About The Escape Clause
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Written for adults and told with a light and clean sense of humor, this is not a gruesome zombie tale. It’s part comedy horror, part legal procedural and part sci-fi mystery. Quirky and satirical, this story will make the reader smile. Not cringe. Much.
A zombie, a vampire and their probate attorney.
Retired from the movie business, Clay Douglas thought he was having “one of those days”, until he woke up in a Los Angeles morgue looking rather zombie-like. Or is the correct term zombie-adjacent? Shunned by family and society, Clay tries to regain ownership of his property before the probate of his Will. Or else he’ll remain homeless and unable to find a cure for his unwelcome condition.
Clay’s new companion, Anuchand Channer, an aloof and confounding stranger, has claimed responsibility for Clay’s unfortunate plight. And has pledged to make things right. Somehow.
Clay enlists the expert, yet reluctant, help of the Probate King of Beverly Hills, Ernesh Hamilton. One problem though. Mr. Hamilton is experienced in legally resurrecting his clients, not resurrecting them in the biblical sense.
And, much to Ernesh’s chagrin, Clay and Anuchand have moved into Ernesh’s guest house, completely disrupting his peace of mind. That is, until Clay can be officially identified as, well, himself, to the court’s satisfaction, then Clay can claim his property. And move away. Far away.
Another problem is that Anuchand Channer has several off-putting traits, aside from apparently turning Clay into a zombie. For one, he thinks he’s in hell, which does not endear him to his companions. Another is that he may be a really old vampire. Also, not endearing. Equally concerning, he can disappear and appear elsewhere at will. Mostly. Sometimes he disappears involuntarily.
Ernesh is going to have nightmares about that for life.
As Ernesh tries to establish Clay’s legal identity, the trio stumbles upon an increasingly intricate criminal conspiracy, people begin to die under mysterious circumstances, greed and betrayal lurch from the shadows and Clay’s undead predicament is steadily revealed to be rather “sciencey” in nature. Needless to say, things are not tranquil in Tinsel Town.
Can they solve this multifaceted puzzle before Clay’s ailment becomes permanent and Anuchand disappears, never to return? (For the record, Ernesh doesn’t have any issue with that last part).
If you liked the humor of Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Wes Harvin’s Shamble and Feaster, Zombie Attorneys, then this book is for you.
Buy The Escape Clause to discover a unique and humorous take on being a zombie in Los Angeles.
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Author Bio:
Ian McKellar Adams was raised in Southern California, lived in Los Angeles for several years, and has since lived and worked all over the United States. After a tour in Afghanistan, he learned not to sweat the small stuff. (With little exception, everything is small stuff). During the 2020 pandemic, he decided to write some short stories. Over 130,000 words later, he still didn’t have any short stories. But he wrote a pretty humorous sci fi horror mystery novel called The Escape Clause. He loved writing it and hopes it makes every reader smile.
He is currently writing the sequel.