Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect

Name: Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Philip Wyeth
ISBN: 9781987193695

Author: Philip Wyeth

Series: Ashley Westgard #1

Narrator: Cheryl May

Unabridged: 5 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Philip Wyeth

Published: 09/02/2019

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Science Fiction

Synopsis

“Robots and exowombs and hemp, oh my!”Welcome to 2045. Automation has freed humanity from the drudgery and limitations of blue-collar labor. For twenty years, a remarkable group of female bureaucrats has overseen an ambitious construction program that is spreading equity, prosperity, and peace worldwide.But Detective Ashley Westgard of the Jacksonville Police Corps senses that beneath all the glimmer and shine, a new malaise has taken root in society. From brazen acts of criminality and rampant party pill abuse, to her own insatiable desires... All is not well on the road to paradise.Ash is beautiful, vain, headstrong, and erratic. A symbol of her time as she careens from impulsive shopping sprees to drunken fights to escapades of sin. But now that a methodical killer is on the loose, she must rise above apathy and doubt in order to forge her raging inner fire into a fearsome weapon of justice.Philip Wyeth’s crazy fifth novel is imaginative, hilarious, sexy, and poignant. It will dazzle fans of Philip K. Dick, John Varley, Rich Larson, Neal Stephenson's “Snow Crash,” “The Tomorrow File” by Lawrence Sanders, and women who kick ass!This fully immersive science fiction murder mystery is brought to life by the very talented narrator Cheryl May.Note to Readers: This book contains adult language and sexual themes.“Once you get that nano crawling through you... You feel alive!”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Inkslinger

ARC provided by Philip Wyeth. All opinions are mine and freely given. Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook "She held up the two bras in front of the mirror. The yellow one looked nice. Maybe she could find a pair of matching panties and play banana for a lucky someone to peel later tonight.........more

Goodreads review by Susan

Wow! Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect wasn't what I was expecting but it was an awesome ride! I'm a big fan of dystopian novels, which is why I gave this book a try. But it's more than that. It really makes you think, and also laugh, and sit on the edge of your seat. It's sexy while also being dramatic......more

Goodreads review by Amys

A Grand Read. What a grand story in Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect by Philip Wyeth. This is the first book of Wyeth's that I've read, and I really enjoyed it. It seemed to fit a mixed match of different genres within the story, while making it all totally believable. The characters had a lot of depth,......more

Goodreads review by Emily

I was very pleasantly surprised with this one! After reading an intriguing blurb about a hi-tech future, women rulers and a killer on the loose, I was very interested to see how the author pulled it all together without getting lost in too many themes. The result? It was PERFECT! Incredibly gritty,......more

Goodreads review by Susana

I've listen to the audiobook instead of reading and the narrator really does a very good job at bring all the different characters to life. The story in itself is captivating because of the context (a future world were the women rule and men are the underdog, while robots slowly seem to drive humanki......more