Suicide by Jiu-Jitsu. Seriously? The Los Angeles DA office is stumped on a dead cage fighter. The Valley police don't even know where to start.
Private eye Paisley Fuentes leaves Functioning Alcoholics Anonymous for the dark underbelly of Los Angeles. He scours intimidating MMA gyms, corrupt corporate high-rises, and the unforgiving wastes of Death Valley. He tussles with vegan crime bosses, nerd assassins, and—get this—AI Charles Manson. It's all so perplexing, but he has help in his weirdo friends. From skyscrapers to sand dunes, everyone's looking for a borax miner the hippies call Unethical Ted. Can they stop an illegal music festival out in the desert before it starts Smelt Her Dealt Her, a war between the bloodmouths and the haybreaths?
It's Thomas Pynchon meets David Lynch, with a dash of UFC thrown in. Settle down with a copy of Crushed Trachea Blues. Take a shot of tequila. Help Paisley out.
Bradley VanDeventer is the author of Our Lady of the Hypercube and various short stories. He dabbles in Muay Thai and loves music above all. He lives in Anaheim, CA.