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Chad Lutzke

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Born
in Battle Creek, The United States
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Carver, Rash, Wolff, Lansdale, Ketchum, & Poe.

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April 2012


Full-time family man, artist, musician, and ferret owner with twenty books under his belt, Chad Lutzke dips his toe into all things dark: Crime, grit-lit, slice-of-life, dirty realism, and horror, every one smothered in heartache with the occasional sliver of hope. Lutzke's work has been praised by authors Jack Ketchum, Richard Chizmar, Joe R. Lansdale, Stephen Graham Jones, Tim Waggoner, and his own mother.

He can be found lurking the internet at www.chadlutzke.com
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How the Skin Sheds release day!

Today, May 30th, is release day for my splatter western, HOW THE SKIN SHEDS.

When Garrett Walkinshaw pays a visit to his sister, he finds her murdered— throat sliced and nipples missing, his albino niece left emotionally scarred on her bed.

Determined on getting revenge, the two set out after the killer, following a bloody trail of skin-lacking bodies. After Garrett's best friend— a recently freed Read more of this blog post »
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"Right up there as one of my favorite ever Chad Lutzke books! Absolutely incredible, I couldn’t put it down. "
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"3.5 rounded up. It's great to see Lutzke writing again! Of Foster Homes and Flies is in my top 5 favorite books.The writing was still great and feels very authentic to the characters. I loved the full circle of the story but would have enjoyed a long" Read more of this review »
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Lively intersection of a bunch of quirky residents of a trailer park and a sugar daddy/drug dealer. Lots of sex and violence. Sordid and witty. Highly recommended "
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“Denny, I know it is, and I’ve seen much more of it than I’ve probably let on. But that’s no way to live your life, on guard like that. I can’t let the potential of something bad happening strip me of my freedom. No one should have to do that.”
Chad Lutzke, Of Foster Homes and Flies

“This is about hating yourself enough to go to extremes. It's about surviving, when all you want to do is wake up dead.”
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“Dirt is the closest thing to a womb a person can hope for.”
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