Straight Jacket - Deans, Adrian

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Résumé :
'If God is too indifferent, or too non-existent to take care of His creation, then clearly it's up to Me.' Morgen Tanjenz is a lawyer with an overactive sense of justice. His mission in life is to reward the virtuous, punish the ignorant and avenge those who won't avenge themselves. His favourite pastime is 'life sculpture' - anonymously intervening in the lives of strangers to change their destiny in ways he thinks they deserve. But Morgen isn't the only one changing lives in the city. A serial killer is on the prowl and taunting the police in letters to the local rag. But, as the body count rises, Detective Sergeant Blacksnake Fowler can hardly focus on the job with so many distractions: his boss hates him, his deputy is trying to undermine him and the woman he loves is having an affair. In the cicada-throbbing heat of a Sydney summer, the threads of a strange story become entangled in a wild conclusion no one will see coming. 'a ripsnorter of a ride through the dark heart of the burbs... may just be Australia's answer to American Psycho.' - Kirsten Krauth, just_a_girl 'Sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, and always compelling... with a super-original premise and a one-of-a-kind protagonist'. - Tony Wilson, Making News 'A disturbingly good read. Unnerving and darkly comic.' - Stuart Quin, Ealing Studios Australia

Biographie:
A lawyer by day, ADRIAN DEANS has been writing seriously since 1992 developing something of a reputation in the niche field of offbeat crime. Making his debut in 2010, his first two books were popular enough to make it into the airport bookstores.In 2017, he expanded his range with the publication of The Fighting Man - an historical novel reinterpreting the Bayeux Tapestry and culminating with the Battle of Hastings. That book featured also a subtle foray into the hidden world - the main romantic interest being a druid, giving the story the ambience (if not the reality) of magic.Welcome to Ord City (2020) extended his range yet again but it is Asparagus Grass in which Adrian finally gives full vent to his speculative fiction soul.You might say everything I've done has had an aspect of spec fiction to it. My first books were technically crime, with a splash of surrealism here and there, but the trajectory has always been towards spec fiction and sci-fi. If I were to describe my own approach and style, I would say that I focus on the oddities and imperfections that others seem to miss. I write about the extraordinary within the ordinary, the strange illogicality of accepted norms and the life that happens between the cracks.Adrian is an occasional contributor to Newswrite - the Writing NSW magazine and blogs at The Book Hammer where he rants about his various obsessions du jour, including books, films, theatre and people in public life who really piss him off. He is also involved with The Kones - a secret musical project, which he's not allowed to talk about.

Sommaire:
'If God is too indifferent, or too non-existent to take care of His creation, then clearly it's up to Me.' Morgen Tanjenz is a lawyer with an overactive sense of justice. His mission in life is to reward the virtuous, punish the ignorant and avenge those who won't avenge themselves. His favourite pastime is 'life sculpture' - anonymously intervening in the lives of strangers to change their destiny in ways he thinks they deserve. But Morgen isn't the only one changing lives in the city. A serial killer is on the prowl and taunting the police in letters to the local rag. But, as the body count rises, Detective Sergeant Blacksnake Fowler can hardly focus on the job with so many distractions: his boss hates him, his deputy is trying to undermine him and the woman he loves is having an affair. In the cicada-throbbing heat of a Sydney summer, the threads of a strange story become entangled in a wild conclusion no one will see coming. 'a ripsnorter of a ride through the dark heart of the burbs... may just be Australia's answer to American Psycho.' - Kirsten Krauth, just_a_girl 'Sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, and always compelling... with a super-original premise and a one-of-a-kind protagonist'. - Tony Wilson, Making News 'A disturbingly good read. Unnerving and darkly comic.' - Stuart Quin, Ealing Studios Australia...