The Disassembled Man, Jon Bassoff
The Disassembled Man, Jon Bassoff
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The Disassembled Man

Author: Jon Bassoff

Narrator: Lloyd James

Unabridged: 6 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/21/2022

Synopsis

Frankie Avicious is a hard-luck fellow with a sordid past. Living in a dreary meatpacking town, stuck in a loveless marriage, and spending his days slaughtering cattle, Frankie has nothing to look forward to but his next swallow of bargain whiskey. His wife is threatening to leave him, and the local sociopath is threatening to kill him. And then there’s Scarlett Acres, a stripper with a heart of fool’s gold. Frankie can’t stop thinking about her …With the encouragement of a mysterious traveling salesman, Frankie sets out to reverse his destiny through a series of bizarre murders. The consequences of his brutality turn out to be far worse than even he could imagine.

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 Lloyd James

Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been a working professional actor in theater, film, television, and voice-overs for more than thirty years. He has narrated over one thousand audiobooks and won numerous Earphones Awards and nominations for the Audie Award and the Voice Arts Award. He holds a BFA degree in acting from Santa Fe University, New Mexico. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on July 05, 2015

The Disassembled man was my third read from author Jon Bassoff and his debut novel, from his other two stories the darkly disturbing Corrosion and the instantly forgettable Factory Town it would be interesting to see where this one would go. The Disassembled Man is told in a brash, maniacal first pe......more

Goodreads review by Frank on June 19, 2015

Review copy The Disassembled Man is the third work I've read by Jon Bassoff and I have enjoyed each one. In his latest piece for Darkfuse, Jon takes the reader on a joyride that mixes the noir, hard-core crime, and horror genres with mostly successful results. Frankie Avicious works in a slaugherhouse......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 06, 2015

After reading Jon Bassoff’s first two novels, I was salivating over his latest release, The Disassembled Man. It is the story of Frankie Avicious, a sadly tragic, sociopathic character desperate to get what he feels he's deserved. Bassoff took this character, cut off his skin, sewed me up inside, tr......more

Goodreads review by Mike on March 03, 2016

This was the third book by Jon I have read. The first Corrosion I liked a lot, the second Factory Town not so much. This book fell in between the two. The main character in this story is Frankie Avicious. Who works in a slaughter house for Sunshine Foods. He is married to the daughter of the man who......more

Quotes

“The Disassembled Man is remarkable for its ugliness. It’s hard to think of a book with a character as despicable as Frankie Avicious. This Jim Thompson on mescaline story is not for the faint of heart.” Independent Crime

“Bassoff has written sheer, nasty, beautiful prose with this book. The wince factor is high and the characters horridly riveting. The envelope has not just been pushed, but set on fire.” Crime Spree Magazine

“The Disassembled Man is lean and mean…A true psycho-noir novel that leaves the reader to work out the truth behind events we can only see from the point of view of the protagonist…Taken as a whole, The Disassembled Man is a damn fine read; a brilliant and raw example of the Psycho Noir genre.” Crime Scene Scotland 

“The power of this book—and it has considerable power—is that Bassoff never apologies for his people or their story. An impressive and imposing debut.” Ed Gorman, author of The Poker Club

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