Larry Brooks is the author of six critically-praised novels, including USA Today bestseller Darkness Bound, and three bestselling writing books, including the #1 bestseller Story Engineering: Mastering the Six Core Competencies of Successful Writing. Brooks teaches writers & conferences throughout the nation and is the creator of Storyfix.com, named six years running to the Writers Digest "101 Best Websites for Writers list." He lives in Arizona.
“A funny, sexy, scary ride through a minefield of betrayals. Strap
yourself in and enjoy!” —New York Times bestselling author Michael
Prescott
In a sexy tale laced with plenty of surprise twists, Brooks
(Pressure Points) examines the underbelly of high society and
paints an ugly portrait of greed in America. Wolfgang Schmitt, a
newly single former model looking for an excuse to leave the
advertising industry, finds his opening when billionaire Nelson
Scott offers him a million dollars to seduce his wife. Schmitt's
involvement with Kelly Scott would trigger a prenuptial clause,
ensuring Kelly can't get her hands on her husband's fortune—or so
Schmitt is led to believe. After wrestling with his conscience,
Schmitt accepts the assignment and immediately gets swept up in a
complicated plot involving betrayal and murder. This intoxicating
and intelligent tale of corporate corruption feels as authentic as
a true crime chronicle, but Schmitt's first-person narration
ensures that it is much more entertaining. Brooks balances
Schmitt's wry, wisecracking nature with a rare moral fortitude,
resulting in a likeable protagonist whose cynicism never fails to
entertain (Entry #201 in Schmitt's work in progress, Bullshit in
America: ""The price of movie popcorn—the time for rebellion is
now. Take a big purse and stop at your local convenience store on
the way. Then leave the candy wrappers on the floor so they'll
know. It's what Rosa Parks would have done""). In a savvy move,
Brooks concludes this book with a question mark, leaving it wide
open for a sequel. Readers will welcome the prospect. Publishers
Weekly lead Editor’s Choice, July 2004
""An absolute must read, Deadly Faux is guaranteed
entertainment. In Wolfgang Schmitt, Larry Brooks has created a
wise-cracking protagonist who is witty, resourceful, intelligent,
and, most surprisingly, vulnerable. Brooks plunges Wolf into a
seemingly unwinnable caldron involving Las Vegas casinos, the mob,
and femme fatales, then turns the heat up high. I
finished Deadly Faux in one sitting, couldn’t put it
down, and can’t wait to read the next book. Step aside Nelson
DeMille and Stuart Woods—Schmitt happens!"" —Robert
Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The
Jury Master, for Deadly Faux
“Crime novelist Raymond Chandler was widely acknowledged in his day
as the Poet Laureate of The Dark Side (he looked about as
inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake). He
died in 1959 and ever since there have been many pretenders to his
throne. Among the best are James M. Cain, Elmore Leonard, Robert B.
Parker, James Lee Burke—all masters of the craft, all wordsmiths of
the first order, but none of them had Chandler’s gifts. After half
a century of being on the lookout for a crime fiction writer with a
voice that rivals Chandler’s, one has finally appeared, quietly
chugging his way up the bestseller lists with Darkness Bound,
Whisper of the Seventh Thunder, Serpent’s Dance, and Bait
and Switch. His name is Larry Brooks. The guy has a slick tone
and a crackling, cynical wit with lots of vivid descriptions (of
both interior and exterior landscapes), and the sparkling figures
of speech dance off the page and explode in your inner ear. Though
as modern as an iPad 5S, he is truly and remarkably Chandleresque.
He’s dazzling. Check out his new one, Deadly Faux—it’s sexy,
complex, intelligent; a truly delightful novel with more plot
twists than a plate of linguine swimming in olive oil.” —James
N. Frey, author of How to Write a Damn Good
Novel, for Deadly Faux
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