South of the Pumphouse

A debut novel from the art-rock pioneer and frontman of Primus, Les Claypool.

“[Claypool’s] characters’ escalating savagery culminates in a satisfyingly unsettling conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly

A dark, clever tale of two brothers, a fishing trip, misconceptions, drugs and murder, South of the Pumphouse skillfully combines classic motifs of epic struggle and intelligent layers of imagery, reminiscent of The Old Man and the Sea, and the raw, tweaked perspective and hallucinogenic tutorial of ...