A Simmering Dissonance

by Manny Torres

An amnesiac assassin wakes up in a world on the edge of chaos, unsure of his past but certain of his deadly skills. His volatile accomplice, a fugitive pot farmer, and two disillusioned heirs to vast fortunes converge, each driven by their own desperate motives. As their paths intertwine, they face relentless pursuit by a militia and a government agent obsessed with stopping them.

Manny Torres, the acclaimed author of Dead Dogs and Perras Malas, presents a satirical, political thriller where the price of betrayal is survival, and in the end, everyone is expendable.

The revolution has begun, and only the most ruthless will make it out alive.

Paperback

Published September 7, 2024

About the author

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Manny Torres resides in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a photographer and painter. In addition to writing Dead Dogs, he's written articles for My Darling Atlanta, and written and directed several documentaries and music videos, including "Change Your Mind" by Sara Rachelle, The Trespasser, Unendangered Species, and The Abby Go Go Christmas Special. For 15 years he was a music programmer and co-conspirator on Step Outside: The Strange and Beautiful Music program on WMNF 88.5FM in Florida. He's worked as a photographer, graphic designer, sold insurance, written training manuals for a large corporation, and managed a touring rock band. He occasionally curates film and art shows around Atlanta. He is currently editing a series of crime novels, as well as a supernatural western.
Dead Dogs is his debut novel, part of the Dog Trilogy. The novella Father Was a Rat King and the novel Perras Malas were released in 2022. The final book in the trilogy, Cabrones Perros, was released in 2023.