Pyschosomatic (Paperback)

~ Anthony Neil Smith (Author)
Key Phrases: Monte Carlo, Alan Crabtree, New Orleans (more...)

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Product Description

'Because Lydia didn't have arms or legs, she shelled out three thousand bucks to a washed up middleweight named Cap to give her ex-husband the beating of his life.' But the beating turns to murder, and the murder into lust and desperation between Lydia and an underworld clean-up man. Meanwhile, overgrown frat boy car thieves take up cop killing as a side hobby. When these paths cross, a horror show of violence unfolds as they all slide into a hell of their own design, surrounded by the neon and noise of the casino strip on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Violent, vivid, life at hyper-speed. This debut novel from the editor of Plots with Guns is a noir nightmare that asks how much is too much in a relationship, and what is the cost of leaving? Ken Bruen calls it 'the darkest song I've ever read'.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (September 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809550903
• ISBN-13: 978-0809550906
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,096,302 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Movie!, December 28, 2005

By	Charlie Stella (Fords, New Joisey) - See all my reviews

This one screams MOVIE! Preferably by David Lynch. I read this baby cover to cover; there was no putting it down. James Ellroy brutality, Elmore Leonard dialogue, Victor Gischler humor ... that's a trifecta with an undeniable payoff. Anthony Neil Smith stomps onto the scene in this volcano of a debut. You'll have to trust me, I'm no misogynist and this one turned me on from the get-go ... pure dynamite. Not only was she and the plot believable (you just have to know people other than those living in fairytales), this baby lent a new lilt to what I sometimes think about late at night. One of my "best of" reads for the year.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ugly and Beautiful, January 4, 2006

By	www.mikemaclean.net "Mike" (Tempe, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

If you like cat mysteries keep moving. This one isn't for you.

Anthony Neil Smith, editor of the late great Plots with Guns webzine, holds nothing back in this unflinching, violent tale of very bad people doing very bad things. It's 180 pages of gunshots, kinky sex, and broken bones. The last few pages left me gasping for air.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fine, September 22, 2005

By	Ander Monson (Grand Rapids, Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have got to say that this book is pretty kickass. I'm only an occasional crime fiction reader, so I'm not predisposed to like this sort of book, but this is a great read--big rushes all throughout and expertly crafted. Of course if you're on the prudish side, you might want to choose something else, but this one works for me. Definitely worth a look.