Review: Unsettling, twisted, oddly satisfying tales
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2011
A short set of short stories, Tim Kizer's Intoxication makes for a fascinatingly unsettling read that just might put you off your coffee. After all, it all begins with a poisoned cup and a young man rolling in agony on the floor. If the introduction's to be believed, it will end in poisonous mayhem just three weeks later. But getting to that ending involves a twisted path through an equally twisted psyche, as plot and counterplot interweave, and glimpses of the truth peek through the leaves. Intoxication is blackly comedic, sharp and paranoid, and fun. Hitchhiker, next in the set, tells of strange coincidence, hitchhiking strangers, murder, secrets and lies. And finally, The Biker, leads police to suspect a man with a perfect alibi, but who's framing him?Twisted curious tales unwinding to oddly satisfying conclusions; short, not sweet, but certainly fun; Intoxication promises more to come from author Tim Kizer and leaves the reader smiling with an odd picture postcard stuck in the mind.Disclosure: I received a free ecopy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.