My debut novel, TOXICITY, is now available to pre-order through Post Mortem Press. The book’s official release date is April 15, but all pre-orders will receive a dollar off the regular list price. Each pre-order will also first be sent to me so I can personalize them all with inscriptions — including my wonderful signature, Modest Mouse lyrics, Satanic prayers, etc. Other goodies will include bookmarks and promo lottery tickets that I am making.

This novel has been a part of me for a very long time now, and I am beyond excited to finally share it with an audience. It has been through four editors and more rewrites than I can remember, but now it is finally, finally ready. I couldn’t be more thrilled.

TOXICITY is a dark comedy. It is my love-letter to films like SNATCH and LOCK, STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS. So, if you are a fan of those movies, you will love this.

Here’s a little bit about the book…

“When Maddox Kane is released from prison after serving a ten year stretch, he has one thing on his mind: reconnecting with his daughter. Problem: his ex-wife and her new junkie husband have other plans, and it’s going to cost Maddox a small fortune to buy his share of custody. His daughter, on the other hand, has other priorities to attend to–such as coming up with enough cash to skip town before the cops find a certain body decomposing in the woods. Darkly comedic and absurdly tragic, TOXICITY is a tale of horrible things happening to horrible people.”

Still not convinced? Check out some advanced praise I’ve already received on the book, and then pre-order your copy…

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“With TOXICITY Max Booth III has put together a rare story indeed. It’s quirky, surreal, laugh-out-loud funny, well peppered with unexpected moments, and above all, jaw-clenching intense. Highly recommended!”

—Benjamin Kane Ethridge, Bram Stoker Award winning author of Black & Orange

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“Misfits, mayhem and Zooey Deschanel. Max Booth III’s foray into the underbelly of life is like being sucker-punched by Tarantino. He offers a world where Desperation is more than a state of despair, Jesus is a housefly determined to begin an apocalypse, and greed is a skewer that pierces the heart of the dammed.”

—Craig Wallwork, author of The Sound of Loneliness

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“TOXICITY seeps under your skin, infecting you with black comedy, shocking violence, and the stinking desperation of bad people rotting in the sun. And yet somehow, we still root for these dark souls—and that is the genius of Max Booth III.”

—Richard Thomas, author of Staring into the Abyss

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