The Evil Men's Book Club

by T.C. Schueler

FBT review:

Step into the world of The Evil Men's Book Club, a gripping mystery novel by T.C. Schueler that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set in the Y2K era, this tale follows the off-color fellowship of the Evil Men's Book Club as they gather at a bar to discuss dark and mysterious books. But when a homeless man curses them, their lives take a dark turn as tragedy and misfortune befall the members one by one. What follows is a thrilling mix of bikers, guerilla warfare, old money, and more, culminating in a series of untimely deaths. If you're a fan of indie book titles and enjoy a twisty mystery, don't miss out on The Evil Men's Book Club.

Publisher Description:

It’s November 1998. The beginnings of Y2K paranoia have gripped the nation, and uprisings long-thought dead in South America threaten to spill over into the United States . . .

But these concerns don’t phase the members of the Evil Men’s Book Club, an off-color fellowship formed by buddies Trevor Pug and Loo Spicotti. The rules are simple: select an “evil” book and convene at a bar. That’s it. Reading is optional—drinking is not.

It’s Saturday night and Trevor’s troupe of lightweight literati have again gathered at their favorite Silver Spring watering hole to sling insults and make puns. While dissecting this month’s dark reading selection, seven friends are accosted by a desperate vagrant the locals know as Prophet. When the knuckleheads rebuke the man for panhandling, Prophet curses them:

You’re gonna get arrested . . . lose your jobs . . .
your women are gonna go bad . . . then you’re gonna die!

It is the homeless man himself who is found dead the next day—a tragic happenstance, surely, but is there more? One by one, the club members find out as their lives begin “going south.” It starts with an accident, alcoholism, and a funeral. Unseemly dreams begin and soon after careers are ruined, friendships severed, and secrets exposed. Then the untimely deaths start.

Behind it all is a crazy mix of bikers, guerilla warfare, old money, gunrunning, extortion, cultism, kidnapping, PTSD—even St. Nick! Curious? Come to a meeting to find out more.