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Garbageman Kindle Edition

by Erik Dean (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

Meet a most unlikely crime fighter made out of things most people throw away...


From multi-award winning author Erik Dean, Garbageman is packed with action and suspense, and a dash of morbid humor.

Finalist, Action/Adventure - 2018 Book of the Year Award, Independent Authors Network

"Pure grisly fun!" ~ KIRKUS REVIEWS

"An easy read with graphically described scenes and dialogues infused with humor."

A night that starts out as the best night of David’s life goes terribly wrong. He and his fiancé, Julie, wander into Banger territory while trying to help a wounded man. David ends up shot in the head and his girlfriend, kidnapped.

Fighting for his life, David is rushed to the hospital where a brilliant neurologist uses a daring new treatment to save him. He survives, but he doesn't remember a thing... not who he is or where he comes from, or that his girlfriend is in terrible danger.

The gang is not about to let a witness to their crimes wander around. A reward is given for his capture, dead or alive.

David doesn't fully understand the circumstances he's in. When the Bangers set up an ambush, he barely escapes into an alley. Just when he's about to get shot for a second time, a strange, vagrant-like creature covered in trash comes to his rescue...

What is it and why is it helping David?

Garbageman will entertain and delight fans of science fiction, horror and medical thrillers.

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Other Books by ERIK DEAN:


Cryptic
Cruel and Unusual
Crueler and More Unusual

Connect with Erik Dean on Twitter: @AuthorErikDean
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076HYP5G5
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 16, 2017
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 373 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 245 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Garbageman
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    4.3 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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Erik Dean is an Arizona native and a multi-award-winning author. He is also an affiliate member of the Horror Writers

Association and a member of the Independent Author Network.

In his spare time, Erik Dean enjoys trying to solve escape rooms, playing the guitar, and spending time with his family and pets.

He strives to write unpredictable novels with memorable characters that his readers will enjoy.

Awards and Recognitions:

Finalist, Horror - 2018 Book of the Year Award, Independent Authors Network (Cryptic)

Finalist, Action/Adventure - 2018 Book of the Year Award, Independent Authors Network (Garbageman)

First Place - 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (Cryptic)

Official Selection, Horror - 2017 New Apple Book Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing (Cryptic)

Official Selection, Horror-2018 New Apple Book Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing(Crueler and More Unusual)

Gold medal winner, Horror-2022 Global Book Awards (Wraith)

Gold winner, Horror-2022 Global Book Awards (Devilish Dust)

Finalist, Fiction-Anthology-2018 Readers Favorite ( Crueler and More Unusual)

Bronze medal winner, Young Adult Horror-2022 (Devilish Dust)

Finalist-2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards (Devilsh Dust)

Second Place Horror Ghosts and Paranormal -2023 The BookFest Awards Devilish Dust)

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Customers find this book entertaining and exciting, with an engaging plot that grabs readers' imagination. Moreover, the pacing is fast-paced and the writing is excellent. However, the characters could be more fully developed, and one customer notes that the language reads a little simplistic.

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10 customers mention "Enjoyment"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book entertaining and exciting, with one customer noting the humor delivered with winning speed.

"...elements, supernatural and medical aberrations, and humor delivered with winning speed and enhanced by a very strong (and promising!)..." Read more

"...The descriptions that follow, while clearly impossible, are highly entertaining...." Read more

"...However, the book is engaging and grabs the reader's imagination and keeps that interest until the last battle is fought...." Read more

"...What a great job the author did of keeping it intriguing and exciting. Very enjoyable book that I would recommend to friends and family." Read more

9 customers mention "Plot"9 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the plot of the book, finding it engaging and fanciful, with one customer describing it as a uniquely developed superhero action-packed narrative with many twists and turns.

"...Just the right blend of horror, terrifying elements, supernatural and medical aberrations, and humor delivered with winning speed and enhanced by a..." Read more

"...I found the level of description just right for me, and structurally, the story was well-put-together. It was certainly a pleasant non-serious read." Read more

"...Between the book covers lies a plot that blends the violence of gang terror, advancement in medical technology, the homeless population, the..." Read more

"Garbage man narrates the incredible story of David, a graphic artist who, on the night he proposed to his girlfriend –finds an injured man on the..." Read more

8 customers mention "Pacing"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, describing it as fast-paced and well-written, with one customer noting the author's great job in developing characters and narrative.

"...familiarity coupled with his affinity for things medical makes his novel credible, despite the paranormal aspects...." Read more

"...because the real hero is, er, a pile of trash, but the real people are reasonably realistic...." Read more

"...There are many twists and turn that are nicely portrayed along with surprising revelations that will grip the reader to the very end...." Read more

"...can pass the cheesiness of the conversations, you will enjoy this fast-paced book." Read more

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Customers mention that the characters could be more fully developed.

"...The conversations also verge on the cheesy at times. The characters are difficult to describe because the real hero is, er, a pile of trash, but the..." Read more

"...What could be improved? The characters’ they came off too simplistic, and the dialogues are beyond corny and predictable...." Read more

"...of the language reads a little simplistic, and the characters could be more fully developed, but that should come in time from this promising author...." Read more

3 customers mention "Language"0 positive3 negative

Customers criticize the book's language, with one noting it reads too simplistic, while another finds the dialogues corny and predictable.

