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THE BLURB:

As tattoo artist Star begins to ink her first client on a spring Sunday morning, something goes horribly wrong with the world...Belfast's hungover lapse into a deeper sleep than normal, their sudden deaths causing an unholy mess of crashing cars, smoldering televisions and falling aircraft.
In the chaotic aftermath a group of post-apocalyptic survivors search for purpose in a devastated city. Ageing DJ Sean Magee and shifty-eyed Barry Rogan find drunken solace in a hotel bar. Ex-IRA operative Mairead Burns and RIR soldier Roy Beggs form an uneasy alliance to rebuild community life. Elsewhere, a mysterious Preacher Man lures shivering survivors out of the shadows with a promise of redemption.

Choked by the smell of death, Ireland's remaining few begin the journey toward a new life, fear and desperation giving rise to new tensions and dark old habits.

But a new threat creeps slowly out of life's wreckage...

'Drop Dead Gorgeous is a stand out book.' --Horrorbound.com

'A heck of a good novel...' --Fatally-Yours.com

'A gritty drama... Do not miss!' --Liberation Frequency

'If you're into action-laced horror, vivid gore and a cranked up attitude, Drop Dead Gorgeous is your kind of read.' --Lip Service

'Worthy of George Romero's finest moments...'
--Total Tattoo Magazine

DDG will be available throughout all good book stores or you can pick it up right now from:

AMAZON UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Drop-Dead-Gorgeous-Wayne-Simmons/dp/1906727988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1295891512&sr=8-1

THE BOOK DEPOSITORY: (with free worldwide shipping): http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781906727987/Drop-Dead-Gorgeous

Hope some of you guys get a chance to read it! Thanks for your time...

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DROP DEAD GORGEOUS is starting to seep into Waterstone's (see below link and click on 'store availability' to see if it's at your local store):

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/wayne+simmons/drop+dead+gorgeous/7884788/

I'll be signing copies of both my apoc-shockers (REALLY starting to like this lil' moniker I've conjoured up) at Leicester Highcross Waterstone's on Sunday 6th Feb, with fellow horror hack, David Moody. HUGE thanks to Highcross manager, Steven Caunt for all his support, as well as generally looking cool and having tattoos almost as kick-ass as mine

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To my knowledge, this is the first review of the new Snowbooks edition of my apoc-horror, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS. And it's a cracker! Thanks to Emmy Ellis for giving the book a go. Check out what she had to say at...

http://mizlovelovesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/02/drop-dead-gorgeous-by-wayne-simmons.html?zx=23240d800bbeb08f

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Richmond Clements reviews DROP DEAD GORGEOUS at the Hi-EX blog! Thanks to Rich for taking the time to both read and review the book, and his very kind words:

'All in all, this is a fast paced and bloody horror novel. I’m genuinely interested in reading what Simmons does next- I suspect he could be a major new talent....'

READ MORE:

http://hiexcomics.blogspot.com/2011/02/drop-dead-gorgeous-review.html?spref=fb

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Another review of DDG, this one from Theresa at TERROR TREE:

The gist: '...So DDG, which delivers with the horror, the fear and the characterisation, persuades the reader to ask; ‘Who are the monsters?’

READ MORE: http://terror-tree.co.uk/reviews/

[BruceinMaine]

Thats a good one!!!!

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Thanks, Bruce! Hope you're well, mate!

Oh, and I've just been informed that the review's just been moved to a different link:

http://terror-tree.co.uk/2011/04/review-drop-dead-gorgeous/

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Heartwarming review of DDG. 'It’s dark, unrestrained, vicious, broken-hearted, dangerously beautiful, and it’s got a foul mouth' says the lovely Sarah Elliott of Bewitched, Bothered & Bespectacled. Thanks, Sarah!

Check it out:

http://sarahxxlouise.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/book-review-drop-dead-gorgeous-wayne-simmons/