Stainless: A Modern Romance
Todd Grimson
Originally published in the late 1990s, Todd Grimson's "Stainless" breaks fresh ground for the supernatural thriller genre by setting a vampire novel in contemporary Los Angeles, the pleasure dome of sex, drugs and rock n' roll culture, in which a 400 year-old female vampire, Justine, becomes entwined in a very human relationship with Keith, a down on his luck rock guitarist whose hands have recently been mangled by a gang of drug dealers. The relationship between the undead and the living is realistically and tragically portrayed; Justine nurtures Keith and helps him to restore his self-esteem, while Keith acts both as Justine's enabler and unwitting nemesis, and in this classic role reversal, ends up having to destroy the one he loves in order to save her.
Todd Grimson is the author of BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR (Schaffner Press, 2011) and WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. A former student of Paul Bowles, Grimson has traveled widely in Europe, North Africa, and the United States. He now makes his home in Portland, Oregon and is at work on a new novel and story collection.
Reviews and Comments
“In Stainless, Todd Grimson set out to write the 'ultimate, final vampire novel'—and succeeded. . . . Stainless is a novel waiting to be rediscovered.”
Damien Walter, www.Guardian.co.uk
“Edgy, Cool, Dark. Just what I like to read. A voice and style to reckon with.”
CHARLIE HUSTON, bestselling author of "The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death" and "The Shotgun Rule"
“An erotic confetti-shower that leaves you thrilled and unclean.”
Kirkus Reviews
“A Satanic "Less Than Zero".”
The New York Times
“The finest vampire novel since , well, "Dracula".”
Richard Meltzer, PDXS
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