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    The Black Book
    The Black Book
    The Black Book
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    The Black Book

    By AJ Kirby

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    Crotchety Oliver Capstick is a book reviewer who has the power to ruin writers, which he does with callous disregard for the consequences. He works from his home, an old out-of-the-way house, lives with his cat, Milton, and holds only a tenuous connection to one other human being, the Postman who delivers the tomes he’s charged to read and review. One such tome, a black book, which Oliver tosses directly into the trash, is about to force him to review his own life with the same callous disregard for the consequences.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTWB Press
    Release dateOct 15, 2011
    ISBN9781936991297
    The Black Book
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    AJ Kirby

    A.J Kirby is the award-winning published author of three novels and over forty short stories. He is a sportswriter for the Professional Footballer's Association and a reviewer for The New York Journal of Books and The Short Review.

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