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Vigilante JusticeSpider Webb and her partner Tommy Chan are police detectives on the edge of serious burnout. They've spent too much of their lives and too much energy collaring perps just to watch them slip through gaping holes in the system. So when a vigilante, dubbed "The Fry Guy" by the news media, starts to systematically kill the scum of the city by somehow microwaving their brains, they don't think of him as a "serial killer," they see him as an implement of justice. As far as they're concerned, "The Fry Guy" is doing their job for them and in a way that they never could - a permanent way.“Strange Robby is a sharp, satisfying page-turner, a thrilling ride like a cross between N.Y.P.D. BLUE and THE X-FILES. Be smart: Buy your ticket –now-.” –Esther M. Friesner“Selina Rosen’s ‘just like’ nothing else. She’s a creative soul, a builder in wood and stone and words. Out of this absolute wealth of experience come truly outrageous ideas and a way of looking at the universe with attitude with a capital ‘A’. She’s one in a million!” –C.J. Cherryh“She’s a great gal and a damn good storyteller.” –Michael Sheard

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yard Dog Press`; 2nd edition (April 2, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 378 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1945941006
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1945941009
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.95 x 8.5 inches

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Selina Rosen lives in rural Arkansas with her partner, her parrot, Ricky, assorted fish and fowl ' both inside and out, several milk goats, an undetermined number of barn cats and her dog, Spud. Besides writing, editing, and taking care of the farm, she's a gardener, carpenter, rock mason, electrician (NOT a plumber), Torah scholar and sword fighter. In her spare time she creates water gardens, builds furniture, and adds to her on-going creation of the 'Great Wall of Kibler.'

Selina's short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies including Sword and Sorceress 16, Such A Pretty Face, Distant Journeys, three of the MZB Fantasy Mags, Tooth and Claw, Turn the Other Chick, and the new Anthology At the End of the Universe, just to name a few. Her critically acclaimed story entitled "Ritual Evolution" appeared in the first of the new Thieves World anthologies, Turning Points, and her second TW story, 'Gathering Strength,' appeared in the new TW anthology, Enemies of Fortune. The Bubba Chronicles is a collection of her short fiction which features ' strangely enough ' bubbas.

Her novels include Queen of Denial, Recycled, Chains of Freedom, Chains of Destruction, The Host trilogy, Fire & Ice, Hammer Town, Reruns, and novellas entitled The Boatman and Material Things.

Her new novel, Strange Robby, is due out in July of 2006 from Meisha Merlin Publishing. This will be her first hard cover release. Bad Lands, a gonzo-mystery novel co-written with Laura J. Underwood, is due out from Five Star Mysteries in 2007.

In her capacity as owner and editor in chief of Yard Dog Press, Ms. Rosen has edited several anthologies, including the award-winning Bubbas of the Apocalypse, and The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse: Flatulence, Halitosis, Incest and' Ned, and two collections of 'modern' fairy tales ' the Stoker-nominated Stories That Won't Make Your Parents Hurl and More Stories That Won't Make Your Parents Hurl.

She also owns and operates CASTLE FARMS, an ADGA goat farm with registered Nubian milk goats.

You can contact Selina through her personal website www.selinarosen.com, or just Email her at selinarosen@cox.net.

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Gloria Oliver

X-Files eat your heart out!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 2, 2007

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Premise: A serial killer is on the loose, except he is only killing criminals. Frustrated by the system and its tendency to not punish the guilty, Spider and Tommy are reluctant to solve the case, since the "Fry Guy" is cleaning up the streets. But when the SWTF starts sniffing around the case, everything gets a lot more complicated as hints of dark secrets enter the scene.

Review: Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters are full of life, are multifaceted, and deal with several complex issues and circumstances. Loved how the seemingly simple matter of a serial killer kept enlarging into bigger and bigger things. Fast paced, exciting, exploring relationships and different aspects of life, our goals, and how things don't always work like we think they should. Blackmail, love, trust, secret organizations, psychic powers, politics, and more!

