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A fast and funny debut novel with a MacGuffin that messes with your mind.
Shawn Riley is a stand-up comedian in stagnation. He’s divorced, he’s middle-aged, and his career has all the momentum of a millennial working a stick shift. It turns out he’s also the perfect decoy for anyone looking to throw a bunch of bad guys off their trail. So before you can say “tin foil hat,” Shawn finds himself knee-deep in spies, hitmen, and cultists seeking a mysterious weapon that tampers with the human brain. Shawn is accustomed to life on the road but not on the lam, so he’ll have to survive o
So what’s this book like? It’s like Alfred Hitchcock meets Albert Brooks. Or Killing Floor meets Right Ho, Jeeves . Or maybe it’s Naked Lunch meets Little Women , I don’t know. Look, you’ve read this far, so admit you’re interested and pick up a copy of Contraption .