Phase-Daze-Phase-Daze-Phase

by Chris Morton

An alternative take on the classic hard-boiled novel. On the way home from a date, twenty-six year old Aidan Brown is beaten up by a gang of teenage hoodlums. Discharged from hospital with a few bruises, a battered face, and plenty of bad memories, Aidan arrives home to find an anonymously delivered purple box containing his stolen things. Who is the mysterious friend looking out for him? And how will he ever recover from the ordeal he’s been put through without attaining the revenge he begins to crave so deeply? Ignoring advice to let it go, Aidan soon finds himself involved in an adventure that could transpire to be far more dangerous than he realises.

290 pages, Paperback

First published May 7, 2014

About the author

Chris Morton is from England but lives in Taiwan. He is the author of two sci-fi novels, one collection of short stories and a few other scribblings.

Reviews

[Jonathan Last · Rating 4 out of 5]

Morton is turning into a real writer to watch - or, more accurately, to be read!

After thoroughly enjoying his first novel, English Slacker, I was keen to jump into Phase-Daze-Phase-Daze-Phase, and it didn't disappoint. Morton's style is languid, incisive and compelling. His main character Aidan is the classic Hitchcockian Every Man, thrown into circumstances that soon spiral out of his control.

I don't want to spoil the plot too much, except to say that it takes some really unexpected twists and turns and I was glued to the page. My only criticism would be that there is a little too much description at times; while the book is pacy overall, it can get a little bogged down in the minute details. But this is more a matter of personal taste than anything.

Enough from me - hurry up and get reading Phase-Daze-Phase-Daze-Phase!

[Chris Morton · Rating 5 out of 5]

My second full length novel. Enjoy.