Merchant of Souls
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“He was flying high now. High on everything. He felt like a less flamboyant version of a musical theater actor, finally arriving in the big city, ready to annoy the shit out of anyone who will listen. He had stars in his eyes, alright. He felt like the smartest, most ridiculous man alive. He was done with this fictitious notion of a polite society. He wished he had never even been given the capacity for language. Or expectations. He longed to smite his own internal monologue. He longed to be left alone. He longed to become a beast. Even if it meant crawling on all fours and consuming raw flesh. Or maybe he just wanted some peace of mind. Either way, he was off, into the night! He crept into another bar and flattened himself out on the wall, slithering into another corner to continue observing his own madness unfold from within. He felt so electric and hard-wired, it was like his tongue was going to split in two. He couldn't tell if they had just opened or it was last call.”
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"Merchant of Souls" is the story of Hank, a former police officer whose life spiraled out of control while working undercover in narcotics. He ended up broke after being slandered, arrested, and terminated. In the process, he lost his wife, in the matrimonial and literal sense. Now, as a private eye (and freshly sobered up) he's been hired by her affluent parents to track her down for a price. Coincidentally, bringing him back to the scenes of his many missteps, to the very town where he lost everything not so long ago. Joined by his former military buddy "Queed,” a federal agent now, he'll try to navigate his old hometown and avoid temptation to return his ex-wife to her family. And the last place she was seen was the brothel he used to frequent. Not a great start for Hank, but how will it end? FIND OUT!
About the Author
Grayson Barnette went off to war after being removed from high school. After leaving the war, he bartended, mostly, with some construction work here and there, for over a decade. Between all that, a few bouts with addiction, a few bouts as an amateur boxer, and a few run-ins with the law, he says, he’s learned enough about human behavior to write a book or two. This is one.