Deep Mud

By: Ty Spencer Vossler

Narrated by: Storm P. Browne

In the early 70s, the past sins of one man led to the punishment of an entire town, bringing murder, passion, unrequited love, and a connection to the strangest chain of events imaginable.

Atascadero, (Spanish for Deep Mud) in the early 70s boasts a drive-in theater and a Burger Queen where teens gather on Saturday nights. Lovers head up to Lake Success, and gas is $0.32 a gallon at the Shell station—the one with the ‘S’ knocked out by vandals. Nothing ever happens in Deep Mud, until someone straps Mayor Suggs to a skyrocket during the Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza, and he explodes all over the townsfolk.

Soon after, a popular family physician resurrects his dead wife, daughter, and several others with mixed results. A failed high school baseball pitcher is gifted with a 95 MPH fastball by the spirit of a murdered child, someone has freed the animals from Chaffey Zoo—including a Bengal tiger—and a stalker is going around in a ‘Tricky Dicky’ mask attacking people with a pair of pliers.

Only Ricardo Meneses, teenage son of Mexican immigrants, can save Deep Mud. He possesses the ‘cursed jewel,’ which he must return to the grave.

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a compelling literary/magical realism tale loaded with characters you’ll never forget.

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Boring!

This is an incredibly boring book. I was hoping it was leading up to an epic ending, but it just fizzled at the end.

The only thing that kept me going was the guy that read the book was very talented. Not only did he do different voices for each character, but he also did sound effects and I really appreciated that.

I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley and the author did capture the feel of the San Joaquin Valley, but the story is just so boring. If not for the reader I probably would have asked for a refund halfway through the book.