Cavallaro's Cavalcade of Carnage
Mark Steensland has written two exceptional books with co-author James Newman, In the Scrape and The Special.

In the Scrape is a moving coming-of-age tale, while The Special is like a raunchier, modernized The Monkey's Paw.

This brings us to Steensland's solo venture, The Nested Man.

Pros:

-Despite the far-fetched plot, I found myself going along with it without reservation
-Fast moving narrative, aided by the short chapters
-I love paranoia-themed stories like this

Cons:

-I couldn't shake the feeling that the book felt like a lower octane Blake Crouch novel, which isn't necessarily negative.
-The ending was a little abrupt

Another book that I kept thinking of while reading this was Matthew Warner's excellent Eyes Everywhere, which is another good novel that uses the paranoia trope.

The verdict? If you can suspend disbelief at a high level, you will probably enjoy this one from Mark Steensland.

Out on August 13th from Cemetery Gates Media.


Grade: C

Review by Jason Cavallaro
jcavallaro42@gmail.com

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