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Kiss Me, Judas is the first published novel

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Will Christopher Baer

Will Christopher Baer is an American author of noir fiction, often delving into sex, violence, mystery and erotica. Currently published works include Kiss Me, Judas, Penny Dreadful and Hell's Half Acre, all of which have since been published in the single volume Phineas Poe...

. The plot uses an urban legend, with protagonist

Protagonist

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Phineas Poe waking up in a hotel bathtub full of ice to discover that somebody has removed one of his kidneys. It is considered to be squarely in the genre of neo-noir

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Will Christopher Baer finished Kiss Me, Judas in two weeks while staying in a borrowed artist's studio in East Bay that "had a coffeemaker, cheap stereo, and toilet. And disturbing paintings on the wall."

After publication, it was selected as one of Barnes & Noble

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's Best New Voices for Fall of 1998.

According to the author's website, Kiss Me Judas has been optioned for a film by Mythic Films, with Ralph Hemeker working on the script.

Plot summary

During his first night out of a mental institution after suffering a nervous breakdown, Phineas Poe is picked up by a prostitute named Jude. She drugs him and removes his kidney and leaves him in a hotel bathtub full of ice with a note on the counter that reads, "If you want to live, call 9-1-1." Phineas, an ex-police officer who had recently been searching for information against the Denver Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit, later finds out that his kidney was actually replaced by a baggie of heroin. While searching for his missing kidney, Phineas actually finds love in his attacker, while he evades the angry police of Denver and tries to unlock the secrets behind his wife's recent death.

Characters in Kiss Me, Judas

Phineas Poe :
Jude :
Detective Walter Moon :
Eve :
Crumb :
The Blister :
Pooh :
Georgia :
Henry :
Rose White :
Isabel :
Luscious Gore :

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Plot summary

Characters in Kiss Me, Judas

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