Synopsis
To William Lowson, impending fatherhood means an impending stain. His work as a Human Remains Removal Specialist, professionally cleaning the stains left from dead bodies, fuels this belief. His friend and mentor Mrs. Rose, an elementary school principal, nurtures and sympathizes with his cynicism, blaming his dilemma on an imperfect world. But she has a plan around this impediment: a group of strangers-a devout collection of kindred minds who have dedicated their lives to cultivating a unique idea of perfection, and she wants William to join. But once he is in can he get out? Ages 18 + Neo-Noir Thriller
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Review
In his first full length novel, Kansas City native Caleb J. Ross waxes prosaic the age old case of jitters that comes with impending fatherhood As the novel continues, the plot gets increasingly dark and starkly less comedy and Ross s writing all the more pointed. It reads like a nightmare you wake up from in the middle of the night and spend the next day wondering how much of it was real. The twists are shocking and terrifying, but somehow founded in reason and not entirely unbelievable Charles Bukowski dedicated the thinly fictionalized account of his young life, Ham on Rye, with the words for all the fathers as the simultaneous threat, fear, blame and praise a delinquent child squares on his father. Such a dedication would be fitting for Caleb J. Ross s Stranger Will. --Stephen Krauska"
About the Author
Caleb J. Ross has a BA in English Literature and creative writing from Emporia State University. His fiction and nonfiction has appeared widely, both online and in print. He is the author of five books of fiction and has served as an editor at Outsider Writers Collective, as moderator of the writing podcast The Velvet Podcast, and is the creator of The Worlds First Author Video Blog series. He lives in the USA. Visit his official page at www.calebjross.com.
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