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I'm very happy to announce that my second novella, ROAD RASH, is out under my pen name, Simon Janus. It's featured in the 4-story anthology BUTCHER SHOP QUARTET 2.

In ROAD RASH, Straley might think he's life is cursed, but it doesn't compare to what lie ahead of him on life's highway. He's on the run with the proceeds of a botched bank robbery. It's all he has. His crew is dead and his getaway car has also died on him. He's on foot with the cash when he comes across a two-car pileup. There's no saving the drivers, but he can save himself and steals one of the wrecked cars. But he's has boosted the wrong car. Within an hour of driving off, he develops a rash that soon consumes his flesh. No doctor can help him--only the car's original owner. If Straley what's his skin back, he must journey on the road to redemption that will end in the depths of Central America.
Interior Illustration for ROAD RASH

I hate to sound biased, but I love how ROAD RASH turned out. It started off as a simple short story, but it developed into something special. I'm really proud of Straley. He isn't the same man at the end of the story that he was at the beginning. Just like THE SCRUBS, it's another story that blends hardboiled crime and the supernatural. The story roams from the US and to Central America. There's a personal aspect to the story involving Santeria based on an incident when I was in Guatemala a couple of years ago.

However, the publisher is offering $3 off for Simon Wood/Simon Janus fans. Send an e-mail to info@cuttingblock.net with "Simon Janus Discount" in the subject line. Operators are standing by take care of you.  I hope you'll check the book out.  :-)