A Martyr for Suzy Kosasovich (Imagination)
"In aMartyr for Suzy Kosasovich, Patrick Michael Finn writes of the disappearing Midwest of Joliet, Illinois, and its factories and assembly lines and rail yards leading out of town. The tension and violence that mark this fierce portrait of urban decay are tempered by Finn's insistence that the people in this world endure. Finn's voice is striking, rich with the poetry of lives measured by time clocks and fistfights, and his novella seethes with dark and fascinating magic." --Tom Barbash, author ofThe Last Good Chance"Patrick Michael Finn has written a fierce and frightening, often gorgeously described, swirling, pulsing, sweating runaway car crash of a novella that reminded me of the darker works of Denis Johnson and Hubert Selby. AMartyr for Suzy Kosasovichis an unsparing look at the other side of the American dream; the collective rage, that passes for friendship in some corners. While Finn's characters are often short-sighted and mean-spirited, his luminous writing and knack for telling detail makes their story relevant and unforgettable." --Michael Jamie-Becerra, author ofEvery Night Is Ladies' Night