Synopsis/blurb…..
Nick is an intense
filmmaker who keeps tabs on his wife by filming her every move until he begins
receiving mysterious videos in the mail of someone filming him. A prequel to my
debut neo-noir novel SLOW DOWN just released by New Pulp Press. Find it in paperback
and Kindle.
I had a recent e-mail asking if I would be interested in taking a
look at the author’s debut novel, SLOW
DOWN. Rather than jump in with both feet, I had a little look around to see
whether I could sample the author’s style before committing myself to something
longer that might not necessarily float my boat. Not like me to exercise
restraint when offered a peek at a book!
DETACHED is an 18
page short story available for free download on Amazon, so why not. Worst case,
I don’t like it and I can bat away the offer without feeling like I haven’t been overly abrupt.
Best case I enjoy it and have the opportunity to try a bit
of NEO-NOIR whatever that is. Plus it counts as another one read on the old
scoreboard – not that I’m obsessed or anything with hitting my year-end total.
Verdict – strange, disturbing, weird – are there people who
actually live their lives like this? A husband films his wife around the clock
and the following day does exactly the same whilst organising time-slots and
their schedule for reviewing the previous day’s footage. Send for the strait
jackets immediately. I don’t think the climax of one day’s footage was quite
what he was expecting.
Short, sharp, intriguing…..and a yes to the offer of SLOW DOWN.
4 from 5
Lee Matthew Goldberg
has a website here.
He was recently interviewed by Paul D. Brazill – blog friend, author and tireless supporter of
authors at all levels in their career.
The interview is here.
Acquired on Amazon UK.
Oh, that is an unusual premise for a story, Col. Very interesting too! And I understand what you mean about wanting to try an author before committing yourself to a full-length novel. I've done a similar thing.
ReplyDeleteMargot - just when you might think there's not new stories, someone's puts a fresh slant on the world.
DeleteCol, that's an interesting way to decide if you want to read a full-length novel by the same author. Sometimes a short can be better than a long and vice versa.
ReplyDeletePrashant, I'm hoping Slow Down lives up to expectations now. He's set quite a high bar for himself.
DeleteThank you so much for giving me a shot. Glad you liked Detached and enjoy Slow Down!
ReplyDeleteLee, you're more than welcome mate. Looking forward to it.....whenever I get there ;-)
DeleteWhoa that sounds creepy! Slow Down sounds good too, I'm almost tempted....
ReplyDeleteYou could try Detached for free, then after....
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DeleteThe books sounds interesting. I will wait and see what you think.
ReplyDeleteHopefully I'll get to it in the next month!
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