Beautiful, Naked & Dead

ON OVER 14 BEST OF 2011 LISTS

"Someone once said of Raymond Chandler that he wrote 'as if pain hurt and life mattered.' That's true of Josh Stallings, too. Hop on, kick the starter, and let him lead you on a long, painful, but entertaining ride through Moses McGuire's world. One hint: wear your helmet and your leathers. It might get messy." -Tad Williams NY Times Best selling author

"The man knows what to do with paper and ink. Read the damn thing." -Charlie Huston (Author, Hank Thompson Trilogy)

"This is one of the best books that I've read this year. No question. Lean, but with depth. Violent, yet human. BEAUTIFUL, NAKED & DEAD shines as a perfect example of what can still be done within genre work." Johnny Shaw (Author, Dove Season and Big Maria)

"Stallings has this way of writing, this brutally stunning way with words that rips a character right open in front of you - shows you it all - blood dripping, heart beating, the darkness aflame." - Ian Ayris (Author, Abide With Me)

"This novel deserves mention, praise, attention, and indeed any treatment that would ultimately result in such a magnificent book by such a talented writer attaining commercial success and widespread house-hold-name recognition." - Pearce Hansen (Author, Storm Gods)

BEAUTIFUL, NAKED AND DEAD  From East L. A. home, through the legal brothels of Nevada and finally to a battle with the mob in the mountains above Palo Alto, this is a sex soaked, rage driven, road trip from hell.