Iconoclast; or, the Death and Resurrection of Lazaurus Keaton

The wealthy took to the stars, leaving the suckers back on Earth paying rent on digital afterlife packages.

Lazarus Keaton was his family's great disappointment. Instead of marrying a nice girl and taking over the family business, he's a sexually confused claims adjuster for a company that uploads your consciousness into a digital afterlife. Sent across the globe to oversee the site of a deadly train crash, he's stopped dead in his tracks by the unlikely afterlife package a hairdresser had: sainthood.

His questions go unanswered when the Vatican dispatches a menacing Inquisitor to take over. In exchange for his silence about the odd case, his bosses offer him a raise, but he's in too deep to stop. Alongside Silvia, a local detective, they're thrust into the throngs of a wild conspiracy centered on the world's richest man, with all roads leading them off-world to his luxurious space station. After Laz's company declares him dead, there's no turning back.

He either uncovers the truth, or meets with a grisly end at the hands of the Inquisitor.

Note: Book is distributed via an epub file, which should be accessible across all ereaderes, smart devices and computers. Paperback version is 445 pages, or 130,000 words total.

~PRAISE FOR ICONOCLAST~

"A novel for our times. Near future tale of oligarchs against the church in a post-climate change universe, filled with treachery, betrayal, and - in the end - hope."

- Nathan Lowell, creator of the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper

"Walsh manages to perfectly balance humor and a harsh critique of rampant capitalism and corrupt religions in this epic space bound whodunit. You'll love the characters! They are the beating heart of this novel and you'll continually fly through the pages to see if they'll rise above the systemic pressures the church and an unhinged billionaire cyborg throw their way."

- Corey Farrenkopf, author of Living in Cemeteries and Haunted Ecologies

"Filled with moments of discovery and underlying questions about feelings and what it means to be alive, Iconoclast is a powerful story for modern times. It uncovers the goodness in adversity and angst and introduces a powerful story of genetic experiments, survival tactics, and what it means to be (and stay) human."

- Midwest Book Review