Second Shooter
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:11th Nov '21
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A perception-twisting scifi thriller by a critically acclaimed author. Sometimes, the truth is weirder than the conspiracy theories.
Accounts of a ‘second shooter’ have attended on every assassination since JFK, but there’s rarely any proof. After being commissioned by a small conspiracy-minded publisher to research the phenomenon, journalist Mike Karras realises he may have learned enough to stop a massacre—or get himself killed.
"There was video of the second shooter. There was video." In the first reports of every mass shooting, there's always mention of a second shooter-two sets of gunshots, a figure seen fleeing the scene-and they always seem to evaporate as events are pieced together. Commissioned by a fringe publisher to investigate the phenomenon, journalist Mike Karras finds himself tailed by drones, attacked by a talk radio host, badgered by his all-knowing (and maybe all-powerful) editor, and teaming up with an immigrant family of conspiracy buffs. Together, they uncover something larger and stranger than anyone could imagine-a technomystical plot to 'murder America.' Time for Karras to meet his deadl"The Second Shooter is a sublime, clever and humorous dive into the murky waters of human perception and existence in a USA where nothing is real anymore." -- Starburst
* Starburst Magazine *"Mamatas offers plenty of scathing commentary on gun violence and misuse of social media in a novel that is both smart and topical" -- Financial Times
* The Financial Times *"A very thoughtful, funny and often exciting book." -- SFX Magazine
* SFX Magazine *"An entertaining thriller, amusing and disturbing by turns in its depiction of contemporary American obsessions." -- The Guardian
* The Guardian *"Mamatas has a firm grip on contemporary culture and conspiracy theories and an even firmer understanding of the morally dubious losers who make noir worth reading.” -- The Washington Post
* The Washington PoISBN: 9781781089262
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400 pages
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