Thomas - by Devin Thomas Corey (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From the blood tide beaches of Normandy, to the artificial, drug-filled haze of Hollywood, to the lethal underworld of the South American jungle, Devin Thomas Corey blends memoir with his imagination to produce an emotional work of auto-fiction that lays bare his deepest regrets and wildest fantasies in pursuit of self-love and harmony.
As a child, Devin was always searching. He rebelled against his strict New England upbringing and military academy rules, finding solace in running and listening to his grandfather's war stories. Constantly in his head, creating a life of make-believe for himself, Devin heads down a dark road, one underpinned by innocent drug use, that will turn into his Achilles heel once he sets off for South America.
Following the death of his best friend in a skiing accident, Devin escapes to Peru with a potential lover, and almost immediately, his balance is knocked off course. Wanting to make a fortune, he secretly plots an arrangement to import contraband into the US, but ends up being the target of a conspiracy between cartel lords and corrupt intelligence operatives.
When his grandmother falls ill, Devin reluctantly returns to Massachusetts to settle down and conform to the buttoned-up life he traveled so far to avoid. As his drug use worsens, and another love affair bites the dust, Devin packs up once again, this time, for Hollywood, in search of another fantasy, a life on the big screen, which will set him even further off-course on his quest for self-discovery. Meanwhile, the same maleficent forces whose drug plot he foiled will continue to monitor him, placing threats on his life when he least expects.
Eventually, the crazy parties, and small roles in films like Almost Famous, pale in comparison to the opportunities that might be unlocked should he get back into the drug-importing business. Unexpectedly teamed up with the leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, laundering millions through celebrity real-estate, Devin is abused and interrogated inside a Tijuana jail, only to return to his roots once more, a shell of who he once was.
At forty years old, Devin is as lost as he was in his youth, but now, with a crippling addiction and a total loss of identity. Given up, he overdoses, praying for some sweet release, but God has other plans, saving his life in a blizzard and awakening his consciousness to something more.
And so begins the long road to recovery, a humiliating nuisance at first, until he meets Thomas, somewhat of a guardian angel who will hold his hand on his spiritual path for peace. What follows is one man's reckoning with a life unhinged, and the beautiful ecstasy that comes with self-determined redemption.