Lowbrow Lowdown

11/10/2021

Co[r]vid: A novella (crows, crime, coronavirus)

Season 1, Ep. 12

Here's the thing, when Natasha and Damien started this podcast and made the first season about coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-themed literature, they expected a lot of rushed and terrible erotica. Over the weeks, there have been surprises - good and bad, terrible and delightful.

When we tell you that you simply must read Martin Cross' Co[r]vid: A novella, you really must.

From the author himself: "CO[R]VID, is a crime story with a difference. The difference being that the detective is a crow."

You may baulk at the concept, but we're here to tell you that it works. My god it works.

Natasha and Damien find out how to solve a crime from an unexpected perspective.

Rating out of five masks:

Natasha: 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷

Damien: 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷

Yes, we both gave it 10/5 face masks. We make the rules, and we're gonna break the rules, because it is absolutely off-the-scale good.

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Music from the Youtube Audio Library: Book Bag by E's Jammy Jams

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