Muriel Davidson, a successful mystery author in a vulnerable stage of her life, falls for a charismatic ex-con. As they begin to bond over their traumatic pasts, Muriel's life slowly begins to resemble one of her darker novels.
The Auburn Hills Breakdown is the story of Junior, the chainsaw wielding but fiercely loyal son of a backwoods cannibal family. He struggles to hold his family together when they are forced to hide out in the terrifying country home of a deeply superficial but very lonely yuppie couple.