Serenity in your pocket.
via everyone's favourite ghost dog...
Hola Fahrenhista,
A month or so ago we launched our new series of FAHRENHEIT POCKET NOIR books and we’re delighted to report that you’ve taken these gorgeous little 4” x 6” beauties to your hearts - frankly we don’t blame you.
As many of you long-time Fahrenhistas will know, Dead Is Better by Jo Perry is quite possibly the most Fahrenheity title we’ve ever published (frankly if this book doesn’t rock your world it’s hard to believe you’ll really ever get what we’re all about).
With both these things in mind, it seems only proper that it Dead Is Better takes pride of place in this wildly popular new pocket-sized series.
For those of you that don’t already know - here’s what it says on the tin…
Death is only the beginning...
Charles stone is dead—shot six times and dumped into the afterlife without a map or a clue about what to do next. There’s no tunnel of light, no angels—just a dusty limbo, a cynical inner monologue, and an emaciated ghost dog who won’t leave his side.
With the companionship of Rose, the soulful, silent, dead dog, Charles hovers through the wreckage of his own funeral and the cynical plans of those he left behind, he's determined to find out who killed him—and why.
Darkly comic, strangely touching, and wildly original, Dead Is Better is a noir ghost story like no other. With bite, wit, and a haunted heart, Jo Perry takes you on a sharp, satirical journey through death, family dysfunction, and the dirty business of being alive.
And here’s what people have said about it…
"It's weird, unique, funny and sad all at the same time. An emotional read, but a bloody great story! I can’t wait to read the follow up, Dead Is Best!"
"Perry’s prose here is blunt, clean, simple and sharp. It's Charlie’s voice, but it's also Philip Marlow, and, at times,the combination of direct language and surreality overlaying worlds unsaid makes this feel like a Noir novel by Sam Beckett."
"Jo Perry's novel got under my skin and just wouldn't turn me loose"
"Deep, dark edges that still somehow let in the light, which is in turn harsh and silvery and, as in one of the quotations, “Bone white…like death, behind all things." I love this story— of redemption, of love, of connection— and I love this book."
This book is a must-have for all Fahrenheit fans and this edition is a particular joy to hold in your hands. This weekend we’re offering a 15% discount on all the books in this series - so go grab them all.
Just enter promo-code POCKET15 at the checkout.
We’re off to revel in this Fahrenheit classic for the umpteenth time - if you’re smart you’d do the same.
We kiss you,
xx