And the short fiction reads continue with this little oddity from PS Publishing, normally a reliable source for quality fiction. I'd never heard of De Filippo before but the plot description sounded good.
This is a surreal science fiction story about a laconic, wise cracking, world-weary private detective, Vern Ruggles, who discovers that his latest case involves corporations that can change the nature of reality itself and sentient slime from either end of the time continuum trying to destroy history. And only Vern can stop it from happening. No pressure then...
This is fast moving, funny and somehow never confusing despite the shifting realities Ruggles finds himself thrown into. There's a whole load of WTF going on, but it's never confusing.
The supporting cast are equally good fun, his wife/ex-wife, his non-existent daughter, the beautiful wife of the missing man he's been hired to find, and the sentient slime creatures from the ends of time.
It's a light, easy read and an inspired dose of sci-fi weirdness. I had a blast reading this and will happily seek this author out to read more of his books.
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