Buh-Bye Cruel World

Praise for Champ Clark's Venetian Blonde... "A modern-day noir written in the terse style of Raymond Chandler and just as satisfying." "Hammett, Algren, and Spillane, all mixed together and brought to you with grit and humor into the 21st century." "If you picked up Holden Caulfield at the end of the Catcher in the Rye and spirited 30 years beyond, the individual you're looking at might very well be Venetian Blonde's Drake Haynes" "Venetian Blonde by Champ Clark is a must read The writing is brilliant. The characters take you on a journey that you don't want to end " "Equal parts gumshoe detective novel & Confederacy of Dunces." "It's been a long while since I've had this much fun with a book." "Taking an adventurous journey through the poetic, damaged, frequently hilarious lens of bitter, can't let it go, investigative journalist Drake Haynes, is about as entertaining as it gets." "What a fun, twisted, refreshingly captivating and truthful ride " "Mr. Clark's writing is first rate." "Clark's prose is so punchy and vivid, his characters so alive that Venetian Blonde knocks stars into your head." "Flows beautifully and so much fun "