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Odell Deefus may be a little dumb, but when he discovers a freshly dug grave at the back of Dean Lowry's house, he understands that it's intended for him. When he finds an old lady's corpse in the freezer, he knows that she has been murdered. And when the bomb in his car explodes, levelling every building in the vicinity, and Odell must suddenly hide the body of a terrorist, even he recognises that things are getting seriously weird. This blackly funny novel of our times follows what happens when Odell Deefus takes one wrong turn on the journey of his life and crashes into a world of oddballs, misfits, drug-dealers, religious fanatics and crooked cops, hypocrisy, torture and bloody murder. In Callisto, Odell Deefus discovers a vast web of corruption and deceit leading to the dark heart of America.
Odell Deefus may be a little dumb, but when he discovers a freshly dug grave at the back of Dean Lowry's house, he understands that it's intended for him. When he finds an old lady's corpse in the freezer, he knows that she has been murdered. And when the bomb in his car explodes, levelling every building in the vicinity, and Odell must suddenly hide the body of a terrorist, even he recognises that things are getting seriously weird. This blackly funny novel of our times follows what happens when Odell Deefus takes one wrong turn on the journey of his life and crashes into a world of oddballs, misfits, drug-dealers, religious fanatics and crooked cops, hypocrisy, torture and bloody murder. In Callisto, Odell Deefus discovers a vast web of corruption and deceit leading to the dark heart of America.
A wickedly funny tale of the post 9/11 world.
Torsten Krol is an Australian writer resident in Queensland. He is
best known for his novels The Dolphin People, a postmodern tale of
two World War II-era German brothers lost in the South American
jungle, and Callisto, a satire on modern day American attitudes to
terrorism, post-9/11.
Described as 'reclusive', Krol does not make personal appearances
to promote his work, and there has been media speculation about his
identity; among others, the Sunday Star-Times and ABC's The Book
Show have questioned whether he might be a better known author
writing under a pseudonym. Curt Skinner has performed on Broadway,
Off Broadway and National Tours across the USA. Most recently, he
starred on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical RENT. He has
performed all over the world as an entertainer for Princess
Cruises, Walt Disney Company and Universal Studios. Curt has done
many voice-overs in film and television for animation and
commercials in the USA.
"The war on terror is ripe for satire – and this sly salvo is a
modern Catch 22."
*The Independent*
"A brilliantly succinct, dry and subtly hilarious comment on modern
morality."
*The List*
"A nail-biting trip into the Dark Heart of America."
*The Times*
"The main character of Krol's quirky novel is an unlikely candidate
for heroism. Odell Deefus, who is naïve and of limited intellect,
stumbles through danger, murder, treachery, and deceit to prevail
against some of the more ridiculous aspects of the war on terror.
In the process, he reveals some of the very real terrors engendered
by society's response to these fears. Seasoned performer Curt
Skinner catches Odell's essence with a naturalness that gives all
his gaffes and malapropisms authenticity without slipping into
self-conscious parody. Skinner does an equally convincing job with
Krol's other colorful characters, giving the listener a
black-humored romp through a truly dark subject."
*AudioFile Magazine*
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