Moody in Winter by Steve Oliver. Spokane. 2003. Dark City Books. 0964413841. 227 pages. hardcover.  

DESCRIPTION - For most people the ‘60s ended on December 31, 1969. For some, including ex-mental patient detective Scott Moody, the ‘60s continued for years after that date. The popular myth of the ‘60s is that it was a decade of innovative and positive thinking. For Scott Moody it was the source of the delusional thinking that led directly to his incarceration in 1977 for the crime of having lost connection to reality. Two years later Moody is still trying to reconstruct his life and be a proper father. He is driving cab in Seattle and avoiding working as a private detective, a ‘career' idea that dated from delusional conversations with Humphrey Bogart at the laughing academy. But Moody, still recovering from previous to adventures as a private detective, seems to have little choice in the matter. A series of inexplicable hit-and-run accidents pursues him. As he looks into the accidents, he discovers a pattern that seems to indicate a conspiracy. But is it a conspiracy, or merely the exposed fissures of a mind that continues to prefer fantasy and paranoia to reality? Conspiracy or not, the accidents are real enough and don't seem likely to stop. Add to this deadly brew a rare Seattle event - snow, and you have a city just a little out of control.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY - Steve Oliver is a journalist, artist, computer programmer, and former taxi driver. He lives in Seattle.

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