Sanjuro

Leaving Spirit Sanjuro

A good dive bar needs a bouncer to throw out the trash, and a good bouncer will handle the rough stuff with minimal fuss to save himself for the after party. Joe is the bouncer for Spirit, a dive bar in the city which invented them, and when one of his beautiful friends gets herself in bad trouble, Joe is the only one that can drag her out. Set in current-day San Francisco, Joe faces not only danger but modern problems like hipster culture and techies with an irreverent attitude that comes when you can brawl with anyone. Leaving Spirit has an unique perspective on the natural wonders and urban turmoil of the Bay Area, and it has a realistic take on addiction and sexual abuse. This hardboiled novel is written with a punk sensibility and accessing modern fight disciplines.