WHAT'S BLACK & WHITE & READ ALL OVER?
This season it's bound to be C.M. Chapman's In and For the District of Desire, a fully loaded docket of stories that cover the crimes-of-the-heart beat from Juvie to Special Victims. From loss of innocence on the streets of Chicago, to theft of innocence on a dare; from the breaking and entering of hearts to the obsessive twists of love, In and For the District of Desire updates the dark and bittersweet flavor of noir for today's reader.
Bite-size and longer stories that reach those hard-to-get-at spots we didn't know we had.
It's free-range fiction with a punch; also a slap, a tickle and a kiss on the lips . . . you'll turn the pages as fast as you can, for the storyline—and the breeze.
If books had movie ratings, this one would be a capital 'R' with a small 'x.' Just the Rx to wash away the dull film of today's formula fiction.
The collection is worth its price just for the erotic Conversations with Orange and In the Shape of a Heart, in which a man must choose his fate when faced with the fatal effects of his youthful experience with an illicit sexual practice.
In his first-ever release of short stories, Chapman offers a collection of tales that explore the loss of innocence, the effects of domestic abuse and a kaleidoscope of takes on young and lost and just plain crazy love.
Though some of the plot lines are not for the prudish or faint-hearted, they all share true-to-target language that paints indelible images with lines that won't melt in your hands—or your memory.
Following the legal-system theme of The District of Desire, these 12 stories (three are flash fiction) are organized by law enforcement divisions.
From the Juvie to the Special Victims Division, the stories progress from loss of innocence and young love to more adult themes culminating with a woman's revenge on her abuser and the strange case of woman who loses her head over lost love.
