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Finding Misery
Rudy Compton's going through what you might call a 'rough patch.' He just found out his wife's cheating on him and now, he's spending the night in county lockup. Unfortunately, he's not there alone. Before the night is over, he'll survive a brutal rampage by a fellow inmate, and pick up a piece of information that will make him--and everyone around him--a target. Soon he'll find himself pursued by a duo of mobsters that just won't die, a cult of crazed medieval warriors, and a lone government agent that can't tell him the truth. Rudy's only choice will be to go on the run to Reno with the cops in hot pursuit and his estranged wife in tow, where he'll either find what he needs to clear his name...or get both of them killed.
338 pages, Paperback
First published February 20, 2012
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Russell C. Connor
38 books77 followersRussell C. Connor has been writing horror since the age of five, and is the author of two short story collections, four eNovellas, and ten novels. His books have won two Independent Publisher Awards and a Readers’ Favorite Award. He has been a member of the DFW Writers’ Workshop since 2006, and served as president for two years. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his rabid dogs, demented film collection, mistress of the dark, and demonspawn daughter.
His next novel, Predator, will be available in the fall of 2018.
His next novel, Predator, will be available in the fall of 2018.
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July 30, 2025
This is the third Russell C. Connor book I've read, and just like the previous two, this one is another winner! Finding Misery introduces you to a likable (if not a bit gullible) main character, and the situation he finds himself in that kicks off this story.....and what a wild ride this story is! The character development is fantastic, and the twists and turns led me down an unexpected path. I was guessing until the very last pages. I loved it!
June 5, 2021
Excellent read!
Young guy, his best friend, and cheating wife, get involved in a strange scenerio. They stumbled upon a bizarre experiment. This was because the young guy, was in jail. He heard a word, he was not supposed to. He also saw, several people killed in the cell . He would have been next, if not rescued.
Young guy, his best friend, and cheating wife, get involved in a strange scenerio. They stumbled upon a bizarre experiment. This was because the young guy, was in jail. He heard a word, he was not supposed to. He also saw, several people killed in the cell . He would have been next, if not rescued.
September 3, 2020
Love this book. I've read five Russell C Conner books up to now, not read a bad one yet BRILLIANT 💯👌
July 5, 2022
Good read!
I've read all of is other books but for me...tis ones the best! Decide for yourself but tis one touched home.
I've read all of is other books but for me...tis ones the best! Decide for yourself but tis one touched home.
August 5, 2021
Great read
Very enjoyable book with lots of fun twist and turns. Fantastic original storyline and well developed likable characters that you will actually care about.
Very enjoyable book with lots of fun twist and turns. Fantastic original storyline and well developed likable characters that you will actually care about.
March 15, 2012
Read this book. No, shut up - do it.
I know what you might be thinking: "I dunno, the blurb makes it sound weird and it looks like one of those self-published jobs and nobody else has rated it, so..."
I understand your thinking, and I probably wouldn't have picked it up myself for those very same reasons. (I mean, what if it sucks? Then I'm out time AND money, and I could have been reading the next book in the Dresden Files instead.)
HOWEVER. If you enjoy action/thriller/adventure stories, especially those with a squeeze of sci-fi/supernatural stuff, then this one will be right up your alley. The best comparison that comes to mind is Total Recall (yeah, the Arnold movie with the triple-D lady), but Fight Club, The Fugitive, and the aforementioned Dresden Files aren't far out of line either: major-league action, car chases, subterfuge, plot twists, with a smear of rough sex on top. Sublime.
I will admit to having some initial cognitive dissonance in reading, just because the author is pulling together several story elements / genre conventions that you don't often see sharing space. Which is why I won't sketch out the plot for you here: it'd be like me telling you about this amazing movie with a with a bitter old man who's obsessed with his dead wife and a sad-sack boy scout being chased through the wilderness of Argentina by this murderous geezer with a dirigible, but there's a talking dog and a tropical emu so it's cool. If you haven't seen Up, it sounds like a mess, and if you have, then you know exactly how awesome it was.
So the mixing of story elements is probably going to be most folks' biggest hurdle here. You should also know that the author makes liberal use of dialect in sketching out some of his bit-part characters (so there's da Joisey wiseguy, ze strange und sinister German doctor, and like, a totally gnarly surfer dude, man.) The leading lady is a bad one, to be sure - and I mean badly-behaved, not badly-written - whom I hope you find as completely vexing as I did. (To borrow from Berke Breathed, love makes us buttheads, and Rudy Compton is Butthead del Grande.)
So that's the straight dope on a hell of a crooked book. Now get out there and find yourself some misery - this will be the only time you actually enjoy it!
I know what you might be thinking: "I dunno, the blurb makes it sound weird and it looks like one of those self-published jobs and nobody else has rated it, so..."
I understand your thinking, and I probably wouldn't have picked it up myself for those very same reasons. (I mean, what if it sucks? Then I'm out time AND money, and I could have been reading the next book in the Dresden Files instead.)
HOWEVER. If you enjoy action/thriller/adventure stories, especially those with a squeeze of sci-fi/supernatural stuff, then this one will be right up your alley. The best comparison that comes to mind is Total Recall (yeah, the Arnold movie with the triple-D lady), but Fight Club, The Fugitive, and the aforementioned Dresden Files aren't far out of line either: major-league action, car chases, subterfuge, plot twists, with a smear of rough sex on top. Sublime.
I will admit to having some initial cognitive dissonance in reading, just because the author is pulling together several story elements / genre conventions that you don't often see sharing space. Which is why I won't sketch out the plot for you here: it'd be like me telling you about this amazing movie with a with a bitter old man who's obsessed with his dead wife and a sad-sack boy scout being chased through the wilderness of Argentina by this murderous geezer with a dirigible, but there's a talking dog and a tropical emu so it's cool. If you haven't seen Up, it sounds like a mess, and if you have, then you know exactly how awesome it was.
So the mixing of story elements is probably going to be most folks' biggest hurdle here. You should also know that the author makes liberal use of dialect in sketching out some of his bit-part characters (so there's da Joisey wiseguy, ze strange und sinister German doctor, and like, a totally gnarly surfer dude, man.) The leading lady is a bad one, to be sure - and I mean badly-behaved, not badly-written - whom I hope you find as completely vexing as I did. (To borrow from Berke Breathed, love makes us buttheads, and Rudy Compton is Butthead del Grande.)
So that's the straight dope on a hell of a crooked book. Now get out there and find yourself some misery - this will be the only time you actually enjoy it!
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