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Subterranean SF Reading Series: Bradley Spinelli
March 30, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm UTC+0
The Subterranean SF Reading Series celebrates the release of
The Painted Gun
By Bradley Spinelli
from Akashic Books
(taking place at numerous undisclosed locations. Scroll down to learn more about venues and invitation availability)
A washed-up ex-journalist looking for a missing girl in San Francisco is framed by a Guatemalan hit man for a series of murders.
It’s 1997 at the dawn of the digital age in San Francisco. Ex-journalist and struggling alcoholic David “Itchy” Crane’s fledgling “information consultancy” business is getting slowly buried by bad luck, bad decisions, and the growing presence of the Internet. Before Itchy can completely self-destruct, a crooked private investigator offers him fifty grand to find a missing girl named Ashley. Crane takes the job because the money’s right and because the only clue to her disappearance is a dead-on oil portrait of Crane himself painted by the mysterious missing girl—whom he has never met.
As Crane’s search for Ashley rapidly becomes an obsession, he stumbles upon a series of murders, gets slapped around by thugs and intimidated by cops, and begins to suspect he’s being framed for the murders by a psychotic Guatemalan hit man. Left with no avenue but survival, Crane goes on the offensive, fighting to clear his name, solve the murders, and find the beguiling portrait artist Ashley, who may have a few surprises of her own.
This event shall take place at numerous undisclosed locations.
Admission is free, but only on a first come, first serve basis.
Attendance is limited and by invitation only.
No reservations shall be accepted.
Invitiations become available on Monday, March 20, 2017 and may be picked up in-person at the front counter of City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA. Ask for the black envelope at the front counter. It will contain a map and navigation instructions. Each invite admits one. Two invite maximum per person.
Call City Lights to determine ticket availability (tel. 415-362-8193 x24)
BRADLEY SPINELLI is the author of the novel Killing Williamsburg, and the writer/director of the film #AnnieHall, which the Village Voice called “fascinating.” He contributes regularly to Bedford + Bowery and lives in Brooklyn. The Painted Gun is his latest novel. Visit his website at 13spinelli.com.