All good things must come to an end.
And thus my reader contest for 2010 is over.
The game was simple. I wrote one chapter in TORN APART in the unique, darkly poetic style that defines the work of crime writer Ken Bruen, whose Irish cop Jack Taylor has haunted many of my favorite books. In addition to being a world-class novelist, Ken is one of the genuinely nicest guys you’ll find in this world or next. So I wrote the chapter, and created this contest, in his honor. I put it on this website and invited you to play.
And you did.
The first person to have sent in the correct chapter was ... the envelope, please ...
David Rygg of East Amherst, New York.
Congratulations, David!
He's a huge thriller and mystery reader, and is trying his hand at writing a book himself. In his contest submission, he was kind enough to write what he thought about TORN APART now that he's finished it:
“I felt like I was watching the movie. Much the same way I feel when I read Lee Child's work. Action, vivid scenes, characters jumping off the pages. But different in that it is not from just one character’s viewpoint. Your comedic banter ranks up there with Stuart Woods and Robert Parker. The pages fly by the way James Patterson’s do.”
Thank you so much, David. And on that lovely note, I close my 2010 contest.
Thanks for playing, everyone, and watch this space--I'll be doing another fun amusement in 2011!