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Dave Zeltserman
"If there's any other young writer out there who does crime noir better than Zeltserman, I don't even want to know." Maureen Corrigan, THE WASHINGTON POSTDave Zeltserman's crime and horror novels include SMALL CRIMES, PARIAH, KILLER, OUTSOURCED, THE CARETAKER OF LORNE FIELD, A KILLER'S ESSENCE,... show more



"If there's any other young writer out there who does crime noir better than Zeltserman, I don't even want to know." Maureen Corrigan, THE WASHINGTON POSTDave Zeltserman's crime and horror novels include SMALL CRIMES, PARIAH, KILLER, OUTSOURCED, THE CARETAKER OF LORNE FIELD, A KILLER'S ESSENCE, MONSTER, and THE BOY WHO KILLED DEMONS. He's been published in seven languages and three of his books are currently being developed as movies.His books have been picked by NPR, the Washington Post, American Library Association, Booklist, and WBUR as best novels of the year, and his short mystery fiction has won a Shamus, Derringer and two Ellery Queen Readers Choice awards.

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Skinny Dipping Into Books
Skinny Dipping Into Books rated it 11 years ago
This novel is more an accompanying piece to the original, rather than one that occurs in parallel to the original plot, themes, etc. An unreliable narrator is killed, forced to become something he does not— even in his worst nightmares—wish to become. In fact he takes an excessive amount of time try...
Sarah's Library
Sarah's Library rated it 11 years ago
11/4 - The only exposure I've had to Frankenstein is through Kenneth Brannagh's movie version - I've never actually read the book (it's on my list). So I can't compare Zeltserman's writing to Shelley's and from reading other reviews I get the feeling this may be of benefit to me while I'm reading i...
CarrieJ
CarrieJ rated it 12 years ago
1.5 stars because I finished. Really....horror?? I must not know what horror is because this book is a far cry from what I think is horror. It is so slow and right when it starts to pick up it ends just like that. Horror? I'm scratching my on this one. I wouldn't even deem this thriller or suspense.
Brainycat's Occaisonal Reviews
Brainycat's Occaisonal Reviews rated it 13 years ago
Brainycat's 5 Bs:blood: 5boobs:5bombs: 3bondage: 4blasphemy: 4This is a fun little collection of mostly forgettable dark stories with adult themes. I wouldn't necessarily call them all 'erotic', as that's generally used for highbrow smut explicit and arousing sexuality, but all of these stories invo...
EricCWelch
EricCWelch rated it 14 years ago
Joe Denton, ex-cop, ex-cokehead, ex-arsonist, is released on early parole after having spent only seven years in a jail instead of doing 20 years in a maximum security prison. He had slashed the face of the district attorney who stumbled on him during a robbery attempt and then he had tried to set f...
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