INDIGO VOSS
In 1997, New York City, a petty criminal named Alex Voss is about to die via bullet shot right between the eyes by his criminal employer: Boris. But was he really a petty criminal, or something even stranger? As all roads lead to death, he recounts his tragic life one last time; murder, sex, drugs, rock and roll, losing his mind and failing at being a true hero.
There’s no escape from his tragic ending. At least, that’s how it’s meant to play out.
As events fail to line up, is Alex’s mind breaking the fourth wall, has he finally succumbed to madness, or did a deus ex machina from the future save him from himself?
It might just be all three, actually.
genre, length, cws and more
genre
Literary Fiction > Psychological thriller | Crime Drama
Science Fiction, Slipstream Fiction, Action/Adventure, LGBT+, #OwnVoices
Ultimately, these are just guidelines. If you've read my science fiction books, you'll know genre is no object.
format & length
eBook formats: .epub reflowable, PDF and MOBI (as requested).
Length: ~98,000 words
Paperback Length: 304 pages
If you need another eBook format for your device, Convertio is a good, free choice.
CWs
INDIGO VOSS contains depictions of mental illness, sexual abuse, exploitation, bigotry, graphic violence, eating disorders, accurate depictions of psychosis, panic attacks, dissociation, alcoholism, gender dysphoria, and more.
There are also explicit consensual sex scenes, as well as copious use of swear words. Moreover, it includes marginalized characters such as sex workers, queer folx struggling in a different time, on slightly AU earth, across two countries.
Please note that this story comes from real life and hopes to reach and heal two real people, and hopefully very many readers.
Finally, I aim to provide what rarely exists in a world that forces impossible bravery: mercy.
other info
eBook ISBN: 978-1-7368053-7-4
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7368053-5-0
Future Formats: Hardcover, Full Color
"Healing Hurts, the Whole Time"
"Indigo Voss is breathtakingly poetic; with each sentence the darkest parts of Sofia and New York come alive in vivid color. Simultaneously a 90s crime thriller with a focus on the Russian Mafia and a mind-bending sci-fi experience of fate being braided and rewoven right before our eyes, it’s an exploration of despair, madness, and self hatred crashing against love and the constantly-reaching hands of friends and lovers.
Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, neither Alex nor his author pull a single punch in relating the story of his painful life. IV fully embraces the darkness, and the healing is all the sweeter in contrast. This prequel is an absolute knockout followup to the Sci-Fi masterpiece of Constelis Voss."
INDIGO VOSS - Thriller eBook Direct
"Even the villain deserves love sometimes."
"Whether Alex realizes it or not, Alex isn’t the villain, nor is he only the summation of the things he was forced to do (mainly fuck and kill), but is a person with a lot to give and built up a community of people initially to help reach his end goal of destroying Boris, only for that to become something much more.
The book’s climax was masterfully built to, and not at all expected. Because this isn’t a story about revenge, fucking and killing. It’s a book about finding the people who love you, accept you for who you are and will accept all the messy bits that come with these relationships."