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Townies: And Other Stories of Southern Mischief
Contributor(s): Pruitt, Eryk (Author)
ISBN: 1947993356     ISBN-13: 9781947993358
Publisher: Polis Books
OUR PRICE:   $14.40  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Southern
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Collections & Anthologies
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
Dewey: 813.6
LCCN: 2018955317
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - South
 
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Publisher Description:

A collection of riveting, funny, and captivating southern fried crime stories from Eryk Pruitt, one of the best new crime fiction writers working today. Townies, and Other Tales of Southern Mischief collects, for the first time, Pruitt's short fiction in a single volume.

The title story, Townies, details what really happened one night, after hours, in a once popular East Texas sports bar, and the sinister revenge that would soon follow.

Knacker, the story of a Texan who finds himself homeless in Dublin, Ireland, and willing to sacrifice damn near anything to scratch together what remaining pride he may have lost.

Let's Be Awful tells the story of a cocktail waitress who decides that, after a horrid round of revenge porn, her days of playing the victim have past.

In A Lot Prettier (When You Smile), we are introduced to a woman who can wrap any man around her finger and decides to put that powerful skill to use one last time.

When a black sheep son comes home to his sick momma's deathbed in The Only Hell My Momma Ever Raised, he discovers long lost family secrets, as well as how he can use his own set of skills to give her a proper send off.

When Old Man McCarthy turns up dead in the bottoms of Blood Holler, a cursory investigation turns up an unlikely suspect, which barely scratches the surface of the true implications of the brutal crime.

These and other stories will have you turning the pages to read more of one of the most unique voices in southern fiction.


Contributor Bio(s): Pruitt, Eryk: - Eryk Pruitt is a screenwriter, author and filmmaker. He wrote and produced the short film FOODIE which went on to win eight top awards at over sixteen film festivals. His short fiction has appeared in The Avalon Literary Review, Thuglit, Pulp Modern, and Zymbol, among others, and he was a finalist for the Derringer Award. He is the author of the novels DIRTBAGS, HASHTAG, and WHAT WE RECKON, all available from Polis Books. He is the host of the monthly radio show and podcast: The Crime Scene with Eryk Pruitt. He lives in Durham, NC with his wife Lana and their cat Busey. Follow him at @ReverendEryk.