Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect

by Philip Wyeth

Overview

"Robots and exowombs and hemp, oh my!"

Welcome to 2045. Automation has freed humanity from the drudgery and limitations of blue-collar labor. For twenty years, a remarkable group of female bureaucrats has overseen an ambitious construction program that is spreading equity, prosperity, and peace worldwide.

But Detective Ashley Westgard of the Jacksonville Police Corps senses that beneath all the glimmer and shine, a new malaise has taken root in society. From brazen acts of criminality and rampant party pill abuse, to her own insatiable desires... All is not well on the road to paradise.

Ash is beautiful, vain, headstrong, and erratic. A symbol of her time as she careens from impulsive shopping sprees to drunken fights to escapades of sin. But now that a methodical killer is on the loose, she must rise above apathy and doubt in order to forge her raging inner fire into a fearsome weapon of justice.

Philip Wyeth's crazy fifth novel is imaginative, hilarious, sexy, and poignant. It will dazzle fans of Rich Larson, Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash," "The Tomorrow File" by Lawrence Sanders, and women who kick ass!

Note to Readers: This book contains adult language and sexual themes. (46,000 words)

"Once you get that nano crawling through you... You feel alive!"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780999299913
Publisher:	Philip Wyeth
Publication date:	05/20/2019
Series:	Ashley Westgard , #1
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Philip Wyeth grew up in Virginia but has lived in Los Angeles for many years. He cites Heinrich von Kleist and Ambrose Bierce as inspirations due to the avant-garde nature of their fiction. He strives to be as prescient in his own work. Also a lifelong fan of heavy metal music and its many sub-genres, Wyeth tries to infuse his novels with comparable levels of intensity, independence, and larger-than-life visions. www.philipwyeth.com

Table of Contents

1. Duty Calls

2. Girls' Night Out

3. A New Malaise

4. The Night is Female

5. Ecstasy

6. Scene of the Crime

7. Game Room

8. Dionysian Nights

9. Dead on the Sidewalk

10. That Human Touch

11. Arms Race of Chaos

12. Just Like That

13. Roller Coaster

14. Her Melon Scent

15. Tasty Trader

16. Score One for the Runts

17. That Fragile Truce

18. Intuition

19. Rules of the House

20. Her Ultimate Fear

21. Unhealthy Desires

22. Inexhaustible Hate

23. Live Bait

24. Spilling His Guts

25. A Million Naughty Elephants

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Editorial Reviews

Wow! Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect… was an awesome ride! I'm a big fan of dystopian novels, which is why I gave this book a try. But it's more than that. It really makes you think, and also laugh, and sit on the edge of your seat. It's sexy while also being dramatic and thought-provoking. [Narrator] Cheryl May nailed it. Just a fantastic performance all around. I love her catty voices for the ladies when they are trash talking. I love her serious, completely in control, have a gun aimed at your head voice for Ash. May's voices for the male characters were masculine and all characters had distinct voices. Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect is definitely an intriguing book with the perfect mix of action, sex, and reflection. --Audiobook Empire

"Pulpy fun with more ambition than I expected. It's a classic Utopia on the surface, Dystopia underneath sci-fi story. I enjoyed this ride very much."

"A story packed with satirical levity and turned upside down compared to what we face today with regards to male and female roles. Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect was... definitely entertaining."

"An intriguing conspiracy exemplifying some of the dangers advanced high tech can bring to a society, strong female characters, and absurdly hilarious moments have me hoping there will be a follow up to this book."

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