"“How long did I walk? It seemed like forever. The yellow moonlight
pouring through the windows made my socks look like rats squirming
across the carpet. There were rats in my brain, too, gnawing at
the gray matter....”" [Mark SaFranko, Loners] Murderers and serial killers...Jilted lovers and outcasts... Broken men and lost women.... Loners. Cutting across genres for more than 20 years, Mark SaFranko has excelled in charting the life of the outsider. This collection includes eight of SaFranko's short stories... all shot through with his trademark -- and eye-opening -- realism. New York Times bestselling crime author Seymour Shubin [Anyone's My Name] introduces the stories, hailing Loners as "a collection of brilliant short stories that had me twisting inwardly as I read them...They are magnificent." |
| Mark SaFranko's tales of loners will appeal to fans of the first-person realism of the Zajack novels and Dan Fante, while the spiralling effects of being an outsider
have drawn comparisons to Harry Crews [The Gospel Singer] and Chester Himes [A Rage In Harlem].
Some of the stories will shock ["Just Next Door"], some will thrill ["Alley Night"], some will provoke thought ["Life Change"] but all have the page-turning energy of writers such as Joe R. Lansdale [Mucho Mojo]. If that hasn't whetted your appetite, check out the buzz around the book on the reviews page. Loners is available from our online shop at a lower price than Ebay, Amazon and your local bookshop. As always, we want to treat you folks well. News: Loners is now IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP! Buy your copy via the Loners Shop. Previews are also available for a number of stories and art in Loners. MSP Updates - including news on Loners - are available here. Lounge Lizard, Hating Olivia and the last few copies of The Favor are also in stock and ready to go. Seymour Shubin [Witness to Myself, The Hunch] supplies the introduction to Loners. Richard Watts [www.godfist.com] not only provides the cover art, but also - in collaboration with Steve Hussy - a full page of art before every one of the eight stories. Trust us... this book is a real looker. |  |