The Neon Palm of Madame Melancon

From the author of LORD VISHNU'S LOVE HANDLES and THE WORTHY comes a mind-bending mystery set in the city of New Orleans.

Corporate attorney, Duke Melan on, wrestles with twin emergencies that threaten his future. His employer, Mandala Worldwide, has unleashed a deepwater spill that could destroy the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, his crime boss mother, Madame Melan on, has disappeared into the syrupy night. These two seemingly unrelated events are somehow quantumly entangled. Moreover, Duke discovers just how entangled they truly are when he comes face-to-face with what his pet-psychic sister calls, "a tear in the brocade of time."

THE NEON PALM OF MADAME MELAN ON takes readers behind a Louisiana backdrop of pollution and voodoo to explore Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." What begins as a comic romp in the tradition of Cervantes, ends with breathtaking revelations about the mysteries of time, the tragedy of love, and the unexpected impact Clarke's Third Law will have on every aspect of our lives.

Author: Will Clarke
Publisher: Middle Finger Press
Published: 07/19/2017
Pages: 354
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780972658836

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017

About the Author
Clarke, Will: - WILL CLARKE grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. He is the author of several works of fiction including, Lord Vishnu's Love Handle: A Spy Novel (sort of) and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife and family.

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