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Human Solutions: A Novel

Human Solutions: A Novel in Bloomington, MN
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"If
The Boys from Brazil
was written by Paul Auster, you'd have
Human Solutions
. Prepare for a one-sitting read." Robert Hough, author of
The Final Confession of Mabel Stark
and
The Stowaway
To most people, Javier Gonzalez is an ordinary man. If one were to ask, he would say that he runs an acting studio in Santiago, Chile, which is true, but not the whole story. Only a handful of people know that Javier also runs an unusual sort of business. With the help of a team of actors, Javier engineers social situations that meet the unique needs of his clients. If you want your boss to like you, he can help; if you want the weatherman to fall in love with you, he can arrange it. He calls his business Human Solutions, and that’s exactly what he provides. Javier’s manipulations never fail because he controls every moment of every interactionhe is precise, observant, and emotionally ruthlessand this has served him well.
But one day he slips. He falls for a woman, and against his better judgment and the counsel of his associates, Javier takes on her casea case he would never touch under ordinary circumstances. The woman’s name is Elena, and her son is locked behind the protected walls of a cult masquerading as an educational institution. She wants him out, so Javier agrees to go in. Once behind the walls of the compound, Javier meets a man who is running a larger-scale social manipulation than he ever thought possible. The man is Peter Wenzelor Uncle Peter, as he insists on being called. As the charismatic leader of the cult, he deftly manipulates his followers through a complicated system of fear, deception, and brutality. He is a man with no conscienceand Javier quickly realizes that he may have met his match.
For the first time in paperback, experience this chilling story about cults, crime, and the lengths we go to for love in
.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a
New York Times
bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
The Boys from Brazil
was written by Paul Auster, you'd have
Human Solutions
. Prepare for a one-sitting read." Robert Hough, author of
The Final Confession of Mabel Stark
and
The Stowaway
To most people, Javier Gonzalez is an ordinary man. If one were to ask, he would say that he runs an acting studio in Santiago, Chile, which is true, but not the whole story. Only a handful of people know that Javier also runs an unusual sort of business. With the help of a team of actors, Javier engineers social situations that meet the unique needs of his clients. If you want your boss to like you, he can help; if you want the weatherman to fall in love with you, he can arrange it. He calls his business Human Solutions, and that’s exactly what he provides. Javier’s manipulations never fail because he controls every moment of every interactionhe is precise, observant, and emotionally ruthlessand this has served him well.
But one day he slips. He falls for a woman, and against his better judgment and the counsel of his associates, Javier takes on her casea case he would never touch under ordinary circumstances. The woman’s name is Elena, and her son is locked behind the protected walls of a cult masquerading as an educational institution. She wants him out, so Javier agrees to go in. Once behind the walls of the compound, Javier meets a man who is running a larger-scale social manipulation than he ever thought possible. The man is Peter Wenzelor Uncle Peter, as he insists on being called. As the charismatic leader of the cult, he deftly manipulates his followers through a complicated system of fear, deception, and brutality. He is a man with no conscienceand Javier quickly realizes that he may have met his match.
For the first time in paperback, experience this chilling story about cults, crime, and the lengths we go to for love in
.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a
New York Times
bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.