Candescent Blooms is a collection of twelve short stories which form fictionalised biographies of mostly Golden Era Hollywood actors who suffered untimely deaths.
Andrew Hook Books
Andrew Hook's scholarship delves into English, Scottish, and American literatures, exploring the depth and diversity within these rich traditions. His work offers a unique perspective on the evolution and key themes that shape literary expression across these cultures. Through his extensive academic background, he provides insightful analyses that contribute significantly to the understanding of literary scholarship. Readers will appreciate the nuanced exploration of diverse literary landscapes.
Ex-cop, Mordent, is an irascible, anachronistic PI with a noir sensibility and a bubblewrap fetish. Hired to investigate a missing person case he believes the job to be an easy pay-check, but when the kid turns up dead and appears to have aged beyond death, Mordent finds the mystery is only just beginning. When a second body is found similarly aged, Mordent is pulled into rival gang leaders’ quests for immortality, a race where the objective is not to finish. And it becomes personal when Marina, a psychic, disappears after tipping off the police about the second body. Mordent had unfinished business with her.The Immortalists is the first in a series of exciting crime novels putting a neo-noir twist on the genre conventions of bums and dames, corruption and perversion, and cops and informers; all played out on rain-soaked streets amid a shadow-filled city.
The History of Scottish Literature. Vol. 2: 1600-1800
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Frequencies of Existence
- 234 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Andrew Hook invites readers to explore the extraordinary within the ordinary, transforming mundane elements into sources of strangeness, beauty, and horror. His surreal narrative style challenges perceptions, guiding audiences through unsettling landscapes where reality is distorted and nothing aligns with expectations. Through his unique lens, he encourages a deeper reflection on the world around us.