Have you read Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata [MENTION=3822]fuse[/MENTION]? Could be your type of thing. I really liked it. Also Suddenly, A Knock At The Door by Etgar Keret might be good for short stories!
I'm currently reading Metzger's Dog by Thomas Perry, a quirky comic thriller from the 80s. My partner got me this for my birthday in a really cool original print hardback edition, and it didn't click with me at first, but I came back to it and it's a really fun read. It's similar in style to Carl Hiaasen.
I really ought to read more 70s and 80s pulpy stuff like this - I watch loads of films from that era but read few novels from it. Might read a bit of William Goldman next, 'Heat' sounds like it would fit this category quite nicely - something to do with an ex-marine who works security at a Vegas casino who gets drawn into a caper.
I'm currently reading Metzger's Dog by Thomas Perry, a quirky comic thriller from the 80s. My partner got me this for my birthday in a really cool original print hardback edition, and it didn't click with me at first, but I came back to it and it's a really fun read. It's similar in style to Carl Hiaasen.
I really ought to read more 70s and 80s pulpy stuff like this - I watch loads of films from that era but read few novels from it. Might read a bit of William Goldman next, 'Heat' sounds like it would fit this category quite nicely - something to do with an ex-marine who works security at a Vegas casino who gets drawn into a caper.
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