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FIFTY MICE
A suspensful thriller: Paranoiac, puzzling, suspenseful, and expertly balancing grim darkness with humor and hope, FIFTY MICE is a stand-out.
From the moment Jay, a bright and decent, but quietly lost midlevel guy, wakes up in his Los Angeles apartment, next to the girlfriend to whom he can’t commit, he’s certain something’s askew. When, hours later, he’s lured into a staged scene on a commuter train, and then whisked away against his will, he’s certain his captors have targeted the wrong guy. And when he comes to in an undisclosed location, and realizes he’s being monitored by Federal agents who believe he has something to tell them, Jay knows he’s taken a turn into the truly surreal.
As Jay tries to control his unofficial imprisonment, and outsmart the agents who search for meaning in his every move, he is dispatched to a Witness Protection locale, a dreamy but oddly inorganic California island town. Put up with another set of protected witnesses, a mother and her silent young daughter, Jay steps up his game with the Feds, while slowly letting down his guard with the fragile and charming child. As he endeavors to navigate the newly inexplicable circumstances of his life, he reconnects with a nightmarish childhood trauma, the genesis of his life lived remotely and in pieces.
Dan Pyne is an acclaimed filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist. His screenwriting credits include the remake of The Manchurian Candidate, Pacific Heights, and Fracture. He made his directorial debut with the indie cult film, Where’s Marlowe?
Pyne’s list of television credits is vast. His two previous novels, Twentynine Palms and A Hole In The Ground Owned By A Liar were published by Counterpoint Press.
As Jay tries to control his unofficial imprisonment, and outsmart the agents who search for meaning in his every move, he is dispatched to a Witness Protection locale, a dreamy but oddly inorganic California island town. Put up with another set of protected witnesses, a mother and her silent young daughter, Jay steps up his game with the Feds, while slowly letting down his guard with the fragile and charming child. As he endeavors to navigate the newly inexplicable circumstances of his life, he reconnects with a nightmarish childhood trauma, the genesis of his life lived remotely and in pieces.
Dan Pyne is an acclaimed filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist. His screenwriting credits include the remake of The Manchurian Candidate, Pacific Heights, and Fracture. He made his directorial debut with the indie cult film, Where’s Marlowe?
Pyne’s list of television credits is vast. His two previous novels, Twentynine Palms and A Hole In The Ground Owned By A Liar were published by Counterpoint Press.
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Published 2014-12-01 by Blue Rider Press |
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Published 2014-12-01 by Blue Rider Press |