Mark’s Alter Ego: Mark Hummel
Who is the “Mark Hummel” fellow. Well, still me. In fact, it’s the name under which I publish the vast majority of the time. My full name is Mark Hummel Leichliter. The “Hummel” is not only my middle name but my mother’s maiden name. Eons ago I made the decision to write as Mark Hummel. And then … I started writing crime fiction. You’ll find a lot of the same sensibilities in books written under either name, but if you want to venture away from the crime world, why not give Mark Hummel a try?
Man, Underground: a dark comedy.
It’s hard to make friends underground.
When the city initiates a property review of a recluse’s subterranean home, his life is further interrupted by a seventeen-year-old punk-inspired Honor’s student intent on defending him. Like the stranger she targets for her assistance, Monika is accustomed to being ostracized by those who make assumptions about her. Intent on diverting people’s attention from “Mr. Underground Man,” she initiates a campaign of “diversionary tactics”—with unexpected consequences. A fast-paced dark comedy, Man, Underground will leave readers contemplating the disruptions and the potential transformative power found in random acts of kindness.
“I like my fiction inspiring, passionate, big-hearted, and laugh-out-loud funny – and if you get me there through tragedy, then my hat stays off for you. Mark Hummel achieves all of this in his subtly elegant, gently intellectual, moving story of the friendship between a man with a broken spirit and a teenager with a soaring one. Read it. You’ll be glad you did.”— Laura McBride, author of We Are Called to Rise
“From the very first pages, I was drawn into the story through its sparkling, muscular dialogue, and then lured on by a series of plot moves both arresting and entirely plausible. This truly wonderful novel reminded me that grief met with patience and the willingness to listen can be grief gently and incrementally eased.” — Liza Wieland, author of Paris, 7 A.M. and Land of Enchantment
Available from Regal House Publishing everywhere books are sold. Or consider giving your business to independent bookstores; ask your favorite to order or have it shipped to your door or sent to your preferred device by Bookshop.
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