Felonious Monk

By: William Kotzwinkle

Narrated by: Chris Henry Coffey

Publishers Weekly Pick

Meet Tommy Martini, the monk with an anger management problem. Since killing somebody with a single punch is not a needed talent in a monastery, he spends his time praying, meditating, and taking his anger management medicine. But his meditations are interrupted by a legacy from his uncle, a crooked priest.

Arriving in a New Age Arizona town to claim his inheritance, Brother Tommy meets a charismatic, smoking-hot cult leader who claims that women are being impregnated by alien beings while they sleep. Tommy’s own sleep is disturbed - by cartel hitmen, Mafia bill collectors, and women intrigued by his vow of chastity. He loses his anger management medicine in time to deal with the hitmen, but the women present an uphill battle.

William Kotzwinkle’s quicksilver touch has produced an effervescent piece of entertainment filled with suspense, turns you won’t see coming, and the humor for which he is famous.

©2021 William Kotzwinkle (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Really enjoyed

Good story with an interesting new lead character. Looking forward to listening to the next book in the series

A Strange One that I Really Liked

This is the story of Brother Tommy who has been in a quiet monastery for five years in Mexico. There he had grown into a very different man than he had been before . Summonsed back to Arizona where his uncle is dying, he is met with his crazy Italian relatives. A wicked, jealous family who wants what was left to Tommy combined with a lot of loose ends that his crooked uncle left him, puts Brother Tommy on the defensive. I wish he didn't give in to the flesh so often as he did, but his resolution of the bad deeds he was faced with, was very entertaining. I hope there is another book after this one.

Thoroughly enjoyable

This was fun to listen to. Well done by both the author and the reader.

LOVED IT! FLIPPEN CRAZY ALL THE WAY THROUGH!

Grabbed me from the beginning. Couldn't stop listening. Awesome narrator.
Listen for sure

Prepare To Have Your Melons Twisted!

When it comes to audiobooks a narrator can make or break a book. I have abandoned countless books due to awful narration and never got to the point to find out if the story was good or bad.
If the writing of a book is mediocre, or weak a great narrator can make the book amazing! In this instance, I found both writer and narrator excellent! (If my man sounded like Chris Henry Coffey he'd be handcuffed to the bed 80% of his life!)
I like the way William Kotzwinkle thinks and how he puts his character's together and the way that they interact with one another. This is the first book of his that I've read, (well listened to) but it won't be the last!
I can't wait for book 2 because there's definitely more to glean from this eccentric cast of misfits!
I noticed that a few folk were leaving unfair reviews by saying the Alien theme was too much. Don't these people check the synopsis before they start a book? It's quite clear what themes the story is going to contain, so why not swerve it in the first place if it isn't your thing? It's tantamount to ordering Pecan Pie at a restaurant then sending it back because you hate nuts! D'oh!

Weak story but well read.

Well read with a huge potential upside, some humor, but silly story. I would not recommend purchasing.

Interesting plot

I honestly enjoyed this story. It is full of action. Poor Tom can’t catch a break and is faced with trouble every where he goes. Tom was too nice for someone with anger problems. In fact, I didn’t really see his anger issues play throughout the story. Yes he is killing, but out of self defense. We even get two scenes of him in a boxing match and throughout the fight, he stresses how he does not want to hurt the fighters.
Overall, the story was very interesting.

Great Story

This is one of the best stories I've had the pleasure of listening to in a long time.

This book turned out to be a hidden tesoro!

I was on a book dry spell and found a few novels by authors I hadn't read. The first was The Fissure King, by Rachel Pollack. It was a fun listen but Felonious Monk is a treasure. It could be because I'm a third generation Italian American but I think it's just due to fantastic writing and narration. The book ends in a way that there could be a follow-up novel, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Kotzwinkle will provide one.

FFS, learn the terminology

I'm so sick & tired of reading/listening to writers who can't be bothered to learn the ULTIMATELY FUCKING SIMPLE difference between a "clip" and a magazine. They ARE NOT THE SAME GOD DAMN THING. Grow the fuck up and accept this simple fucking fact, you fucking idiotic moron.

Oh, I'm sorry, did I offend your tender fucking whiney-ass world view? Too bad you idiot, drop a pair, grow the hell up, and learn a bit of SIMPLE FUCKING COMMEN FIREARMS NOMENCLATURE when you write shite. Fucking moron.