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The Nobody
Tom
Piccirilli

Introduced
by Norman Partridge. Artwork by Alex McVey.
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Synopsis:
Cryer once had another name,
but he can't remember it.
The man he used to be was
stabbed in the head by an assailant. After months of catatonia Cryer
awakens in a mental facility to find that his former life is almost
completely forgotten. He knows his wife and daughter have been
murdered - he saw them die moments before his own assault - but his
shattered mind is incapable of retaining their names. Or even his
own.
Now Cryer is free again and
trying to track down an elusive killer through his own unknown past.
But how do you investigate the murders of your loved ones when you
can't remember them? When you have no idea who your friends or
enemies were? Where you lived and worked? And what secrets you might
have once had and failed to keep?
And how is he supposed to deal
with the little man who keeps crawling in and out of his
skull?
Cryer is a nobody now, but that
won't stop him from finding a vicious murderer and making him
pay.
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THE NOBODY is a dangerous
exploration into the mind and soul of man. Piccirilli’s
beautiful prose allows us to take a peek into the abyss of
our consciousness and shine a light into those places that warmth
has long ago forgot. You cannot read this book and
not be changed.
Larry Roberts - Bloodletting
Press
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Clichés: can't live with 'em
but, as I discovered when I read this remarkable novella, you
can't live without 'em. Part vigilante procedural part
hard-boiled PI yarn and part examination-of-post-loss-survival
weepie, THE NOBODY is Tom Piccirilli at his uncompromising best.
The dialogue is so crisp it's like Leonard on speed, and the
second and third pages are the literary equivalent of being hit
in the face with a shovel. A roller-coaster ride? You bet. A
page-turner, even? Yep, no question. A palpable atmosphere,
larger-than-life characterisation and impeccable plotting?
They're all there. Like I said - clichés: can't live with 'em,
can't live without 'em.
Peter Crowther - PS
Publishing
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A revenge tale almost Mythic
in its simplicity. Shocking, tragic, beautifully written,
insightful and nuanced, mournful and uplifting - everything
we've come to expect from Tom Piccirilli, done to perfection.
From its brutal opening scene to its heartfelt final pages, The
Nobody is Pic at his finest.
RJ Sevin - Creeping Hemlock
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