The Contortionist's Handbook

Following a near-fatal overdose, Daniel Fletcher wakes in a Los Angeles emergency room, facing a psychiatric evaluation that will determine his freedom. What the medical staff does not know is that 'Daniel Fletcher' is just one of many identities for John Dolan Vincent, a brilliant forger with a proclivity for mathematics and drug addiction. To avoid incarceration, Vincent has mastered the art of reinvention, constantly creating new lives to escape legal and mental health authorities.

As Vincent crafts an elaborate deception for his evaluator, he navigates a complex past filled with a fractured family, a descent into the criminal underworld, and the elusive woman who knows his real name. With his underworld clients losing patience and the psychiatrist's scrutiny intensifying, Vincent must execute the most critical escape of his life. This story explores the intricate dance of identity and survival against a backdrop of 1980s LA, inviting readers to witness a master of misdirection confront the ultimate test of his self-made reality.