The Coaster

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Erich Wurster

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Poisoned Pen Press
02 August 2016

Crime & Mystery

Bob Patterson considers himself an Everyman-albeit an Everyman with a rich, beautiful wife, two good kids, and a mail-it-in job that ignores his law degree. Despite his good fortune, Bob is idling through life, bored at work and at home. In short, he is the proverbial Coaster.

Bob's wife, Sarah, is the anointed heir to the empire built by her father, Sam-a kind of Kansas City, Missouri, Warren Buffet. Fine by Bob, the family soccer mom. But early one morning he and Sarah awake to terrible news. Sam's death reveals he appointed Bob to be the trustee of his personal fortune and, as the IRS currently has it, he'll be in charge of his mother-in-law's money. Even more terrifying, Bob realizes he faces the prospect of actually working all day, for stakes that matter.

Is the reappearance of Bob's wildest fraternity brother from college and a proposal from a bland businessman with a plan that seems too good to be true mere coincidence? A businessman who refuses to take No for an answer. After a lifetime of choosing the path of least resistance, will Bob finally take a stand when his family needs him most? If so, where?

Bob peppers his story with sports and pop culture references and wry commentary on everything from the sex lives of married couples (such as they are) to the enormous cost of being ""honored"" at a charitable event. Bob knows what the hero should do in the situations he encounters (he's read the books and seen the movies, too). He doesn't have ""a very particular set of skills"" or a secret past in the Special Forces. He's just a regular guy who handles extreme pressure and threats to his family about like you'd expect (not well). It's going to take all he's got (really, more than he's got) to raise his game. Fortunately he's got an ace-in-the-hole...at home.

Darkly comic, The Coaster turns the conventions of the mystery/suspense genre upside down.

By: Erich Wurster
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 299g
ISBN: 9781464205675
ISBN 10: 1464205671
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 August 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Erich Wurster lives in Prairie Village, Kansas with his wife and teenage daughter. He also has three sons. It's been a pretty long marriage. When he is not writing, Erich spends his time thinking of excuses to avoid writing and annoying his daughter by talking to her friends in the car. This is his first novel.

Reviews for The Coaster

I really liked this book. I really did. I was expecting a run of the mill, average man in trouble with bad guys book, but got so much more. Wurst is an excellent writer, his smooth, unadorned prose is Infused with the right amount of sarcasm and humor. It's different. Try it.--Andrew Eichner NetGalley

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