{"product_id":"a-labyrinth-for-loons-michael-a-greco-9798546343620","title":"A Labyrinth for Loons","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" Greco paints a darkly funny, absurd, and thought-provoking story about self-identity.\" Readers' Favorite\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\" (this story) will serve as an important literary marker for society, most notably for its remark on the human mind in a state of psychological stress.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Indie Reader\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriter Leonard Smith wants to go home, but he's stuck in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur during Covid lockdown, and the airlines seem haphazardly selective about who flies and who doesn't, based on the type of travel visa one holds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile waiting for the opportunity to get out, Leonard agrees to look after the belongings of another tourist-\u003ci\u003ethe Kiwi\u003c\/i\u003e-who's committed suicide. The dead man, also a writer, has written a bizarre manuscript concerning real-life accounts of a brutal minotaur housed within a labyrinth. Before he realizes it, Leonard finds himself in custody of the embalmed corpse, storing the dead man until he can be transferred for burial in another city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a bureaucratic screw-up, Malaysian authorities confuse Leonard with that of the deceased Kiwi-who possesses just the right kind of visa. Is Leonard capable of assuming the false identity of the dead man for a chance to go home? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGetting desperate while holed-up with a wily cat, a 13-year-old house guest who could\u003ci\u003e possibly\u003c\/i\u003e be homicidal, and a dead man in the closet-that at times doesn't seem all that dead-Leonard slips into profound questions of his own identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only way to find answers is in the labyrinth-where the minotaur waits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It will serve as an important literary marker for society, most notably for its remark on the human mind in a state of psychological stress. Comparable to Stephen King's '\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shining'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Online Book Club\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Blending dark humor with high stakes, Greco weaves together elements of horror, comedy, and philosophical inquiry to create a narrative that questions the nature of time itself and humanity's place within its flow.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Titan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael A. Greco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798546343620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Michael A. Greco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49167938814207,"sku":"9798546343620","price":13.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-labyrinth-for-loons-michael-a-greco-9798546343620","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}