false <![CDATA[The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death: A Novel]]> 3512008 9 Webster Filmore Goodhue has found temporary work as one of the mop-up crew for the L.A. county crime division. In other words, he cleans up grisly crime scenes for the cops. But when the daughter of a recent Malibu suicide asks for his help to clean up after her brother got in a little trouble, every cell in Webs brain is telling him to turn it down. 3553700 13 1 2009 The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death: A Novel total:392|5:88|4:158|3:110|2:30|1:6| 392 1468 710 124 2 8 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 14:13:07 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 14:21:10 -0700 2009
So, I really like swearing, cussing, and doing both at once. I'm fond of light blasphemy, I enjoy a good dick joke, and quips about yo mama are almost never not funny. And although I'm sure you, dear reader, think I'm being t...more...]]> 2 5 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 07:44:39 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 17:17:59 -0800 2009 something I think a lot better. But, regardless, I'll expect you to write a really good review of Mr. Huston's latest, making the right and righteous case for his talent, as you have...more...]]> 1 4 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 19 10:01:01 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 16:49:30 -0700 2009
AWFUL. SIMPLY HORRIBLE. WHAT A WASTE OF PAPER.

Quit after 90 pages.

Unlikeable characters, who all have the emotional and intellectual depth of Beavis & Butthead. Dialog written sounds like the reader is watching the idiotic twosome. ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 20:38:45 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 20:38:42 -0800 2009 Eating and reading often go well together. An entertaining book and a good meal can make for a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Unless the book happens to be Charlie Huston’s gruesome thriller The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death.


When his roommate tires of his freeloading, Webster ...

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Webster Fillmore Goodhue (nicknamed Web) is a young man suffering probably from PTSD due to an experience he had while teachi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 10:26:56 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 20:09:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 12:19:53 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 13:45:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 13:29:01 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 13:42:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 16 19:05:50 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 17:20:51 -0700 2009
It's the story of Webster Fillmore Goodhue (otherwise known as Web) who i...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 21:31:39 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 21:25:49 -0700 2009 The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death is different. Webster Fillmore Goodhue, a man on his way to hitting bottom, finds himself taking a job with the Clean Team, and learning who cleans up after the CSI team has left the two week old corpse of ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 19 23:08:53 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 23:13:40 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 11:41:18 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 07:01:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3512008