Tales of Whiskey Tango from Misery Towers

<p class=ql-align-justify><strong>Finalist - Royal Palm Literary Awards (Florida Writer's Association) - Longlisted - Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Missouri Towers once the swankiest address in St. Louis but now tagged Misery Towers is a shabby apartment building blessed with breathtaking views of the iconic Gateway Arch. Amongst its eccentric dwellers is a trapeze artist whose love life is dangling from a wire a struggling realtor who can never close a deal a Bosnian immigrant who is infused with the spirit of Winston Churchill an aging stripper who refuses to relinquish her grip on the pole an undertaker on a mission of vengeance a broken-hearted soul searching for his own pretty woman - one hooker at a time a beat cop tired of dodging bullets and a dogged collector of lucky pennies who picks up a cursed coin. On a hot and dangerous August night against the backdrop of a city on edge the interwoven lives of these characters will collide with devastating consequences. By turns hilarious bawdy tender and tragic <em>Tales of Whiskey Tango from Misery Towers </em>is a fast-paced action-packed novel filled with razor-sharp prose and cringe-worthy dark humor. It offers a unique insight into the psychological landscape of life in a Rust Belt city plagued with violence and wrestling decline.</p>