The Contortionist's Handbook - Softcover

Clevenger, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915523362 ISBN 13: 9781915523365

Verlag: Datura Books, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Following a near fatal overdose of painkillers, Daniel Fletcher is resuscitated in a Los Angeles emergency room and detained for psychiatric evaluation. Through a series of questions and tests, the psychiatrist must ascertain whether the patient intended to kill himself, or whether he can walk free. What the psychiatrist doesn't know is that 'Daniel Fletcher' is actually John – Johnny – Dolan Vincent, a brilliant young forger who continually changes his identity to save himself from a lifetime of incarceration. Johnny has done such assessments before – many, many times. As he creates an elaborate bluff for the evaluator, Johnny reveals the true story of his traumatic past – a broken family, descent into the sinister world of forgers and criminals, and his one chance of salvation in the beautiful and elusive Molly. But time is running out; as his underworld clients lose patience and the psychiatrist's net closes around him, Johnny has to negotiate the escape act of his life. Evoking the boulevards and strip bars of 1980s LA with cinematic intensity, The Contortionist's Handbook is a darkly hypnotic and stunningly original debut.

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Craig Clevenger is a Texas-born, Southern Californian-raised, author of contemporary fiction. He has travelled extensively and lived in Dublin and London, but currently resides in California. He is the author of two previously published novels, The Contortionist's Handbook and Dermaphoria. His work has been classified by some as neo-noir and has received praise from Chuck Palahniuk and Irvine Welsh.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Datura Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• ISBN 10: 1915523362
• ISBN 13: 9781915523365
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 308
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar