Review: Not for the squeamish, but worth it if you can stomach....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2012
....the overwhelming violence. The action takes place in and around Scud City and the name of the town tells you all you need to know. The characters are a real cross-section of humanity (although inhumanity might be more fitting). There is the eponymous Stan, the low-down, vile owner of a stripper bar where much of the action takes place. Stan's motto can be summed up by WWFD: what would Frank do, meaning Sinatra.  Unfortunately Stan is about as close to being Sinatra-esque  as Scud City is to Las Vegas. Thrown into the mix are a stripper who gets off only when murdering, a couple of college boys in WAY over their collective heads, a couple of FBI agents, a renegade DEA agent and some other assorted lowlifes. The author's gifts are two-part: he really mines the comedy from this cast of incredibly vile characters and he also creates a terrific, page-turning story, rich in lowlife atmosphere. The author definitely has a unique voice and I hope that he has more stuff coming....