If you haven’t yet had a chance, be sure to pick up your copy of Tainted Truffle Treachery, book #20 in the Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator paranormal mystery and adventure series, released last week! Ready to take a bite out of crime? Join Reg Rawlins as she investigates a string of mysterious poisonings linked to a wildly popular new brand of chocolate truffles in Black Sands. Check out my blog post for a truffle recipe too!
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The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz is a gripping mystery that delves into the mind of a crime writer who finds himself at the center of a real-life investigation. This was a great, unique mystery. As a crime writer myself, I have often imagined what would happen if I was to find myself int he middle of a real crime investigator. It would be nothing like a cozy mystery, of course!
Drew Danner is thrust into a waking nightmare when he is found at the scene of his ex-girlfriend’s murder. What makes this mystery unique is the fact that Danner had a tumor in his brain that causes him to have a seizure at the murder scene, and its removal leads to the loss of his memory of events surrounding the murder.
As Danner struggles to piece together what happened that fateful night, the reader is taken on a rollercoaster ride of unexpected twists and turns. Hurwitz does a nice job of weaving forensic details into the story. The question of whether Danner is being set up or if he is truly guilty will keep the reader guessing until the very end.
I believe, in my darkest heart of hearts, that when fate and passion align, every last one of us…is capable of murder.
Gregg Hurwitz, The Crime Writer
Summary
Drew Danner, an L.A.-based crime novelist, awakens in a hospital bed with a scar on his head, blood under his nails, and a cop by his side. Accused of murdering his ex-fiancée, Drew has no memory of the crime but reconstructs the story the only way he knows how—as a novel. As he searches the dark corridors of his life and the city he loves, another young woman is similarly murdered and Drew must confront the very real possibility of his own guilt. A thrilling piece of contemporary L.A. noir, The Crime Writer is sure to boost Hurwitz’s profile as one of the coming masters of the genre.
