Flyboy - Matthew Solo

Plot

FROM THE AUTHOR OF LOSER COMES HIS SECOND NOVEL
THE DRUG FUELLED FUTURISTIC NOIR – FLYBOY –

The year is 2098. After the collapse of the petro-chemical industry, the planet has been ravaged by economic wars. Landscapes were changed, political borders redefined and the World’s governments sought a new source of revenue to replace those lost in the absence of oil.

They found the answer in the form of synthetic hallucinogenic drugs.

The science was perfected, demand was huge and production was on a global scale.
The entire industry was legalized, regulated and heavily taxed. Recreational drug-use was safe, legal and big business! And big businesses need someone to tell you what’s hot and what’s not.

From Los Angeles comes the ultimate entertainment show: Rise. Hosts Jayson Flayne, Johnnie Been-Good and Crystal Beth test every new drug before it hits the streets.

When they prepare to trial The Dark Labyrinth – an unclassified hallucinogen – the entire world hopes it will bring an end to the drought that has plagued the industry.

Could this be what everyone has been waiting for?

Or will it be the end of Rise and its legendary star?

Join FLYBOY and friends in a world where not everything is as it seems

What others are saying

Loser is an exciting and easy to read thriller and a competent debut from British born Matthew Solo. There’s enough sex to keep “Grey” fans happy and yet it’s surprisingly restrained. The graphic descriptions of our eponymous anti-hero’s visions are not restrained however, and make a stark contrast to the persona of the flawed but likeable character.
John Doe

This story leads you down a dangerous path. I was drawn in by the unpredictable plot twists and the shocking actions of this average guy.
Michael Bingham

Although the story is mainly set in and around Sand Diego, America, Mark, our hero of sorts, is also British and Solo conveys this through a deliberate choice of words and dialogue. The story is quite simple, with the complexities of Mark’s neurosis never fully explained. That said, it’s not difficult to work out.
PaulUpSolution Client

An excellent début novel. Starting with the Loser, a nobody in jail, not knowing how he got there, he begins to retell his story: From the moment when he felt like a bigger Loser than the nobody in jail, through action, death, love and life, as this Loser discovers there is use in being a nobody, to his eventual drive down the road to ‘salvation’ and all the possibilities that await him. Well-paced story telling. Just pick it up and read it.
Drew D