A collection of short stories where the humour runs dark and the slipstream bubbles up.
...imagine if Raymond Carver called up George Saunders and Joe Lansdale, and they all went drinking with Neil Gaiman.
“… it's clear that Terlson is way ahead of the curve in terms of crafting an engaging premise that reaches for elevated territory and reinvents enduring archetypes of action and suspense.” J. Schoenfelder
"Sometimes brutal, often demanding and always complex, this novel will repay the reader who likes their assumptions challenged and is happy to walk away from a book with minor questions unanswered but the big ones definitely dealt with! It’s likely to satisfy those who enjoy Hammet and/or Philip K Dick and who like their fiction very noir indeed." Kay Sexton
"I love a novel that you can't put down, and this is one of them." L. Cihlar
Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 10:35PM 
A different direction for the cover here - some more visual impact, but still that hazy foreboding I am looking for.
I took this photo on a road trip a few years ago - something always struck me about it, a haunting lonely feeling, the glow of the coke machine at a roadside motel.
And then one more - I like the atmosphere in this one... seems like a theme.
Let me know what you think.
Reader Comments (2)
i think i like the 2nd one a little more
This looks hard, to find the perfect mood or whatever. I know you've rejected it already, but of these three covers, I personally like the one from the previous post best (I like the colouring and I like the title font). I think the first one in this post looks too late 60s (reminds me of the psychedelic scene in the movie Charlie - the one based on Flowers for Algernon) and the second one looks like a self help book. But, I'm very picky about covers, just ask Kirsten. I like the picture in the above excerpt post...or something more abstract...or Victorian (ok, maybe not).
Phil