"...The problem is this leads to jerky text. Fortunately, the style picks up, so bear with it for a short period...." Read more

"...The characters’ they came off too simplistic, and the dialogues are beyond corny and predictable...." Read more

"...Some of the language reads a little simplistic, and the characters could be more fully developed, but that should come in time from this promising..." Read more

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  • Grady Harp
    5.0 out of 5 stars ‘trap, trap,’ – the dead man’s last words…And the start of a keen mystery!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019
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    Arizona author Erik Dean is a radiology technologist, familiar with the medical milieu and uses that knowledge and insight to enhance his novels. He has published two short story anthologies (CRUEL AND UNUSUAL) and two novels in this GARBAGEMAN series. His efforts have achieved awards – as well as a strong audience of readers!

    Erik sets his story in his home state of Arizona, Phoenix to be exact, and that familiarity coupled with his affinity for things medical makes his novel credible, despite the paranormal aspects. He weaves a story that is both fascinating and engrossing while being chilly with horror – suffused with humor!

    Opening with an award event in which our main character David honors his winning graphic artist girlfriend Julie with a proposal, an event that leads to discovery of a bullet-ridden body on the road – and the mystery opens. Or as the fine synopsis outlines, ‘ A night that starts out as the best night of David’s life goes terribly wrong. He and his fiancé, Julie, wander into Banger territory while trying to help a wounded man. David ends up shot in the head and his girlfriend, kidnapped. Fighting for his life, David is rushed to the hospital where a brilliant neurologist uses a daring new treatment to save him. He survives, but he doesn't remember a thing... not who he is or where he comes from, or that his girlfriend is in terrible danger. The gang is not about to let a witness to their crimes wander around. A reward is given for his capture, dead or alive. David doesn't fully understand the circumstances he's in. When the Bangers set up an ambush, he barely escapes into an alley. Just when he's about to get shot for a second time, a strange, vagrant-like creature covered in trash comes to his rescue...What is it and why is it helping David? ‘

    Just the right blend of horror, terrifying elements, supernatural and medical aberrations, and humor delivered with winning speed and enhanced by a very strong (and promising!) concept of a ‘garbageman’ who it seems will be a continuing force in Erik’s output – al result in a very fine and unique novel. Recommended. Grady Harp, October 19
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  • Ian J. Miller
    4.0 out of 5 stars Different!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
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    This story is in the class of, "superhuman must deal with clouds of bad guys", i.e. set with modern society that includes one element of fantasy. In this case the superhero is, er, a pile of garbage. If nothing else, that is original. At one point, hopelessly outnumbered, our main characters are pursued by a huge number of gangsters and they take refuge, or so they think, in the municipal garbage dump. No escape? What follows is one of the most unusual action scenes I have read. The bad guys are carrying serious firepower, but what is the point of shooting up a heap of trash? The descriptions that follow, while clearly impossible, are highly entertaining.
    This is the author's first book, and the start has the odd technical defect. There was a sequence of simple sentences of the sort subject, verb, object. The problem is this leads to jerky text. Fortunately, the style picks up, so bear with it for a short period. The author also inserts his emotive comments occasionally, and this is not to be encouraged. The conversations also verge on the cheesy at times. The characters are difficult to describe because the real hero is, er, a pile of trash, but the real people are reasonably realistic. I found the level of description just right for me, and structurally, the story was well-put-together. It was certainly a pleasant non-serious read.
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  • Brian Aird
    5.0 out of 5 stars Taking Out the Garbage
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2019
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    Garbageman by Erik Dean may just be the most uniquely developed superhero action packed narrative available for the reader who enjoys this genre.

    Between the book covers lies a plot that blends the violence of gang terror, advancement in medical technology, the homeless population, the unexplained power of the mind and an unlikely crime fighting action hero known as the Garbageman.

    David, the hero and his recent fiancée, Julie, have stumbled onto the turf of the dreaded violent gang know as the Bangers. Julie is abducted and David is left for dead following a seeming fatal gunshot wound to the head. Fortunately, David is treated by a brain surgeon who has developed an experimental drug that has shown promise in restoring the brain in cases of severe trauma.

    And so the engaging story begins from the internal healing processes of the hospital to the external gang controlled streets in the desert city of Phoenix. It is on these streets that an unlikely group of "homeless" individuals and their protector, the Garbageman, fight to take back their community.

    Garbageman by Erik Dean, from the title, may not entice the reader to invest their time in reading this narrative. However, the book is engaging and grabs the reader's imagination and keeps that interest until the last battle is fought.

    The author has a very vivid imagination and does a great job in developing the characters and narrative. There are many twists and turn that are nicely portrayed along with surprising revelations that will grip the reader to the very end. The book, at times, is light and fanciful during the one-liners provided by the characters. However, there are also intense and graphic moments especially as it relates to the violence of the gang activity.

    An enjoyable and entertaining read that highlights an unlikely crime fighting superhero.
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  • Amazon Customer
    2.0 out of 5 stars Editing; Character development
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2015
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    Idea is ok, but needs much tighter editing. Read like a first novel. Writing needs to be more subtle, develop the characters a bit more next time. Two to three more re-writes and a proper editor who engages with the author is a must. Took a punt with the book as I hadn't read the reviews, it didn't pan out.
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