Welcome to The Deep Estate
The Deep Estate, Book 1
by Kevin Kane
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Pub Date Sep 01 2025 | Archive Date Sep 06 2025
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Description
Reality is broken. Somebody has to file the paperwork.
John Doe always thought his dad was bonkers—ranting about secret lizard people and a shadowy Deep State pulling the strings. Then a newspaper from another timeline lands on his doorstep, and things get… weird.
A hidden message leads him to an unlisted office with an extra-secret elevator that only has one button: Down.
And down the rabbit hole he goes.
At the very bottom, John discovers the organization keeping the world blissfully unaware of the truth that’s all around us: Reality is kind of insane.
Get ready to dive headfirst into the mind-warping, bureaucratic belly of the beast that is The Bureau of the Bizarre. Their job? To catalog, contain, and hide away all the weird things the universe spits out when it’s bored or drunk.
We’re talking cursed Victorian dolls, the Bermuda Triangle, murder clowns, a certain author’s booger sugar, cranky kinda-sorta vampires, secret lizard people, double-secret lizard people that even the regular secret lizard people don’t know about, and way too many Schrödinger’s Cats.
Welcome to the Deep Estate.
A Note From the Publisher
Think about it: Indie authors regularly nudge your foot from the adjacent bathroom stall, and you occasionally say, “Why yes, sir. I’m down for some anonymous text. I could use a good climax.”
And you know what? That’s hot. You’re hot. Honestly, it’s kind of intimidating.
Well, this is me giving you a nudge. If you like Sci-Fi and giggles, I have a book just for you!
Advance Praise
"4/5 Stars on GoodReads!" - Kevin Kane, neglecting to mention that he's talking about his other novel... and slightly rounding up.
Kevin Kane's Mom: "It was very funny, honey. I liked the garden gnome."
Kevin Kane’s friend, who swears he read the book: “Yeah, I read it. I humorously exhaled through my nose a few times. Dude, stop using me to justify your poor life decisions.”
Rev. Ivan Stang, co-founder of The Church of the SubGenius, on the author: “When did you join the Church? I can’t find any records of you being a minister or even a mere customer on any level.”
Marketing Plan
Sacrificing a goat to the unknowable Elder gods and crossing his fingers. Also, telling random people, "Hey, read my book."
Sacrificing a goat to the unknowable Elder gods and crossing his fingers. Also, telling random people, "Hey, read my book."
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798294895662 |
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Featured Reviews
Chrys A, Bookseller
Absolutely bonkers!
I am so disappointed to see that this isn’t available in the UK, it’s such a fun book it deserves a wider audience.
I love the idea of a secret government agency, that incidentally has been infiltrated by lizard people, which is trying to keep the public safe from unnecessary information. Imagine the panic if you knew about the lizard people!
This put me in mind of Men In Black crossed with the X-Files, with no limits on the ridiculousness. Perfect for anyone who enjoys their conspiracy theories with a generous sprinkle of craziness.
Melissa S, Reviewer
'The Bureau of the Bizarre - It's safe to say I've stepped directly into one of Dad's paranoid delusions' indeed.
What an absolute fever dream of a book, but I was here for it!
Kevin Kane didn't completely write this, it was his best friend the Number 2 pencil Carrie while bingeing late night tv reruns.
There are so many historical and pop culture references it is like the inspiration for this was Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire' meets Warehouse 13, but actually Kane 100% started the fire and transported it into a pocket universe.
Kathryn M, Reviewer
this was a strong start in the Deep Estate series, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed. It had that horror element that I wanted from this type of book, I thought the use of supernatural elements were so well written and worked in this universe perfectly. Kevin Kane has a strong writing style and I enjoyed getting into these characters. The characters had that feel that I wanted and enjoyed learning about the cast of characters and the world of Deep Estate. It left me wanting to read more from Kevin Kane and this world.
David R, Reviewer
This novel is gloriously weird, deliciously demented, generously gory, and absolutely hilarious.
Stay with me here, it's about a guy who's a slacker who's best friend is a possessed garden gnome (still here?). There's also a woman who has all the characteristics of a vampire but actually isn't one (don't leave yet). They get a job at the Deep Estate which deals with every weird and bizarre things in this world and others, including a sentient flying pencil (don't go yet), fighting a blood thirsty Amelia Earhart, more Schrodinger's cats than you'll ever believe, lizard people, and seemingly normal objects which have time/space continuum implications...all of them bad.
Yeah, there's more references in here about everything from liminal spaces and conspiracy theories than you can imagine. And it's all written with a razor sharp humor that'll leave you laughing like a fool.
And special kudos to all the awesome references to the Church of the Subgenius, a very real thing which I've been a psrt of since the 80s. Google it! Praise "Bob" and pass the froop pipe.
This is the first book in a series and I'm all in on diving back in when the second book releases. I highly recommend it.
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