Shoebox Train Wreck

by John Mantooth

Book Overview

The end of the road can be a haunted place. These genre-bending stories are set against a backdrop of sudden violence and profound regret, populated by characters whose bleak circumstances drive them to the point of no return...and sometimes even further. A high school track star faces a betrayal she cannot outrun. Two friends take a journey to find the dead alien hidden in the belly of a water tower. A high school senior learns about defiance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590215044
• ISBN13: 9781590215043
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Lethe Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

Have a strong constitution before picking up this book.

This writer pulls no punches. His short stories are raw and violent and graphic. That does not mean, however, that they are not well written or that they don't show certain segments of the population in a true form. My favorite story was about a couple of brothers with a divorced mother with REALLY bad taste in men. One of the brothers dies on a swimming expedition in the local woods but apparently comes back in an altered form. Without using a spoiler, let's just say that he doesn't stay dead and that Mom's latest piece of garbage will regret his actions. Interesting book but make sure you know what you're getting into. Not for the squeamish.