Anne Faye Jones

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This WWII Manhattan Project novel, The Half-Life of Trust, is set in America’s most toxic radioactive dump site, Hanford. A coming of age novel the same time as the coming of the atomic age, this novel is a dual-point-of-view historical mystery told by high-school graduates Collin and Daisy.

It’s 1943, Hanford, Washington State. In a mysterious government facility, where everything is classified, Daisy is determined to learn the truth: is an atomic bomb in the works? Would it wipe out humanity, as her unreliable alcoholic-yet-brilliant father says it would?

She’s determined to learn for herself. Despite loving her plushy new lifestyle and falling fast for the security guard— her pacifist-bred conscience is screaming.

When Collin—the man who betrayed her—asks for her help in sabotaging the project, she must decide between morality and security.

Can two people, who can’t even trust each other, be trusted to save the planet? Will her choices drive away the one she loves?