“Justified” Offers A Literary Ménage À Trois Of Crime Story, Noir And Biting Satire

June 3, 2012 - PRLog -- Nothing good can follow the words “disgruntled worker” but sometimes the Big Bad Boss has it coming.

Brooklyn, NY – June 3, 2012 -- “Justified”, a 194-page turner from Latina writer Kali Amanda Browne, is the story of an ordinary man caught in an extraordinary life. Edmond Styles awoke one Thursday morning and walked to work – to a job he detested. By the end of that day, he found himself held hostage at gunpoint by a disgruntled civil servant. Before the night fell, two people were dead and Edmond Styles began a journey that proverbially lasts 15 minutes. By that evening’s 11 o’clock news, the whole city had begun speculating about the survivor.

By turns funny, illuminating, heartbreaking and all too human, “Justified” is a universal story except for the extraordinary man at the center of it. The book follows the journey of one man through the tragic incident; the investigation; and the news cycle, as he finds himself both vilified and made a household name in the space of 72 hours. He then travels from Brooklyn to Los Angeles to clear his name and hilarity ensues during his sentimental journey.

USA Today bestselling author Barbara Bretton declares it “a great read. Murder, betrayal, sly humor, witty dialogue, laugh-out-loud moments interspersed with real emotion. The characters are real, the dialogue crackles, the ending surprises. What more can a reader ask for?”

“It is a simple crime story that quickly turns into a dark comedy with quite a few hilarious moments set firmly in popular culture,” said Kali Amanda Browne, the author. “At its core, anyone who has ever had a job they hated will find themes they can relate to.”

“Justified” is available at Amazon.

Book Details

List Price: $6.66
5" x 8" (12.7 x 20.32 cm)
Black & White on White paper
194 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1461088813
ISBN-10: 146108881X
BISAC: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General

About the Amapola Press

Amapola Press, founded in 2012, publishes a variety of books exclusively for Kali Amanda Browne, including cookbooks, fiction and non-fiction. Kali Amanda Browne was born in New York, came of age in Puerto Rico and has spent her entire adult life in Brooklyn, NY. Perverse and twisted, cynical and a little naïve, she has published several books including fiction and non-fiction. “Justified” is her first novel, created in November 2010 for NaNoWriMo.

About NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing on November 1. The goal is to write a 50,000 word, (approximately 175 page) novel by 11:59:59 PM, November 30. In 2010, over 200,000 participated and over 30,000 met the 50K word goal. Visit the official website at http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Contact:

Kali Amanda Browne
amapolapress@aol.