Madhouse Fog: A Novel

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Fleeing a troubled marriage, a thirty-something punk rocker takes a seemingly benign grant-writing position at a psychiatric hospital in Southern California. Soon, the narrator is enmeshed in a struggle between Dr. Bishop, a brilliant but batty research psychologist, and Frank Walters, a dapper, blind advertising executive who believes that Dr. Bishop's research has lucrative implications. It is up to the narrator to make sure that Frank Walters is unable to harness the findings for questionable ends, as he begins a metaphysical journey that may lead him to murder.

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Besides being compelling and wonderfully strange, Madhouse Fog is the epitome of literary sophistication. I loved this novel! Patricia Geary, author of Strange Toys Carswell's writing has the kind of deft observation that changes the way you see things long after you leave the page. Scott OConnor, author of Untouchable
Besides being compelling and wonderfully strange, Madhouse Fog is the epitome of literary sophistication. I loved this novel! Patricia Geary, author of Strange Toys Carswell's writing has the kind of deft observation that changes the way you see things long after you leave the page. Scott OConnor, author of Untouchable

Author Bio

Sean Carswell is the author of the novels Drinks for the Little Guy (1999) and Train Wreck Girl (2008), as well as the short story collections Glue and Ink Rebellion (2002) and Barneys Crew (2005). His work has appeared in dozens of publications that range from skateboarding magazine Thrasher to literary journals including The Southeast Review. He is the co-founder of Razorcake magazine, the nations largest not-for-profit magazine dedicated to independent music and culture. He is also one of the founders of the independent book publishing company, Gorsky Press. He currently lives in Ventura, California and is a professor of American literature at California State University Channel Islands.