The Atomic Circus, book 1 of sci-fi/crime series Caecilius Rex and the debut novel of author K.C. Finn, is being featured today in this Promo Spotlight. In the following you'll find all the information regarding the book, an excerpt and how to connect with K.C.
The Atomic Circus
(Caecilius Rex #1)
A story is never a good
story unless it starts with a murder. The more unusual the murder, the
better the story, generally speaking. Meet Caecilius (KAI-KILL-EE-USS)
Rex, a young detective in the not-too-distant future, a smog-filled post
apocalyptic world riddled with crime and conspiracy. When a new case
quite literally falls at Rex's feet, he teams up with his neighbour and
associate Kendra Nai, an ex-army sergeant recently dismissed, to
investigate. Little do they know that the events of The Atomic Circus
will be the first step to solving the case of a lifetime.
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An Excerpt from The Atomic Circus:
“Death?” Kendra says under her breath. “Oh sure, I feel like taking a little drop of DEATH today, don’t you?”
She and Cae are at the back of a very large crowd, waiting to reach the traders at the front.
“I would suggest,” answers Cae as he is shoved further forward by the increasingly large mass behind him. “That DEATH is a substance one would give to other people.”
“What do you do, put a spoonful in their coffee?” She replies.
“That works,” says a suited man behind her. “But it’s getting them to stay dead afterwards that’s the trick.”
Cae is heavily disturbed by the pleasant and calm tone of the man, but he doesn’t have time to judge. “This stuff wears off pretty fast, then?” He asks.
“An hour for every five grams,” answers the man, “it takes about sixty grams to make sure they’re actually dead.”
“Thanks for the tip,” says Cae.
“Any time,” the cheerful murderer replies with a smile.
As they near the front of the stall the effects of the various powders on sale become more and more apparent. A very short man barges past Kendra forcefully, clutching a bottle of POWERFUL. Two young women float past absently after him, sharing out powder-bags full of FORGET. Rather worryingly, several people pass by with dark looks and copious handfuls of FEAR, PAIN and DEATH. Cae makes a silent note to himself to review the mysterious poisonings of last September with Damian when he gets back to work.
“It’s not all bad, you know,” says a young girl dressed in rags when she passes Kendra. “Some things in life are good.” Kendra gives her a sad look, catching sight of a carton of HOPE big enough for a whole family.
Cae suddenly sees how easy it might have been for Brooks to get hooked into this place. If these drugs really do what they say, then one taste of BLISS or JOY would never be enough. The detective observes the pricings and quantities when he gets close enough to the front. The happiest emotions are extortionately priced, as are the opposite extremes. DEATH is the most expensive, closely followed by LOVE, which is apparently sold out until February.
A moment later he and Kendra reach the front. A young girl in a lab coat and a brilliant white gasmask looks them up and down.
“What can I get you?” Asks the girl, holding what looks like a scoop for confectionary.
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(Note: I'm not responsible for the contents of this post, including the cover and blurb, links and the author bio, as all of the above were provided to me by the author.) ~Punya
2 comments:
I love Sci-Fi and I love detective stories, so I love the idea of combining the two genres!
Great to know that Leti! :)
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