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This is a bit like taking coals to Newcastle, but I'm seeking a few readers for my speculative mystery The Machine in the Ghost, 92K. I have a literary agent, and there's interest but no sale yet. I've just completed a new draft, synopsis below. If you're interested in reading, PM me at Goodreads or at [email protected] I can send a Word doc or a PDF

Afflicted with dromophobia, the fear of crossing streets, 26-year-old Raphael Lennon must live out his life in the one square mile that surrounds his Los Angeles home. Fortunately, the area provides everything an artistically sensitive person needs, including a job at Norval, an oddball company that tracks and markets the online remains of the deceased. Raphael's specialty is unearthing "possums," people faking their deaths. His new assignment is Jason Klaes, an allegedly dead physicist who is perhaps creating afterlives for the Internet-era deceased based on their social media content. Raphael must break out of his phobic prison to solve the Klaes Case and thwart his company's entry into a chilling spin-off of its product.

happy to oblige if you want an aussie view.

That would be great, Mike. Just let me know your email.

Thanks

Alex

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