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Product Description<br/><br/><br/>Masked worshippers of a bloodthirsty, ancient god -- calling themselves The Slain -- have the Central Pennsylvania city of Batley under siege. Between slugs of rotgut, a skeptical operative must use wits and bare knuckles to connect a part-time faerie queen, the sordid history of a carnival and a reclusive cult leader who may have unleashed unearthly evil. The Freak Foundation Operative's Report is a shell game of a novel that combines elements of hardboiled mysteries, occult thrillers and dark social satire. It's H.P. Lovecraft meets Elmore Leonard by way of the Marx Brothers.<br/><br/><br/>Review<br/><br/><br/>Tom Joyce's novel, The Freak Foundation Operative's Report drew me in from the first sentence as the mind-altering mystery of The Slain unfolds through his exceptional writing. Each character was so real that I found myself forgetting this was fiction. It s impossible to believe this is a first novel. I can't wait to read the next work from this highly inventive author. --Linda D. Addison, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend<br/><br/>Quirky humor punctuates this mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a pseudo-supernatural story with a soft nougat center. Joyce s uncanny ability to write in different voices and points of view puts me in mind of reading Max Brooks World War Z ... only without the zombies. And without the Brad Pitt movie. Yet.... --Michael S. Katz, author of Shalom on the Range and The Silver Lady<br/><br/>Tom Joyce's style is unique, to say the least, and that's definitely not a euphemism. The refreshing originality of The Freak Foundation Operative's Report had me hooked from page one. --Jessica McHugh, author of Pins<br/><br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/><br/>Tom Joyce worked as a newspaper reporter in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for a long time and won a bunch of awards. Now he does other stuff. He's kind of weird, but he's a good guy. You'd probably like h