The Moth
by Scott Archer Jones
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Pub Date Jan 28 2025 | Archive Date May 19 2025
Fomite Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
The Moth has bitten off more of East L.A. than he can chew, and is gnawed up himself by the neighborhood. On the fringes of serious crime, the Moth reveals himself as a man whose morals are largely good but whose ethics are shaky. He's battered by local forces – from the all-women Arpías gang to a manipulative detective who's forced him to fink out fellow crooks. It's a dark world where all good intentions go astray. The Moth's pawn-shop criminal schemes and his ambition to be the local Moriarty all tumble into disarray.
Each walk-in through his door is a chance at riches or death, each job a success or a lesson in abject humiliation. Stumble along with the Moth as he serves a tough, ironic world, never quite getting there.
A Note From the Publisher
eBook: 9781959984696
Advance Praise
The Moth, the noir novel by Scott Archer Jones, propels readers on the path of a sad, gray inhabitant of East Los Angeles, a perfect anti-hero for this deep dive into the lives of a cast of characters living on the edge of poverty in situations that begin in misery and go downhill from there. It’s crime fiction in its most convoluted and human form. Frank, aka Moth, is a pawnbroker, hiding from the worst predators in his world and eking out small profits from lending to those up against debts they’ll never get ahead of.
Scott Archer Jones’ narrator dispassionately displays the full range of human miseries among the marginalized. Characters and action seems heartbreakingly real. The central character, Moth, is fully developed with depth that prompts an empathetic reader to find redeeming qualities even in his worst acts. I recommend The Moth without reservation.
Teddy Jones, author of Marva
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Tucson, ALA, NVNR, CALIBA, PNBA, Mountain & Plains Fall ConLibrary Author Readings, New Mexico / Arizona bookstore readings, media campaign, blog tour, reviews from Kirkus, Forward, and US Review
Tucson, ALA, NVNR, CALIBA, PNBA, Mountain & Plains Fall ConLibrary Author Readings, New Mexico / Arizona bookstore readings, media campaign, blog tour, reviews from Kirkus, Forward, and US Review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781959984689 |
| PRICE | $15.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 258 |
