Corrosion, Jon Bassoff
Corrosion, Jon Bassoff
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Corrosion

Author: Jon Bassoff

Narrator: Ramiz Monsef

Unabridged: 5 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2022

Synopsis

From Jon Bassoff, author of The Memory Ward, Corrosion is his shattering debut novel, equal parts Jim Thompson, Flannery O’Connor, and William FaulknerA mysterious Iraq war veteran with a horribly scarred face. A disturbed young man in a strange mountain town. A masked preacher with a terrible secret. Amidst a firestorm of violence, betrayal, and horror, three worlds will collide in an old mining shack buried deep in the mountains.Corrosion is an unforgettable journey into the underbelly of crime and passion. Drawn from the darkest corners of the human experience, this one is sure to haunt readers for years to come.

About Jon Bassoff

Jon Bassoff is the author of ten novels, several of which have been translated into French and German. His mountain-gothic novel, Corrosion, was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, France’s biggest crime fiction award, and his debut novel, The Disassembled Man, was recently adapted for the big screen. For his day job, Bassoff teaches high school English in Longmont, Colorado. He is a connoisseur of tequila, hot sauces, psychobilly music, and fleabag motels.

About Ramiz Monsef

Ramiz Monsef has spent several seasons as a member of Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s acting company, and he is the playwright of OSF’s 2013 production The Unfortunates. He has also appeared onstage in New York and in numerous regional productions.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

Fantastic. Unforgettable. A bit mesmerizing. Corrosion is an incredible piece of work. It is a Darkfuse title, which means it is automatically going to be good, but for me, this was a step above. I picked it up on the kindle select program, and so glad I did. The voices of the characters pop from th......more

Goodreads review by Ellen Gail

Three stars! Corrosion is horror noir, a seedy tale of identity and secrets. Truth time: I almost DNFed this before the halfway mark. The story took it's sweet time to churn, and for a short novel, I struggled to get into it. (Also fair warning: The dialogue is sans quotation marks. Heads up if that......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Corrosion is the masterfully written début by Jon Bassoff, a cross between No Country for Old Men and Sin City, but a hell of a lot darker and dirtier. Written in first person from three perspectives the author mixes tough narrative with disturbing thought and it’s a runaway success. Like Cormac McCa......more

Goodreads review by Richard

For a few minutes I wished that I were dead but then I worried about hell and what it would bring.I would describe myself as an avid reader of noir and dark fiction. I feel like I've read lots of great work in these genres. But every now and then I find something that takes me by surpris......more

Quotes

“Bassoff confronts directly the traumatic stress disorder of our world today and tears off its mask, even if the face must follow.” New York Magazine

“Sharp, original, fierce, a real gut-ripper.” Tom Piccirilli, author of The Walls of the Castle

“A book that cries out to be filmed by David Lynch…The debut novel from the unique Jon Bassoff begins a whole new genre: Corrosive Noir.” Ken Bruen, author of the Jack Taylor series

“Corrosion is a beautifully bleak noir novel that stretches the boundaries of the genre to its breaking point. A virtuoso performance by the terrific Jon Bassoff.” Jason Starr, author of Gotham

“Corrosion is a fever dream, a lucid nightmare. It is at once poetic and brutal; hypnotic and vicious; empathetic and heartless. It is the most effective kind of horror—the kind you believe. Reading it is a deeply uncomfortable experience in the best possible way.” Marcus Sakey, author of the Brilliance trilogy

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