Monkey Droppings - Darwin's Nighmare by Mike Knowles

[image error]Today, we boil away society, leaving only the hardened nubs of humanity behind.



Darwin's Nightmare
by Mike Knowles
ECW Press, 2008

"People die because I live. I'm what Darwin dreamed of at night. Top of the food chain, no remorse." – Paolo Donati

Writing hard-boiled fiction is hard.

Scratch that. Writing good hard-boiled fiction is hard.

Example:

I saw a woman in a fitted business suit make her way up the stairs. I imagined her at first to be a lawyer or doctor, but her bag was just a bit too shiny to