Moist (signed & dated)

Mark Haskell Smith

ISBN 10: 0312303645 / ISBN 13: 9780312303648

Published by L.A. Weekly Books, New York, 2002

About this Item

1st edition hardcover in near fine condition in near fine dust jacket - signed and dated Nov 11, 2002 by the author on the title page - author's debut novel - very slightly bumped spine ends o/w fine copy.

Seller Inventory # msh5527

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moist (signed & dated)
• Publisher: L.A. Weekly Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312303645
• ISBN 13: 9780312303648
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • signed mystery o-z

About this title

Synopsis

A comic rampage through the polyglot gutters of modern Los Angeles...

When a severed arm decorated with an erotic tattoo appears at an L.A. pathology lab, it's love at first sight. Bob's minimum wage job minding the slabs has never given him agita before, but now he won't rest until he finds the owner of the arm so he can get to the girl who posed for that unforgettable tattoo. But Bob isn't the only one with a stake in finding the arm's owner-the moment he sets off to find his true love, a colorful band of mobsters from Mexico and some of the L.A.P.D.'s finest cross his path in their desperate search for this peculiar piece of evidence.

From Amado, a one-armed murdered addicted to Mexican soap opera, to Martin, a Wharon graduate and cannabis aficionado, to Maura, a masturbation coach with unnatural urges, Bob finds himself entangled in a hilarious stew of murder, sex and mobster-style politics.

A first novel that is as sharp and biting as a salt-rimmed margarita,Faster, with a head-swiveling plot you'll love to untangle, Moist is whip-smart, stylish reading.

About the Author

Mark Haskell Smith is a screenwriter who lives in Los Angeles. This is his first novel.