Like the tornado that rampages through the opening chapters of Goodbye, Burger City, this story of love, lust, and identity cuts a furious swath through the life of its characters. If Karen Luck lost her mother on her ninth birthday, how could Mom still be putting out bestseller after bestseller? What secrets did her father hide, even from her, even from the hole in the wall Karen discovered when she was small? And what about Henry Dear, the boy next door who survived tragedy after tragedy only to come out as lost as Karen herself?

In the middle of Oklahoma City is a diner called Burger City, a throwback from the days even before supersonic jets shattered the skies above. Its pull keeps bringing Karen, Henry, and everyone they love back to town. They were children when they first said hello. How long will it be until they can bring themselves to say goodbye?