The Very Bad Thing

by Ned White

Hired by a software company to discover who planted the computer virus that is eating up their system, bookish detective Dred Balcazar's quirky case deepens when his own computer is stolen and his lovely date vanishes

240 pages, Hardcover

First published April 20, 1990

About the author

I've been writing steadily since college - novels, stories, plays, poetry, and teleplays (including several programs for PBS, HBO, and local TV). I also construct crossword puzzles for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.

My first novel, THE VERY BAD THING, was published by Viking Penguin, sold modestly, earned some good reviews. Since then I've had several fine agencies representing new work, but ultimately (spring 2009) I chose to self publish three novels I've written over the last several years.

CALLING OUT YOUR NAME is an adventure story for young adults, set largely in the Deep South in the recent past: a rural Georgia teenager sets off on an improbable journey to find his developmentally disabled younger brother, who's apparently run away.

PLACE is adult literary fiction... about a woman who disappears, quite literally.

STRING THEORIES, to be republished in March 2016, is also adult literary fiction - a "physics love story" and adventuresome romp set in New Mexico.

BILLY BUCK is harder to described. Take a look at t.

All are available on Kindle, Amazon, and from me via ayPal (free shipping).

Reviews

[Gabriella · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is really not a good book. I only read it because my son picked it up on the street and gave it to me as a “gift.” (The things we do for our kids....)

[Jeremy · Rating 2 out of 5]

passable airplane reading.