Toughnut Blowback

A Cabbie Buster "Red" Lobster L.A. Pulp Romp

De: Kirk Alex

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

When Fade Out . . .
Means You’re Dead!

Neophyte stunt man Lem Buck dies performing a dangerous fall from a San Fernando Valley rooftop that may or may not have been rigged improperly. A car skids off Mulholland Road during a chase sequence that results in two more fatalities.

Foul play? If so, who’s behind it and why? Aging director–– with booze issues––Denby “One Take” Bramlett? or vengeful stunt coordinator DirkTurpin? Better yet, the trio of Euro producers with out-of-control substance abuse problems in town desperate to score big in Hollywood any damned way they can?

Set photographer and former assistant to industry fixer Lenny Macaroni, Buster “Red” Lobster is scapegoated and fired. Reduced to driving a cab for grub money, Lobster is determined to do all he can to clear his name and rescue what’s left of his director friend’s reputation and career––at the risk of putting his own life in jeopardy.

For fans of Lee Child, Vincent Zandri, Derek Raymond, and Charles Bukowski, who prefer their urban tales sprinkled with a fair dollop of dry humor.

Addendum:

What is a semicolon? A punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.

Some writers fear it & stay away from it entirely. Me? I love the semicolon & use it as often as I can. One of the "reviewers" (who evidently did not read but a few pages of the book) is bothered by this. My response? Where is the crime? What's the sin? There are other objections that this same "book reviewer" is bothered by that simply leave this author baffled.

After more than 50 years of crafting stories (published domestically, as well as foreign), free verse poems, and novels (all types), I believe I have a pretty good idea how to do it.

To my many readers––old & new––please do not pay attention to some of these chronically bitter types who have nothing better to do than slam writers who do their very best to entertain readers & hopefully help them escape whatever troubles they might be going through at the time.

Toughnut Blowback is a mystery novel that took eight months of steady toil to pull off & is loaded with three-dimensional characters, a thoroughly interesting premise, plenty of twists and turns, & enough humor to make the journey worth your while.

This blue-collar scribe appreciates your support. Enjoy. K.A.