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Bonegrinder
When the men find him, the boy’s legs look like they were run through a wood-chipper. He’s bleeding heavily and near death, but he still has strength to tell them of the monster that attacked a dark, massive creature that emerged from the bottom of the lake. The child dies before he can say more. Sheriff Billy Wintone has seen too much superstition, drunkenness, and rage in this small Ozarks town to believe the delirious boy’s tale of a monster lurking under the lake’s dark waters. Like it or not, however, Wintone must scour the woods for the man or beast who killed the child before the start of fishing season. When another body is found chewed to pieces, the Sheriff begins to wonder what evil lies at the bottom of Big Water Lake. From an Edgar Award winner who’s been called “one of the masters” by Ridley Pearson and earned widespread praise from critics for his terrifyingly suspenseful novels, this is an unforgettable story of the darkness hidden in a small mountain town.
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John Lutz
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John Lutz has captivated suspense enthusiasts for over four decades. He has been one of the premier voices in contemporary hard-boiled fiction. His work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. John Lutz published his first short story in 1966 in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and has been publishing regularly ever since. He is the author of more than fifty novels and 250 short stories and articles.
His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in his home town of St. Louis, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series suspense novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.
Lutz and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis and Sarasota, Florida.
John Lutz has captivated suspense enthusiasts for over four decades. He has been one of the premier voices in contemporary hard-boiled fiction. His work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. John Lutz published his first short story in 1966 in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and has been publishing regularly ever since. He is the author of more than fifty novels and 250 short stories and articles.
His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in his home town of St. Louis, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series suspense novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.
Lutz and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis and Sarasota, Florida.
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June 12, 2018
Eventually disappointing page turner by one of the better prolific thriller authors.
This is the story of what happens to a tiny Missouri Ozarks town when some kind of underwater creature is thought to be living in a not quite bottomless lake surrounded by a network of underwater caves.
Bodies pop up in and around the lake, mostly mauled - some missing limbs.
Thankfully the town sheriff, Billy Wintone -who has his own share of snakes to kill- remains a skeptic to the final 20-30 pages.
Well-written and reasonably suspenseful.
I threatened to close the book and toss it across the room at least three times but John Lutz is such a talented writer he managed to hold my interest to the end.
Your mileage -as always- may vary.
This is the story of what happens to a tiny Missouri Ozarks town when some kind of underwater creature is thought to be living in a not quite bottomless lake surrounded by a network of underwater caves.
Bodies pop up in and around the lake, mostly mauled - some missing limbs.
Thankfully the town sheriff, Billy Wintone -who has his own share of snakes to kill- remains a skeptic to the final 20-30 pages.
Well-written and reasonably suspenseful.
I threatened to close the book and toss it across the room at least three times but John Lutz is such a talented writer he managed to hold my interest to the end.
Your mileage -as always- may vary.
February 11, 2012
Bonegrinder had me hooked from the opening pages.
Reminiscent of Peter Benchley's "Jaws", a small, one sheriff town goes from being very quiet to busy and popular and back to very quiet again, as a result of the malevolent monster that soon comes to be known as the "Bonegrinder". At first the curious draw of the monster brings people to the town, incentivised by the offer of a reward it becomes almost as dangerous just to be in town, as to be a victim of the Bonegrinder.
I loved the characters; they are alive and called from the pages. Sheriff Billy Wintone (the equivalent of Chief Brody), is a troubled but no nonsense lawman, I wanted to know more about him than came out of the book, but even so he was wholly believable and realistic. Being under the pressure of the Mayor, the towns-people and those who have other interests in the Bonegrinder, it was difficult not to be on his side. He and the other characters, along with the captivating town of Colver it's nearby lake and surrounds make the story a very complete tale.
Very real moments of suspense, tragedy and action move the adventure on from page to page. I wanted to know what was going to happen next, who would be the next victim of the Bonegrinder and who would survive. It was never clear whether or not they would all make it to the end, and this kept me reading late into the night.
There was a slightly distracting sub-plot, that didn't really fit. It was a nice idea, but detracted from the overall story, and I'd worked it out before it was revealed, (I read too many crime novels I guess).
Overall this was a very enjoyable and captivating tale, and I would recommend to anyone who wants something with a bit of suspense and some good characters.
Reminiscent of Peter Benchley's "Jaws", a small, one sheriff town goes from being very quiet to busy and popular and back to very quiet again, as a result of the malevolent monster that soon comes to be known as the "Bonegrinder". At first the curious draw of the monster brings people to the town, incentivised by the offer of a reward it becomes almost as dangerous just to be in town, as to be a victim of the Bonegrinder.
