Fiction. Stokoe's novel takes place in Hollywood, the City of Dreams. Jack had come here with one ambition: to become a star, by any means. He wanted to be like the people in the tabloids: Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Tom and Nicole. Instead, he entered a world seedier than anything he could have imagined, full of drugs and crime, whores, snuff shows, incest, deceit, and despair. With a new introduction by Dennis Cooper, HIGH LIFE shows Matthew Stokoe to be a worthy heir to the great tradition of California noir. HIGH LIFE is an unholy hybrid of Raymond Chandler's best work and Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho.

Author City: Sydney AUS

Matthew Stokoe was born in England and grew up in Australia. He presently divides his time between Sydney and northern California. He is the author of the groundbreaking novels COWS, EMPTY MILE, and HIGH LIFE, and he is internationally regarded as one of the most daring and innovative writers working today.