Mondo Crimson by Andrew Post

Release: November 10, 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Flame Tree Press
Source: Random Things Tours
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When Melanie, a car thief, is searching for a certain vehicle, he discovers that Brenda, the dangerous hit-woman, is the owner. And the two begin to wonder if their fateful encounter wasn’t just pure coincidence. It turns out they both work for a man named Felix Eberhart. Again, Felix may or may not have hoped that Melanie and Brenda opened fire the second they laid eyes on each other. Melanie learns that Felix’s network had pitted the car thieves, fixers, and drug runners have all been set against one another. But why? Business was going so well…

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About the Author:

Andrew Post was born in Erie, Pennsylvania (imagine Eraserhead but in color). While he was honing his craft as a writer, he worked in a gift shop in one of the Midwest’s scuzziest hotels. He cleaned rental cars; he was a butcher despite being a vegetarian. In 2013 he published his first novel, the cyberpunk thriller Knuckleduster. Since then, he has published a handful of other works to varying degrees of resulting public interest. A few had seen translations and one almost became a movie.

For Chop Shop, Andrew got inspiration from the films of Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, and Martin Scorsese. His other favorites were over-the-top horror films of the 80s like Peter Jackson’s Braindead. That was the goal with Chop Shop: a comedic crime caper with buckets of gore.

Andrew lives in a sleepy river town in Minnesota where he may or may not be planning aquatic “accidents” to befall. Many other authors who live in the area have mistaken him for Rob Zombie on no less than ten separate occasions.

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Mondo Crimson Review:

“Mondo Crimson” was twisted, creepy thriller that takes you on an unforgettable ride.

The story mainly revolved around four characters, Brenda, Mel, Felix, and Merritt. Frankly, I enjoyed all four of them. Felix is a crafty villain who was very entertaining in a negative role. He manipulates the others against each other while they do his dirty work. Felix is also unpredictable, where you don’t know how he would react.

Similarly, I also liked Merritt as he came across as a complicated character. His back story is intriguing about how his parents disregard and push him aside. Also, Brenda is a badass and immediately captured my interest. On a side note, I also found Amber fascinating, even if she only appears briefly in the middle of the story. Mel, on the other hand, was a surprise. While I did not like her in the first half, the author made her a trump card, and she was terrific towards the end.

Furthermore, many scenes stood out, like when Brenda and Merritt confront each other and discuss Felix or when Merritt and Felix feud. The author also paced the story nicely, where everything builds up towards a gripping climax. You honestly don’t know which way the plot will go. The author keeps you guessing who will survive and who wouldn’t.

However, I felt the story was too long, and the author could have trimmed a few pages. The author sometimes went overboard in describing the backstory and thoughts of the characters, particularly on Felix. Apart from that, this book was perfect!

Overall, “Mondo Crimson” is a very well written suspense thriller with some horror elements, and I would recommend this book to fans of the genre.