What a great read!

Although it took me a few chapters to get into the story (it's told in alternating real-time and past-tense chapters), this was one thriller that grabs on and never lets go.

I've read other Gregg Hurwitz titles, but THE CRIME WRITER is the first one that had me reading late into the night just to see what happened next. This is one read that definitely keeps you on your toes, and questions everything you think you know about what has happened or what's going to happen.

Definitely recommended -- this one's a winner! ( )

Drew Danner is a best-selling novelist living in LA. In writing his crime novels he's made many contacts in the law enforcement community. Men who tell him how murders are really committed and explain how evidence works. One day Danner awakes in a hospital with a doctor who informs him they've removed a tumor from his brain. But there's someone else next to the doctor, a cop. A cop holding a picture of the woman Danner once wanted to marry. Not only has she been brutally murdered, but Danner was found at the scene with the body, holding the murder weapon. It's a mystery better than Danner could have ever written himself. He'll have to use his knowledge and all his contacts to find the truth.

I don't even know where to begin. This book is so satisfying on many different levels. I could not stop reading it and then over breakfast I relayed it all to my husband. It is one of my favorite reads of the year. I will definitely be reading more of Hurwitz. ( )

A crime novelist in L.A. finds himself at the center of a murder investigation after he awakens in a hospital with injuries and lost memory.

A crime writer awakes to find he has be accused of a crime, murdering his ex-girl friend, he is almost sure he did not commit. He deals with this by writing, by distancing himself from some of the situation. I found this somewhat uncomfortable, unpleasant and unenjoyable, that being said some of the characters are interesting and the plot through me for a bit of a loop. ( )

I wasn't sure of this one - the cover didn't appeal to me, so no idea why I bought it really! However, never judge a................yeah yeah, so I delved in. Once in there I was consumed by the plot and characters. An immensley enjoyable read, one that makes you want to keep going to find out 'whodunnit'. The text was not flowery either, so every word seemed to count. Glad to add to my library. ( )