"Read Joe Barrett's wonderful book Semi-Gloss, which features a missing teenage girl, a dead woman found in bed, Tuesday's competition, and a little bit of wisdom about life along the way." -NetGalley Reviewer "An absorbing tale of friendship that's endearing as often as it's unabashedly riotous." -Kirkus Reviews "A lively, warmhearted, intelligent book that will reward the thoughtful reader with new perspectives and a great deal of entertainment in a warm, thought-provoking, even tender story about unexpected connections, found family, and new beginnings after loss." -IndieReader "Funny as hell, brilliant dialogue, great characters who I just want to hang with forever and an air-tight story-line that thinks of every contingency and plans accordingly." -Tom McCaffrey, bestselling author of The Claire Trilogy Managed Care: Maxy Awards "Book of the Year" 2019 Pencraft Awards "Best Fiction Book of 2019", Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Shortlist, Eric Hoffer Award "General Fiction" Honorable Mention, #1 Best Seller Amazon "Fiction Satire", #1 Best Seller Kindle "Humor and Entertainment", #1 Best Seller Kindle "Satire", #1 Best Seller Kindle "Humor", #1 Best Seller Kindle "Humorous Dark Comedy", #1 Best Seller Satire (Amazon Canada), #1 Best Seller Humorous (Amazon Canada), #1 Best Seller Humorous Dark Comedy (Amazon U.K.) Unplugged: 2020 Maxy Awards Best Literary/Humor 2020 Pencraft Award Winner Humor #1 Best Seller in multiple categories in the UK, Australia and Canada.