If you love an intriguing short story, Footsteps: A Short Story by Martin Lastrapes is your perfect choice. It has a 4.7 star rating with 10 reviews. A definite must-read.

A Little About Footsteps:

This short story, set in the same storytelling universe as Lastrapes’ award-winning debut novel Inside the Outside, follows Rusty Hankover, a young man who hates his abusive father and loves rich women’s feet in equal measures. When Rusty’s dad comes up missing, his tabloid-loving mom is convinced he’s become the latest victim of the Back Alley Cannibal. A chance encounter with a woman and her daughter will ultimately reveal the dark, grisly truth.

About the Author:

MARTIN LASTRAPES won the GRAND PRIZE at the 2012 PARIS BOOK FESTIVAL for his debut novel INSIDE THE OUTSIDE. He grew up in the Inland Empire, studied at Cal State San Bernardino, has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Master’s
Degree in Composition, loves good pizza, watches his favorite movies over and over again, learned many a lesson from professional wrestling, doesn’t think there is such a thing as overpaid, wonders if he’ll ever be famous enough to be on “Dancing With the Stars,” thinks good stand-up comedy is rare and under appreciated, is scared of Vladimir Putin, wonders if it’s too late to learn how to play the guitar, gets depressed when he hears the theme song from “M*A*S*H,” wishes he knew more history, isn’t sure if he’s having enough fun, wonders why Teen Wolf never made it to the NBA, and wants Morgan Freeman to narrate his life.

What People Are Saying About Footsteps:

“The writing is excellent and typical of Martin’s engaging style” –Belinda Frisch

“The only downside with this was that it ended too soon. Straight away you’re sucked into the main character and his life. The writing is absolutely lovely and makes it a pleasure to read, will definitely be reading others by ML.” –Danie

“First of all, I want to say that Martin’s writing is absolutely pristine, which makes it really nice to read. And, in a nutshell, his storytelling style and ability is stellar.” –Gianna Pirada

Don’t delay, grab your copy of Footsteps: A Short Story today.

By Heather

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