Bestselling Author Eric Madeen Offers 'Massage World' Ebook Free on Amazon

Bestselling author Eric Madeen has announced his latest thriller novel, 'Massage World', will be available at no charge in e-book form March 14 and 15 at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Eric-Madeen/author/B08VGRNJVW?. The novel explores both sides of the massage industry as global demand for therapy services skyrockets, presenting a narrative that combines gritty realism with darker-than-black comedy. Madeen describes the work as asking "Whose world is it anyway?" while inviting readers to "peek under the drape - and see the body in pain."

The story follows ambitious therapist Ingrid Swanson as she dares to open Massage World, defying local underworld kingpin Jack Cobb, a ruthless massage parlor lord determined to seize control of her business through illicit "massage wars." The conflict escalates with a vice detective soliciting "extras" while Cobb's sister flashes "donut rolls of dead presidents" to entice therapists to the wild side. The chaos culminates in a dramatic police raid that sparks neighborhood protests and media frenzy, with newscasters announcing: "You get more than just a massage at the new 5* health spa Massage World."

The novel's multicultural scope spans from Southern California to Japan, featuring what Madeen calls "jumper-cable sparks" of conflict that exceed reader expectations and create narrative drive. A fearless female biker gang figures in the ending, riding their "rice rocket Yamahas and Hondas" up the grandiose stairs of Massage World in pursuit of Jack Cobb. The author characterizes the work as a "Dionysian nightmare" that clashes with those on "both sides of the tracks, be they crystally (holistic) or oily."

'Massage World' has received significant critical acclaim, with Larry McCaffery, author of 'Some Other Frequency: Interviews with Innovative American Authors' and former Professor of English and Comparative Literature at SDSU, praising it as "earthquaking powerful and fresh" and noting he's "never read anything quite like it, not even close." William Luvaas, winner of a Huffington Post Book of the Year award, called it "a sizzler of a thriller bursting with eccentric energy." Harold Jaffe, Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing and Literature at San Diego State University, described it as "very cinematic with a canny and calculated construction" and "a really high-octane potboiler" featuring "motion and emotion" and "exotica and erotica."

The free promotion offers readers access to what reviewers characterize as a phantasmagoric vision of a world in pain, combining lurid sensationalism with informative insights into the massage industry. Madeen's other works include the travelogue 'Asian Trail Mix: True Tales from Borneo to Japan,' the Africa-set novel 'Water Drumming In The Soul,' the Tokyo-focused 'Tokyo-ing!,' and 'Tennis Clubbed, Snubbed and Rubbity-Dub Dubbed,' which explores cultural dynamics in Japan. All of his books are available at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Eric-Madeen/author/B08VGRNJVW?.