The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh ECCO/Harper Collins, $26.99, 382 pages, ISBN 978-0-06-266134-0 Next on our October freakfest is a novel by Adam Strenbergh, the creative demento who conjured up the Edgar nominated Spademan novels. Spademan’s the sometimes kind-hearted assassin, who operates in a destroyed, dystopian New York City. This time however, Mr. Sternbergh’s come up with a standalone that takes place in Texas. Who knew, or would’ve guessed, that
Near Enemy by Adam Sternbergh Crown Publishing/Penguin Random House, $24.00, 306 pages, ISBN 978-0-385-34902-4 Hey! Remember Spademan? He’s the shady character who has boxcutter, will travel and take out your enemies . . . as long as you can pay his fees. He’s the anti-hero operating in a decimated New York City where a radioactive bomb has been set off by terrorists in Times Square. Half the city scattered
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh Crown Publishing/ Random House, $24.00, 243 pages, ISBN 978-0-385-34899-7 Truthfully, I’ve been getting bored with most of the dystopian-themed novels that have been all the rage for the last few years. I mean, how much end of the world zombie-alien-robopocalypse or vampire-werewolfen invasions can we take before we go Yeah. Been there, done that, seen it, seen it, seen it and not only did