Can it be true that God demands a terrible price of those He has gifted with great creativity? Giacomo Cassano, little known mentor of Dante, thought so. He held other beliefs too... more
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...always fulsome and those for Dying Words were no exception. In them he admits to having writer's block for some time and reveals that a chance conversation with a friend gave him the idea for his latest offering. A newly inspired Shaun Hutson! My curiousity was aroused, so I delved in.
Before I begin, a few words of caution are necessary about Shaun Hutson and his writing style, especially if you are new to the author. Hutson is a formula writer; ... ...So there you are, Dying Words is a locked room mystery thriller with the usual Hutson bad taste thrown in for good measure. He is certainly never going to win the Booker Prize but his schlock horror efforts will guarantee a healthy bank balance. If you want an undemanding read with cheap thrills, try it. Then again, there are some great authors out there, crying out to be read.
The copy I picked up was a hardback, published by Orbit books at a cost ...
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Can it be true that God demands a terrible price of those He has gifted with great creativity? Giacomo Cassano, little known mentor of Dante, thought so. He held other beliefs too - beliefs that the Church found so abhorrent they had Cassano blinded and his tongue cut out to silence him forever. Bestselling biographer Megan Hunter's new book about Cassano looks set to be as successful as her previous biographies of Caravaggio and Dante. As she embarks on a publicity tour, Megan finds her book attracting attention for the wrong reasons when her editor is found horrifically murdered. It is a classic locked-room mystery. The only pieces of evidence are the destroyed remains of Megan Hunter's Cassano biography and the latest blockbuster by horror writer John Paxton. But there is nothing to link the two authors. Nothing but another murder. And another. And a secret beyond the belief of even Cassano himself ...
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