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
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 10:13AM 
I know, I know I probably mention George Saunders more than any other writer at this blog (sorry, Andrew, here it comes again).
Saunders was recently on Letterman, and while he didn't talk much about his new book (The Braindead Megaphone), he showed why he is such an amazing storyteller.
Reader Comments (2)
I loved him on Letterman and I ordered the book from the library--can't wait.
He looks a bit like Bill Bryson.