The Mug Life

PRAISE FOR THE MURPHY’S LORE SERIES:

“Mix Gaiman’s American Gods & Robinson’s Callihan’s Crosstime Saloon on Prachett’s Discworld and you get an idea of Patrick Thomas’ Murphy’s Lore.” -David Sherman, author of STARFIST and DEMONTECH

“ENTERTAINING, INVENTIVE AND DELIGHTFULLY CREEPY.” -JONATHAN MABERRY, Bram Stoker Award Winning Author and bestselling author of Rot & Ruin, V-Wars and ZOMBIE CSU

“A GIFTED AND INTELLIGENT WRITER...UNIQUE AND ENTERTAINING STORIES.” -EDWARD DOUGLAS, MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE, Director of THE DEAD MATTER

“UNIQUE BLEND OF FANTASY/HORROR/HUMOR... HORROR FANS WILL LOVE THE CAST OF WEIRD CHARACTERS... IS ALWAYS A FAST FUN READ & A PLACE YOU’LL WANT TO VISIT AGAIN.” -Nick Cato, THE HORROR FICTION REVIEW

“JOIN HEX, PADDY & THE GANG IN THEIR RACE TO UNDO THE FUTURE IN FOOLS’ DAY, PART OF HIS COMIC MURPHY’S LORE SERIES.”      -PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY

“WANT TO LEAVE YOUR LIFE BEHIND? THEN FOLLOW ME TO BULFINCHE’S PUB... THE CLIENTELE WILL NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE YOU.” -Michael Laimo, PIRATE WRITINGS

“HERE MAGIC IS THE NORM... MURPHY’S LORE OFFERS THE READER A LOOK AT THE WORLD BEYOND.” -Alan Zimmerman, THE NEW YORK PRESS

“A DELICIOUS COCKTAIL OF HUMOR, FANTASY & HEART WITH A DASH OF SUSPENSE THAT YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN... MOST OF THE TALES MIX LAUGH-OUT LOUD BITS WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES, BUT THE MOST AMAZING PART IS HOW AUTHOR PATRICK THOMAS BLENDS REAL-WORLD ISSUES AND THE MAGICAL PATRONS WITHOUT BEING TRITE, MAUDLIN OR PREDICTABLE.”     -Beth Hannan Rimmels, THE LONG ISLAND VOICE

“SUCCESSFULLY COMBINES HORROR AND COMEDY... A DIFFICULT THING TO DO AND THOMAS DOES IT WITH FLYING COLORS.  I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK HIGHLY AND... LOOK FORWARD TO SEE MORE OF THIS SERIES.”   –D.W. Jones, BLOOD MOON RISING

“THE CHARACTERS ARE ENGAGING AND AMUSING...THE PLOTLINES ARE CREATIVE AND ENTERTAINING.” -Sara Sutterfield Winn, GREEN MAN REVIEW

“Don’t ever think to presume that you know what’s coming next. The stories are funny... entertaining. ....linger in the mind for ages after you’ve read them… a solid grounding in the multiplicity of history, religion and myth of the human race… whenever a rainbow beacon leads a troubled soul to the door of Bulfinche’s, he, she or it will always find surcease and help…The best thing about these stories is that they address social issues right alongside the whimsical ones.”    -Marianne Plumridge, INFINITY UK

“Funny, dramatic, action-packed; ” -Jon Minors, G-Pop

“AN EXCITING TALE...SIMULTANEOUSLY HYSTERICAL & DOWNRIGHT CREEPY.”    -Michael D. Pederson,  Nth DEGREE