It was supposed to be so simple. Gordon Mitchell had the good life all planned out-a million and a half in embezzled cash, a plane waiting in Mexico to take him far away, and a sexy little thing named Janey to call his own. All he had to do was stop off on the way and kill his wife, Wanda. Simple. At least it was before an Ivy Leaguer-turned-highway robber named Spike Jones held him up, fell in love with Wanda, and shanghaied his RV. Now it's not so simple. But the way Gordon sees it, the good life is still within his reach. And a little more blood on his hands sure isn't going to stop him from getting it.

DOWNTON ABBEY MEETS LOVECRAFT MEETS NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD in DEADTOWN ABBEY. It is a world few of us have ever known. A world of masters and servants, where everyone knows one's place. A world of newfangled technology like telephones and motorcars. A world of vampires, werewolves, zombies, and monsters of the deep. At the center of his necropolis estate lives the Earl of Monroe, who must hold the family he loves and the servants he trusts together against the eldritch onslaught of this rapidly changing world.

In his first collection of short stories, Sean Hoade (author of Ain't that America, Darwin's Dreams, and The Act) takes readers places they might not want to go, but they'll love once they get there. Including: -- Hooker vs. Retard in hotel room tryst -- Husband vs. Wife in S&M Battle Royale -- Zombies vs. Gamblers in Post-Apocalyptic Las Vegas Plus: Jesus, robots, hand harmonicas, porn stars in the Midwest, reality TV, and much more ill-advised literary adventure