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Bay City Monsters
For Paul Goddard, his job at the not-so-famous Duke Hotel is easy. Shifty guests with weird fetishes ask him for favors nobody else would ever do, and he does them without asking any questions. Simple. Then he meets Cheri, an occult thief, and woman on the run from the forces of hell, and his life somehow gets weirder than he could ever have imagined. What would you do if the only thing standing between you and true love is 500 lbs of undead zombie killer and your own sexual hangups? How do you tell your boss the company car's on fire? And where do you go when hell comes to town for the weekend? Where else but the Duke Hotel?
248 pages, Paperback
Published May 23, 2018
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July 2, 2018
Quirky with over-the-top exaggeration, you’ll still be reading Bay City even if nothing happens for three pages. Written with a knack for tongue-in-cheek dialogue, witty characters, and ridiculous scenarios so far-fetched that it would be remiss not to find them humorous and entertaining.
Bay City Monsters takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, and as many local authors writing about the cities they grew up in tend to do, they unearth numerous hidden gems, unspoken rules, and unveil locations tourists would never find in guide books. The author is no exception to this rule and occupies our imagination even Ian Rankin would have found amusing…and maybe written another novel based entirely on inspiration.
In my most humble opinion, Duncan has given life to maniacal comedy mainstream fiction tends to drown out. Sure, any well-known author can write a book, but sometimes an unknown author might wright something that sticks in your head a little longer.
Bay City Monsters takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, and as many local authors writing about the cities they grew up in tend to do, they unearth numerous hidden gems, unspoken rules, and unveil locations tourists would never find in guide books. The author is no exception to this rule and occupies our imagination even Ian Rankin would have found amusing…and maybe written another novel based entirely on inspiration.
In my most humble opinion, Duncan has given life to maniacal comedy mainstream fiction tends to drown out. Sure, any well-known author can write a book, but sometimes an unknown author might wright something that sticks in your head a little longer.
June 26, 2018
I liked it. It's a bit of a rough diamond, but there were some geniune laughs, frantic action, and touching moments.
It's essentially a love letter to both Port Elizabeth and classic videogames - but with gore and demonic forces.
It's essentially a love letter to both Port Elizabeth and classic videogames - but with gore and demonic forces.
May 20, 2022
A fun book with lots of witticisms and colorful characters. Highly recommended to anyone looking for a mind bending, humorous read.
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