Forty Pounds of Flesh

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Pub Date 01 Jun 2018 | Archive Date 17 Sep 2018

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Description

The movie script of a lifetime—or the crime of the century?

Troubled and film-obsessed Damon is lovestruck by Deidre’s Savannah beauty. He wants to make her the star in his imagined screenplays, but millionaire magnate Michael Alexander has turned her head with expensive taste and promises to leave his beauty queen wife.

An unplanned pregnancy tips the balance in struggling Damon’s favor—for a while. But when Deidre leaves with the baby, Damon suspects the boy he’s been raising isn’t his.

Pushed to his breaking point and helpless against overwhelming odds, Damon finds inspiration in movies, and sets out to write the revenge script of a lifetime.

Can Damon craft his own happy ending? Or will his blurred boundary between fiction and reality incite a real mystery infinitely more sinister?

The repercussions of honesty—or deception—in this darkly romantic psychological suspense will leave you gasping for air.

The movie script of a lifetime—or the crime of the century?

Troubled and film-obsessed Damon is lovestruck by Deidre’s Savannah beauty. He wants to make her the star in his imagined screenplays, but...


Advance Praise

“Not for the faint-hearted, Sans Emmert’s writing is compelling as he introduces us to the dark psychological trauma highlighted by the complexity of nature vs. nurture. Patricia Highsmith fans might truly appreciate the way Sans Emmert dives into this genre.” —Ludwig Riviera

“Fantastic novel...reminiscent of the most heinous murder mystery of decades past, this coming of age tale of obsessive love is the whydunit everyone’s been waiting for.”
—Heidi Lynn

“Not for the faint-hearted, Sans Emmert’s writing is compelling as he introduces us to the dark psychological trauma highlighted by the complexity of nature vs. nurture. Patricia Highsmith fans might...


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Featured Reviews

First, I want to thank Sans W. Emmert, PhD, Books Go Social, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Forty-Five Pounds of Flesh by Sans W. Emmert, PhD was one of the most mind blowing reads I have read in such a long time! Many of the scenes left you speechless with your mouth gaping open. No author I have ever read for before went down some of the topics that Sans W. Emmert, PhD went down. It made the story extremely interesting. This being said this story may not be for everyone. It is a Physiological Thriller and it does have topics such as rape, domestic violence, death, and some pretty twisted sex related stuff. Read at your own risk.
One of the main reason I wanted to read this story is the author said it would be a fictional version of what he thought what would have happened 20 years ago in the JonBenet Ramsey case. I am a huge fan of that case and what happened to that little girl. So of course I wanted to see what his thoughts were. Obviously, he changed the names around in the book. I saw some similarities to the actual case-but he made it his own story.
My heart went out to Damon in this whole story on so many levels. Sure he was a messed up kid but come on his only father he only knew died at an early age, he then finds out his blood type is not the same as his “father’s”, that he is a product of rape, and then his dog dies of lymphoma! It gets worse from there! The poor guy can’t catch a break! He had a great relationship with his girlfriend Kammie until a secret that she had been keeping from him came out. Oh it was a big one that affected him big time. I even liked their relationship but did not approve of what she did. I didn’t blame him for being upset with her one bit.

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Well I didn't see that coming. It's a good book championing a man who seems to believe that films show how things can work in real life. Or at least he can write a film and transfer it to real life. You sort of breathe a sigh of relief when he no longer needs to and turns it into, what he hopes will be, a blockbuster film. Is he doing it for love or is he reliving his father's attitude to finding that he wasn't actually the birth father.

A good, interesting, entertaining book

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I am not a big fan of romance, but this book mixed romance with a deep seeded psychological of the main character, Damon, who really needs help!
As things go along in the story, and I am warning you....this is a dark romance story that is not for the faint of heart.....it is also a suspense story in it's own way. The ending is mind blowing. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book from Net Galley.

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This was a good book. Some of the situations may not be for everyone. The ending? All I can say is "WOW"!!!!Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book. Although I received the book in this manner, it did not affect my opinion of this book nor my review.

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