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Tbgone

Great story, well executed

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 22, 2017

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Fast paced, consistently readable, and characters you come to care a great deal about. I've never read anything by Selina Rosen before, but I'm going to look for more books by her as soon as I finish this review.

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Richard A. Siler

Prepare for a fun ride!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 13, 2006

As another reviewer has mentioned, this book is a little bit different than most of Selina's others. However, it is typical Selina Rosen in one very important respect: its a helluva great read and a lot of fun.

One thing you can always count on with Selina is a very strong, intelligent female lead character. There was Drewcilla in QUEEN OF DENIAL and RECYCLED, there was RJ in the CHAINS books, etc. STRANGE ROBBY introduces readers to Spider Webb, a tough, sassy police investigator. She and her partner Tommy Chan are following the trail of a very unusual killer whom the press has labled "The Fry Guy". It appears he has some sort of weapon with which he kills people by microwaving their brain instantly. And here's the thing: his victims are all convicted criminals, usually repeat offenders. Spider and Tommy, battle weary from working so hard to catch these creeps only to watch the revolving door of the justice system put them back on the streets, are in no hurry to catch this guy, as he's dishing out the justice that these criminals deserve but aren't getting. And Spider doesn't think this guy actually has a weapon. She thinks he *is* the weapon.

And that's just the starting point for a quick-reading book with lots of twists and turns, lots of action, and lots of vivid characters. The story has some "X-Files" type elements to it, as well as something of a cliff-hanger ending.

If you're new to Selina's work, this is a good place to start. One you've read this, I also highly recommend the second CHAINS book, CHAINS OF DESTRUCTION, for an explosive read with a great deal of humour and a very colourful cast of characters. Plus, one of the most butt-kickin' female heroes I've ever read!

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Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 12, 2017

Selina always writes a good book. This one was different from her usual writing but she once again hit it out of the park!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2006

I had the option of getting this book in hardcover or in paperbound, and I'm glad I elected for the hardcover.

I can't claim impartiality, since I know Ms. Rosen, but I also had the pleasure of hearing her read excerpts from the work at conventions, and would have been encouraged to buy it had I not known the writer.

The characters are all fully realized, with depth and weight, and Robby Strange is probably the most appealing of all. He's the "Fry Guy," the serial killer who is being supposedly hunted and generally protected by the protagonist, Spider Webb and her partner, Tommy Chan. The plot has more twists and turns than a roller coaster and moves at about the same speed. And some truly scary people.

The only caveat is that the protagonist is gay and people offended by loves scenes between women should probably be aware that this book contains such scenes, although it never becomes graphic or pornographic.

This is one of the best purchases I've made this year.

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Katharine Kimbriel

X-Files meets the Streets, with "Men in Black" thrown in

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2007

This book is a mystery/adventure/near-future thriller about two police detectives on the edge of burnout who are on the trail of a serial killer/vigilante they really don't want to catch -- he's been "frying" the brains of scum of the earth. So Spider Webb and Tommy Chan feel the perp is doing their job for them. When the Strange Weapons Task Force shows up with too many questions, Spider realizes that there is no weapon -- the guy IS the weapon. And now SWTF is interested in her, too.

I really liked the friendly, matter-of-fact partnership between lesbian Spider and straight Tommy -- Tommy has a great marriage, and Spider hasn't found an interesting date in much too long, but they are solid partners in crime fighting. That lack of romance changes in this tale, in realistic scenes showing both a sizzle of a new romance, and how long-married folk can renew their joy in each other. STRANGE ROBBY is gritty, colorful, and full of black humor. It carries you along to new places and people for both Spider and Tommy. They prove you can survive just about anything and learn to love again -- or find out the people you love are even tougher than you knew, and can weather almost anything if with people they love.

Rosen is dynamite on characterization, especially with interesting, strong women, and humor of some kind can always be found. This book is a bit of a breakout for her, and it's not being well supported by the publisher. So if you need a quick gift, pick up this book! You'll surprise your friend, and they'll discover a great writer.

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