Derek Gunn: September 2010 Archives

There is a truly wonderful feeling that all serious readers know. The discovery of a new author. And better still is the discovery that  somehow, up till now, this author has escaped your attention and he or she has a few books all ready and waiting for you. I love this feeling and my eyes light up when I see the list of the books I can add to my 'must have' list. There is, of course, a downside as well. My list is very long at this time and author John Lutz isn't helping me either. He has a seriously impressive 42 other books, and far too many short stories to even begin to count, that have just been added to my list. Oh well, I wasn't doing anything for the next year anyway.

Of course many of you will wonder how such a prolific author can have escaped my attention. Good question. Especially when you consider John Lutz has received an Edgar Award and the Shamus Award twice, and his novel Single White Female was the basis for the 1992 film starring Bridget Fonda. Well, somehow, it did escape my notice, but no longer. John sent me the proof of his latest work and I put it straight onto my Kindle and began reading. My plans for the day went to hell and I spent the day reading.