The workplace can be dangerous. If the job doesn't kill you,
your colleagues just might. In Working Stiffs, Simon Wood
has put together a collection of suspenseful short stories along
with his first novella, The Fall Guy. Each tale offers a dark
look at how even ordinary jobs can turn deadly.
Working Stiffs . . . Some jobs are worth killing
for.
Here's what some people are saying about Working
Stiffs:
"For a lover of short stories, this collection
was a full meal. Wood changes voices, demographics and plot lines
like a teen changes clothes for a first date. Each story is a
strong sampling of humans at their most human told with the finesse
that comes from experience and a love of the genre. Simon Wood
has a bright future."
Jennifer Jordan, Crime Spree Magazine (Issue
#13)
"The stories are quick and mean, edited down
to the bone, like the best noir fiction. His characters are believable,
work-a-day (pun definitely intended) types who find themselves
facing shifts in their simple lives as violence intrudes. The
prose is tight, clean, and gives that sense of balance that only
damn good writing can provide. Wood's humor comes through in the
most peculiar ways, in dialogue and descriptive passages akin
to the Mathesons, Blochs, or Hunters of old. His style will seem
effortless to the reader and turn every writer green with envy."
Nickolas Cook, Hellnotes
"Warning: This book is 100% adrenalin. Wood
is pure gold."
J.A. Konrath, author of Rusty Nail
"Consistently surprising and well-written, Working Stiffs
proves Simon Wood is a criminal genius. We should all be glad
hes writing this stuff and not doing it."
Cemetery Dance (Issue #57)
