GUN MONKEYS

Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, Gun Monkeys is a fast, furious collage of wit and wise guys, violence and thrills - and a full-throttle run through the dark side of the Sunshine State.

Charlie Swift just pumped three .38-caliber bullets into a dead polar bear in his taxidermist girlfriend's garage. But he's a gun monkey, and no one can blame him for having an itchy trigger finger. Ever since he drove down the Florida Turnpike with a headless body in the trunk of a Chrysler, then took down four cops, Charlie's been running hard through the sprawling sleaze of central Florida. And to make matters worse, he's holding on to some crooked paperwork that a lot of people would like to take off his hands. Now, with his boss disappeared and his friends dropping like flies, Charlie has got his work cut out just to survive. If he wants to keep the money and get the girl too, he's really going to have to go ape... Victor Gischler is the author of such novels as GUN MONKEYS, SHOTGUN OPERA, GO-GO GIRLS OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE DEPUTY, STAY, GESTAPO MARS and the epic fantasy trilogy A FIRE BENEATH THE SKIN. His work has been optioned for film and translated into numerous languages. He's also written such comic book titles as X-Men, Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, The Punisher, Conan, Angel & Faith, and The Shadow. His creator-owned comics include SALLY OF THE WASTELAND, CLOWN FATALE and the forthcoming TERMINAL TOWN. He is a world traveler, grad school survivor and BBQ aficionado. He invites you to join his Twitter antics @VictorGischler or visit his website: www.VictorGischlerAuthor.com