Publisher's Synopsis
In "On The Edge - and other stories" Ray Verola has put together a collection of his own edgy short stories, influenced by the likes of King and Bradbury - some of the greatest "thriller" writers of all times. "If the old adage that says 'In every person there is a book' is true, then Ray Verola must have enough volumes in him to fill a library. His collection of short stories is uniquely relevant to the human experience. His book is a MUST READ! The stories will make one think, cry, and laugh. I could not put this book down-and I want more!" -Michael Phelps, author of "The Execution of Justice" (a Mike Walsh Detective Novel) and "David Janssen-My Fugitive" (with Ellie Janssen) "Every now and then an outstanding storyteller emerges. Ray Verola has created an original pageturner that hooks and holds the reader's interest with every story. From the first story to the last in this collection, "On the Edge" had me riveted." -Jim McDevitt, newspaper/magazine columnist and freelance writer People trapped in a bleak reality cross the line into madness, murder, magic and even hope in these knotty, engrossing stories. These yarns draw you in with vivid, quirky characters, Twilight Zone scenarios, noirish atmosphere and O'Henry twists. Ray Verola's prose style, pitched halfway between the mundane and the sublime--"I began to feel a peace sitting in the driver's seat, deeper than any peace I've ever had, even more relaxed than in my burgundy leather recliner at home, in which I often fall asleep"--nicely complements his keen narrative chops. The result is bravura storytelling in which a genuine sympathy for the human predicament gleams through the black humor. A beguiling collection of well-wrought tales by a writer with talent to burn. -Kirkus Discoveries
