Fog: An idyllic tale of mayhem set in the California Redwoods

by Edan Benn Epstein

Ari Fisher lives the perfect life in the most beautiful place on earth. As the semester ends at the college where he teaches part time, Ari has but one unexpected task to perform; to entertain one of his school’s most important donors. In an escalating game of cat and mouse with his charming new adversary, Ari’s life threatens to come completely unraveled over the course of a single evening as his inner demons are suddenly and violently unleashed.

Edan Benn Epstein lives in South Pasadena, California with his wife and two cats. He is the author of five novels, including Empty Sky (1997), Subterranean Green (2011), Fog (2012), The Anteater (2014), and Afternoon of the Faun (2015). Readers note Epstein for his soaring prose and human insights, investing the most ordinary planes of existence with wonder and magic and human significance. All five novels as well as a collection of short stories entitled The Way to Nod (2015) are available on Amazon outlets in 2016. His current novel in progress,The Rite of Spring, will be available in 2017. Like him on Facebook at Edan Benn Epstein. He can also be reached directly at ebepstein@sbcglobal.net

157 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 20, 2015

Reviews

[James Dickens · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Fog" is everything I want in a book. It's dark and beautiful, and the setting seems to participate as a character in the storyline to provide background and mood - the setting is both bleak and deeply unpredictable. I want to visit the area for reasons I cannot figure out exactly. The (other) characters are well developed to add background and depth to the plot without complicating the story. I truly had no idea how it was going to end the first time I read it, but I knew it would be darkly beautiful and unpredictable and emotionally and physically exhausting. This is one of my favorite books, and I revisit it every few years to see what new things I can uncover. This week was my third reading, and I do not think I am quite done with it yet.