Oliver Smuhar

Cold Hands Oliver Smuhar

A novel inspired by true events.




Tyler McBaker is trying his best.

He tries to look after his delusional mother. Nothing is working.

He tries to save his best friend, but he's stuck inside an illegal rabbit hole. Most of all, he tries to move forward.

Each day passes and Tyler becomes more sick; he's sick of the melancholy and wants to die.




After a failed attempt at his life, Tyler meets Amberley.




Amberley Gibbon is trying her worst.

She tries to move away from her friends. Nothing is working.

She tries to be positive around her parents, but the doctors are stuck inside a medical rabbit hole. Most of all, she tries to stop moving forward.

Each day passes and Amberley becomes more sick; she's sick with sepsis and she's going to die.




In search of happiness, or maybe a cure, Tyler and Amberley learn the true virtues of what it means to be alive.




But which one's the culprit-the one with cold hands?