A darkly comic near-future noir where the worst problem isn’t death, it’s the cat food, family rivalry, genetic oddities, FBI trouble, and human stupidity. The Corpse Problem is a bold, strange, rude, funny, unsettling ride for readers who enjoy Dark Comedy Books, Weird Fiction Books and stories where the characters make the worst possible decision with total confidence.
Brenna E. Lorenz writes uncomfortable fiction with an odd pulse and a very particular sense of humor.
A geochemist, retired college professor, onomastics researcher, video game player, and grandmother with the sense of humor of a ten-year-old boy, Brenna brings a rare mind to fiction. Her stories are strange because her curiosity is strange. Her humor is rude because life often is. Her worlds feel crooked because she has no interest in straightening them out for comfort.
Readers looking for Dark Humor Authors with a love for odd, scary, humorous, and nauseating narratives will find plenty to enjoy here.
The Corpse Problem begins with a body problem. Then it grows teeth.
Fabian is a cat food factory taster with a messy apartment, a skinny striped cat named Slammer, and very little interest in becoming useful to anyone. Then, mistaken identity drops him into danger. His identical brothers, Florian and Flavian, bring their own mess: family grudges, obsession, power, ego, and secrets that are much bigger than Fabian’s apartment.
One brother works in law enforcement.
One brother has built a strange world around EweGenics, honeylambs, and banned products.
And Fabian, somehow, may be the problem everyone keeps trying to solve.
For readers searching for Dark Humor Novels, Psychological Dark Comedy, and Dark Humor Books With Absurd Characters, this book does not behave. That is the point.
Readers who enjoy Dark Comedy Books often want more than jokes. They want discomfort. They want a surprise. They want fiction that makes them laugh, then makes them wonder why they laughed.
Bold weird fiction
Dark humor with adult edges
Absurd family rivalries
Grotesque comedy
Near-future strange worlds
Characters who are not trying to be likable
A story that refuses to stay small
For anyone browsing Best Weird Fiction Book lists, Best Dark Humor Books, or new Books By Brenna E. Lorenz, this is the one to start with.