JOE ORANGE

Speculative Fiction Author

Speculative fiction author weaving tales of wonder and dread through the fabric of everyday life. Creator of the Strange Detroit series where ordinary people stumble into extraordinary—and terrifying—circumstances.

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What Readers Are Saying

"Ought to be made into a movie. Little bits of every emotional-filled moments with surprising twists and turns. Terrifying yet funny."
— Amazon Reader
"I could not put it down! I had to know what happens next at the end of every chapter."
— Amazon Reader
"Brain bending twists that would give Rod Serling a migraine, but very easy to imagine and follow."
— Amazon Reader

THE STRANGE DETROIT SERIES

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The Bootstrap Paradox

Strange Detroit #1

A retired thief puts his criminal past behind him to start a new life renovating houses. Everything goes according to plan until, while fixing up an old weathered townhouse in Detroit, he discovers something hidden for half a century—a secret waiting within the walls. But as he gradually unravels the mystery, he soon realizes that he is not only in a battle for his life and sanity, but also for the very nature of existence itself.

"Like Stephen King meets Twilight Zone"
— Amazon Reader
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The Lift

Strange Detroit #2

Max needs the money. The job is simple enough: night shift, dispose of hazardous waste, no questions asked. Just him, a forklift, and sealed drums in a warehouse in Detroit's abandoned industrial district. But simple jobs have a way of becoming complicated. At the center stands a black sphere his supervisor calls the lift. When the sphere begins to vibrate and the doors open, a blinding light pours through. Some lifts don't take you up or down—they take you somewhere else entirely.

"This is just like science fiction used to be"
— Amazon Reader