four young men on the verge of finishing college and entering the workforce in 2008. They've got big plans and no idea how to execute them.