A Shot of Malaria

In a Shot of Malaria Charles Souby unfolds the twisted story of a young man Daniel Martin desperately hooked on heroin alcohol and his own delusions. Set in San Francisco in the nineties and written as a deadpan first-person narrative the novel captures and ugly realities of addiction with sharp ironic humor.A powerful empathetic study of place and character with great depth.-Kirkus ReviewDefinitely a book that will make you smile and think Charles Souby has given readers a thoughtful experience with A SHOT OF MALARIA.-Cyrus Webb conversations liveReaders will find a wealth of wisdom in these pages. As Danny notes: We were both suicidal but it wasnt the dying that scared us it was the living.-Blue Ink ReviewSouby manages to make Martin ...completely appealing and sympathetic. ...While I think some of its content might offend the squeamish its a book that I believe will resonate with readers who stick with it. We might not all be heroin addicts but we all have our stuff whatever that stuff is.-23rd Annual Writers Digest Self-Published Book Award