Synopses & Reviews
Gothams never been so scorching, the Jokers never been more despicable, and Batmans never been in such grave danger.
With more than thirty fires raging out of control across the city, Gotham is indeed a hell on earth. But torching the population is small potatoes for the arsonist extraordinaire known as Enfer. The pyromaniacs mad masterpiece is Arkham Asylum, blazing like a Roman candle and engineered to provide the perfect escape for Arkhams most infamous inmate, the Joker. But the dire situation goes from bad to beyond monstrous when the archvillains path to freedom leads directly to the Dark Knights cave.
The Joker believes in striking while the iron is hot . . . and now its never been hotter. After all, the diabolical villain has devised the ultimate joke: launch the mother of all crime waves, masquerading as the Caped Crusader himself! With Gotham erupting in flames and its #1 crime fighter fast becoming its #1 enemy, the burning question is: Whos going to get the last laugh?
Synopsis
As a mad arsonist known as an Enfer scheme terrorizes the inhabitants of Gotham City, a fire at Arkham Asylum is engineered to provide an escape opportunity for its most infamous inmate, the Joker, who comes up with a scheme to launch the ultimate crime wave, disguised as the Caped Crusader himself. Original.
About the Author
Alex Irvine is the author of The Narrows; One King, One Soldier; and A Scattering of Jades, which won the Crawford Award for best new writer. He was a finalist for the Campbell Award for best new writer and a Pushcart Award nominee for his short story “Snapdragons.” Irvines short fiction has appeared in the Vestal Review, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Alchemy, and The Years Best Science Fiction, among others. He lives in Portland, Maine.