Goon

By: Edward Lee, John Pelan

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

Relentless as a Texas death-match, Goon is a no-holds-barred festival of body slams; an insatiable orgy of pile-drivers and sexual grotesqueries, of neck-breakers, drop-kicks, and more blood and guts than a fish-market floor.

Six-foot-9 and 400 pounds, hailing from parts unknown, he is the one-man walking gore machine of the Deep South Wrestling Conference, and his name is Goon.

But Detective Phillip Straker isn't a wrestling fan. The bodies pile up like dirty laundry: sex-obsessed tramps used as playthings by some unspeakable creature. Straker is determined to solve the rash of mutilation murders with trimmings that beg description. Is it just coincidence, or do all the victims have something in common?

Investigative reporter Melinda Pierce will do anything to find out, by offering herself up as a sexual spittoon in order to infiltrate the arcane and lust-drenched warrens of the backstage of professional wrestling. There in malodorous locker rooms and unsavory motels, she partakes in carnal forays so gross, so downright nasty they'd make a porn star puke.

Goon, this human juggernaut, this masked rack of guts, muscle and mayhem. Is Goon just a wrestler gone insane? Or is he something hideously worse?

It just might leave you down for the count.

©1996 Overlook Connection Press (P)2016 Necro Publications

Edward Lee is sick & twisted - I like it

I am almost ashamed that I laughed out loud a few times at some of the nasties in here. Almost. Not quite. It’s Edward Lee, man. What do you expect? Inappropriate on so many levels. It wouldn’t even be Edward Lee if you didn’t throw up in your mouth a little. Goon is no exception. Trust me.

started out pretty interesting.

i was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher. In all fairness, the ratings on this book for sexual content were right on. sooooo much sex in this book. it kind of distracted me from the plot of the story. at first i thought the story line was great. then i got to the end of the book and i was mostly disappointed in the ending. this was a different kind of book than i had ever read before, and honestly i probably wouldn't venture on this direction again. narrator was very good though. at one part in the story i wanted to puke after getting a mental image of what was happening, so the author gets an a for shock value.

For wrestling fans!

Rough, but interesting story!


This review copy audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost.

What did I just listen to?

Would you consider the audio edition of Goon to be better than the print version?

No idea. I didn't know this book existed until a few days ago.

What other book might you compare Goon to and why?

There is no other book I can compare it to

What about Joe Hempel’s performance did you like?

If he didn't puke while narrating I'd be surprised. However he was able to portray the characters well enough and I didn't have an issue telling who was who. His impression of Ric Flair needs work though

Any additional comments?

This is one of the most disgusting books I've ever read or listened to. I enjoyed the story enough, but really, Edward Lee could have turned down the gore and grotesque sexual descriptions a notch. I almost had to stop listening because it churned my stomach. Seriously, only listen if you have a strong stomach.

Goon Grisly Wrestling Tale and Edward Lee Madness

"Goon One-Two-Three,Your Out or Dead. A fast paced Grisly story that includes Dark humor and Wrestling Madness. One Wicked Ride Into Bloody mayhem and Bone Breaking Horror. "A Nasty Read." Enjoy!!!