Con Job, a Spar Battersea Comic Book Thriller
2012
First Published
4.67
Average Rating
200
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Part of Series
Broke, beaten, but undefeated, Spar Battersea finds himself working the local science fiction and comic book convention when things go from geeky to bad to insane. Wounded and haunted from the nightmare adventures of DEATH MATCH, Spar discovers that his first true love is at the convention, working as a model . . . and she’s gone missing. His hunt to find her at all costs sends him crashing into a world of amateur ninja vigilantes, smack-talking booth babes, and a megalomaniacal science fiction author whose secret son might be the key to everything . Already at the brink and in need of a shrink, Spar grits his teeth and tries to survive . . . The Con Job. PRAIS FOR CON JOB!"I liked Spar after Death Match, but I love him after Con Job . . .[he is] an engaging, believable character, and I can't wait to see what Jason Ridler has in store for Spar next." Book Review maven Elizabeth White “Jason Ridler’s work is intense and taut, with incredible characters and plots that keep your mind buzzing long after you’ve reached the final page. He never goes for the Sleeper Hold; his work is a literary Pile Driver.” –Trent Zelazny, author to Too Late To Call TexasPRAISE FOR THE WORK OF JASON S. RIDLER!"A brash, fresh, and entertaining talent steps into the ring."— Scott Nicholson, Liquid Fear“The Man in the Barbed-Wire Straight Jacket,” award-winning author Norm Partridge. “Ridler Brings the Pain,” award-winning author Laird Barron. Jason S. Ridler is the author of DEATH MATCH (the first Spar Battersea thriller), KNOCKOUTS, and over fifty published short stories. A former punk rock musician and cemetery groundskeeper, he also holds a Ph.D. in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. He currently lives in the East Bay region of San Francisco with his wife, two dogs, and two parrots. Visit him on Facebook, twitter, or at his online lair,
Avg Rating
4.67
Number of Ratings
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Author
Jason S. Ridler
Author · 6 books
Jason S. Ridler is a professional writer and historian. His novel DEATH MATCH, the first Spar Battersea thriller, set in the madcap world of pro wrestling, is available at Amazon! Sex, drugs and headlocks, oh my! Doc Ridler has also published over forty short stories in such magazines and anthologies as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Brain Harvest, Not One of Us, Chilling Tales, Tesseracts Thirteen, and more. His popular non-fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Dark Scribe, and the Internet Review of Science Fiction. A former punk rock musician and cemetery groundskeeper, Mr. Ridler holds a Ph.D. in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada and lives in Northern California with his wife, two dogs, and two parrots.
