What happens when people start seeing Jesus on a downtown Trenton billboard? Klim's highly praised and cult favorite first novel is the exhilarating story of tabloid photojournalist Boot Means. He has discovered big trouble in Trenton, but it's his chance to erase his impoverished past as an orphan and launch into fame. Set in the desperate urban landscape of Trenton, NJ, this mainstream social satire delves into the heady world of televangalism and the seamy underworld of cult organizations.
Excerpt
In the beginning, before Jesus appeared, before someone claiming to be Boot Means’ biological father showed up, Boot was attacked by two naked women in a Trenton hotel lobby. He knew how to defend himself, having grown up in foster care, but as an emerging photojournalist, he expected a scuffle with a political mob or a ghetto riot, not a gang of bathing beauties gone wild. - from Jesus Lives in Trenton by Christopher Klim
Professional Reviews
Booklist
“Understated humor and lack of pretension lend this wry urban fable undeniable charm. ... Klim's lighthearted entertainment possesses genuine heart."
Philadelphia Weekly
“Klim has a colorful past, and it comes to life in the pages of Jesus Lives in Trenton, which has an ear for realistic dialogue and an eye for city grit that would make Dashiell Hammett proud ..."
New York Times Notable
“Laden with laughs, insight and an overflowing abundance of literary skill. Amen."
In a post-coup America, an Illinois farm boy is drawn into the resistance by his brother's death. Captured, he is given a choice: betray his friends, or the girl he loves will be lobotomized.
The Wholly Book of Exodus is humorous adult literature that features adult language, situations and content. It is the companion book of Jay Dubya's The Wholly Book of Genesis that satires the entire first book of the Bible.
The Wholly Book
