NOTE: Robert Ford has chosen to temporarily pull this novella from publication in order to make it the best it can be.
It's a familiar trope; getting off the planned route and horror ensues.
In the case of Robert Ford's Bordertown, it's a huge back-up on I-95 which causes a family trip to Disney World to be detoured. The same goes for the newlyweds Tristan and Margo, on their way to Miami. And Hellbent Brotherhood cyclist, simply known as Crawfish also needs a place to stay.
They are all attracted by the neon signs for Bordertown. One could call this place a tourist trap, but one would have to put the emphasis decidedly on the word "trap."
The characters to watch out for are MABEL, at least that's the name she wears on her shirt, and self-proclaimed Sheriff Walden. He's certifiably cray-cray, and she ain't far behind.
This little novella was a lot of fun. It's Bob Ford doing what he does best. Here, he's in full-on storytelling mode as the words just flow from the page, along with buckets of blood.
So, having said all these nice things, why only three stars? Too many errors, which should have been caught during proofreading. So its five stars for the story and one star for proofreading Averages out to three stars.
Recommended? Sure, if you can look past the numerous errors.
Bordertown is available in both paperback and for the Kindle. If you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited you can read it at no additional charge. Also, if you are an Amazon Prime member you can read it for FREE using the Kindle Owners Lending Library.
From the Author's bios - Robert Ford has published the novels, The Compound, No Lipstick in Avalon, Rattlesnake Kisses (with Jon Boden), A Penny for Your Thoughts (with Matt Hayward), and the novellas, Ring of Fire, The Last Firefly of Summer, Samson and Denial, Bordertown, as well as the short story collection The God Beneath my Garden. In addition, he has several screenplays floating around in the ether of Hollywood. He can confirm the grass actually is greener on the other side, but it’s only because of the bodies buried there.
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