ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE BOY...
“...a unique voice perched in a landscape of cultural mutes. Possessing
an affectionate grasp of the complexities of his characters, he blends the tragic
and sublime with a dizzying scope rarely seen. His first novel tells a story
that embraces the very world it intends to expose in a fresh, distinctive way.”
- CRAIG CHESTER, ACTOR, AUTHOR OF WHY THE LONG FACE?
“…without a hint of the bland homogeny which masquerades
as gay chic these days. His characters are connected to a singularly DIY subculture,
literate, intelligent, T-mobile hot-zoned and there isn't a milk toast stereotype
among them.”
-SHAWN DURR, DIRECTOR, THE LAST F***
THE BOY WITH THE SUN IN HIS EYES
John's ex-lover's funeral service rockets him into the orbit of the flamboyant Solange, an African-American film actress best known for her roles in 80's Italian horror movies.
Movies with titles like Rabid! and The Ghoul School.
Seemingly on a whim, she invites John to Europe to work on her “TV pilot.” As John follows her into a miasma of jetset freaks, busty starlets, drive-by dinner theater shootings, sexy yet deadly Milanese model managers and fatal Italian food poisonings, he begins to realize that she is far more dangerous than he could possibly have imagined.
James Derek Dwyer is a film producer and screenwriter whose
credits include FRISK, LITTLE SHOTS OF HAPPINESS,
ONCE & FUTURE QUEEN and ANONYMOUS. This
is his first novel.
THE BOY WITH THE SUN IN HIS EYES
$14.00
JANUARY 2005
ISBN 0-9764951-0-4