Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Random Things Tours - (S)witchboard


TITLE: (S)witchboard
AUTHOR: Andrew Post
PUBLISHER: JournalStone
PUBLISHING DATE: February 28, 2020


FROM GOODREADS: 

After two raids turn up zero evidence, narcotics detective Dwayne Spare infiltrates a crumbling apartment building where the suspected manufacturer of krokodil is hiding -- and finds something much worse. The chemist Gerald Metzger isn't after money, he's lulling his most 'dedicated' customers into catatonia to make contact with an eldritch being.

When Dwayne's cover is blown, he becomes Metzger's new test subject, an involuntary pilgrim into a world where "it's all just in your head" is far from a reassuring statement.  


MY THOUGHTS: I almost don't know where to start with this review and I'll be honest, I'm going to keep my summary pretty vague because I'm afraid I'll end up rambling and give too much away.  Suffice to say, Andrew Post can certainly write some pretty messed up plots and I love them! 

Dwayne Spare is a cop who has spent quite a bit of time chasing Gerald Metzger, a krokodil dealer.  He ends up going undercover as one final hail mary to apprehend Metzger and gets more than he bargained for.  Dwayne is in for the "trip" of his life.  Dwayne's stay in the rundown apartment complex is best compared to some sort of limbo and honestly, I'm not sure how Post came up with everything.

So I jumped at the chance to be on this tour because the Post's Chop Shop was one of my favorite reads of last year.  Needless to say, the author writes dark, gritty characters and horrible desolate scenarios and I have a feeling people will either love or hate his tales.  Post does not really offer any morally grey characters in (S)witchboard as the people here are pretty much bad and worse.  However, I did find myself cheering on Dwayne and also felt a connection to another one of Metzger's employees, Connie. 

So from now Andrew Post is an auto-read for me.  I can't wait to see what twisted tale he shares with his readers next.  If this sounds like something you'd like, then I'd say take a chance.  You might be pleasantly surprised.

And by the way, if you haven't heard of krokodil, look it up.  It's a truly terrifying drug.



RATING: 4 PAWS



ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Andrew Post was born in Erie, Pennsylvania (imagine Eraserhead but in color). While he was honing his craft as a writer (those early stories were awful) he worked in a gift shop in one of the scuzziest hotels in the Midwest, he cleaned rental cars (also gross), he was a butcher (despite being a vegetarian), and in 2013 his first novel, the cyberpunk thriller, Knuckleduster, was published. No one really seemed to care much but he kept at it and has since published a handful of other works to varying degrees of resulting public interest with a few seeing translations and one almost became a movie (that lit agent has since been fired).

Andrew lives in a sleepy river town in Minnesota where he may or may not be planning aquatic "accidents" to befall the many other authors who live in the area and he has been mistaken for Rob Zombie on no less than ten separate occasions.
Twitter @MegaDeluxo



20 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for the blog tour support xx

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  2. I've never even heard of krokodil, and now I'm curious! I guess I need to add this author to my list😁

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    1. Because of mine and my husband's field of work, I was familiar with it which probably made me curious about the book. It's a really nasty drug.

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  3. i went to goodreads to check him out because your review made me think this author would work for me too...and i was right. i'll have my eye on him
    sherry @ fundinmental

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    1. I adored Chop Shop and after reading this, can't wait to see what he comes up with next.

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  4. I still need to read Chop Shop! This sounds interesting.

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  5. Now this sounds intriguing!

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    1. I actually think you might really like this one Greg. You should give it a go.

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  6. Trip of his life in a rundown apartment complex.... you definitely have me curious about just how messed up this plot is!

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  7. I love when I find new auto-read authors. I'll have to give some of Post's books a try. :)

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  8. I could see myself enjoying this one! I am going to see if my library might have a copy. Great review!

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    1. I did really like it and it was very unique.

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  10. I guess I should be adding this author to my list to read in the near future.
    Lynn :D

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    1. His books definitely pack a punch and he's not afraid of blood and death. I like him though and he's really cool to interact with on Instagram.

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