As with the first two novels of The Moosepath League, Van Reid again proves himself an incomparable storyteller with a spellbinding tale that is both lighthearted comedy and touching drama.
Once again, Van Reid enthralls with a story filled with wonderment, romance, and old-fashioned adventure, from the catacomb-like underground of the Portland waterfront to a perilous night pursuit on the October coast.
This book begins with the following authors note:One crisp sunny morning I was surprised to find a package left at my front door containing this book in manuscript form.
A young man goes to war against a landfill in a novel that "e;revels in the absurd but never strays far from the deeply felt humanity of its characters"e; (Maceo Montoya, author of The Deportation of Wopper Barraza).
Imagine that Jane Austen had written the opening line of her satirical novel Pride and Prejudice this way: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a good romp and a good wife although not necessarily from the same person or from the opposite sex.
What happens when you find out that Grandmas vase mistakenly sold at a yard sale is worth tens of thousands of dollarsand somebody else is about to cash in on it on Antiques Roadshow?
Set in the fictional Bay City, a thinly disguised San Francisco circa 1960, The Gay Detectiveis a hardboiled camp novel centering around a baffling blackmail and murder ring.
A stinging satire of tell-all showbiz memoirs starring a self-deluded gay icon who has managed to ride every pop culture trend of the last forty years.
A "e;brilliant and layered"e; novel about a prodigy turned convict turned dog walker in her 40s from the celebrated author of My Depression: A Picture Book (Oprah.
This novel of a young lesbian addict in '90s NYC "e;recalls Naked Lunch"e; with "e;dreamy, impressionistic, and rapturous"e; prose-"e;an ecstatic love story"e; (Publishers Weekly).
In this "e;wonderfully entertaining"e; novel, a famous domestic diva finds her perfect life falling to pieces (Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City).
Eric Wright's popular detective, Charlie Salter, is introduced in this collection of the first three books in the well-loved mystery series: The Night the Gods Smiled, Smoke Detector, and Death in the Old Country.
'Clever and compelling' Luke Jennings'Viral is a vicious delight' Sam Byers'Nobody else could capture the tragedy, transience and absurdity of modern life quite like this' Andrew McMillanMeet Ned and Alice: internet entrepreneurs with a delightfully demagnetised moral compass.
Sail away with the delightful new novel from Gervase Phinn, bestselling author of The School at the Top of the DaleA summer cruise should be just the ticket for a few weeks of luxury and relaxation - but for the passengers and crew of the Empress of the Ocean, the sights of the Mediterranean are nothing compared to the excitement on board.
'One of the funniest and most original writers at work today' The TimesA firecracker of a novel by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole - a scathingly funny and affecting tale of life, death, love and the questionable existence of God.