I loved the characters; they are alive and called from the pages. Sheriff Billy Wintone (the equivalent of Chief Brody), is a troubled but no nonsense lawman, I wanted to know more about him than came out of the book, but even so he was wholly believable and realistic. Being under the pressure of the Mayor, the towns-people and those who have other interests in the Bonegrinder, it was difficult not to be on his side. He and the other characters, along with the captivating town of Colver it's nearby lake and surrounds make the story a very complete tale.
Very real moments of suspense, tragedy and action move the adventure on from page to page. I wanted to know what was going to happen next, who would be the next victim of the Bonegrinder and who would survive. It was never clear whether or not they would all make it to the end, and this kept me reading late into the night.
There was a slightly distracting sub-plot, that didn't really fit. It was a nice idea, but detracted from the overall story, and I'd worked it out before it was revealed, (I read too many crime novels I guess).
Overall this was a very enjoyable and captivating tale, and I would recommend to anyone who wants something with a bit of suspense and some good characters.
June 12, 2022
Some older thrillers don't stand up over time. This book, first published back in 1977 holds up well. There weren't any cell phones, computers, or DNA tests when the book was written. The story features a determined sheriff in pursuit of the truth about four mysterious murders. Unlike so many modern thrillers that rely on a high body count of innocent victims described in gory detail to create tension, there are just four deaths. While there are some details of the victims' deaths, it's pretty much gore-light.
Where this story shines is in the tension the author brings to the page through careful use of setting and characters. The setting is the Ozarks in the middle of a summer drought and extreme heat. When the characters are outside, the heat is relentless and draining. When the characters move inside, in a matter of minutes, they are uncomfortably chilled by the air conditioning. The author never lets the sheriff rest, never permits any comfort.
The sheriff is surrounded by secondary characters that he also can't escape. There's the slimy mayor who initially thinks having a killer monster living in the lake will be good for business. He flip-flops quickly as more deaths occur and demands the sheriff do something, although he's at a loss to suggest what. There's the town drunk who follows the sheriff everywhere insinuating that the sheriff is a failure. There's the nurse who wants to smother the sheriff with pity over the death of his wife. Every minute of every day, the sheriff is opposed by someone. No, the plot doesn't race along, but you'll notice a growing knot in your gut as the book unfolds and more lives hang in the balance.
If you're tired of mysteries that rely on forensics instead of a determined detective, if you've had enough with thrillers that use blood and brutality in a wasted attempt to 'thrill' you, then Bonegrinder might be for you.
Where this story shines is in the tension the author brings to the page through careful use of setting and characters. The setting is the Ozarks in the middle of a summer drought and extreme heat. When the characters are outside, the heat is relentless and draining. When the characters move inside, in a matter of minutes, they are uncomfortably chilled by the air conditioning. The author never lets the sheriff rest, never permits any comfort.
The sheriff is surrounded by secondary characters that he also can't escape. There's the slimy mayor who initially thinks having a killer monster living in the lake will be good for business. He flip-flops quickly as more deaths occur and demands the sheriff do something, although he's at a loss to suggest what. There's the town drunk who follows the sheriff everywhere insinuating that the sheriff is a failure. There's the nurse who wants to smother the sheriff with pity over the death of his wife. Every minute of every day, the sheriff is opposed by someone. No, the plot doesn't race along, but you'll notice a growing knot in your gut as the book unfolds and more lives hang in the balance.
If you're tired of mysteries that rely on forensics instead of a determined detective, if you've had enough with thrillers that use blood and brutality in a wasted attempt to 'thrill' you, then Bonegrinder might be for you.
June 12, 2013
Violent deaths in the vicinity of a small Ozark lakeside community spark rumors of a monster on the prowl, attract national attention, and throw the local population into chaos. The most interesting aspect of this novel is the way it tracks the local mood through the initial excitement at the attention and attendant business opportunities that the mysterious killings provide to the eventual horror that comes with the dawning realization that there might really be a monster out there. Overall however, author John Lutz has produced a pretty low-key thriller that lacks much in the way of genuine suspense and has a real let-down of an ending. There's also a subplot involving a local bigshot who seems to be scheming something big that never pays off. "Bonegrinder" lurked in a box of unread paperbacks for more than twenty years before rising to waste several hours of my reading life. If you happen to see this one on the shelf of your local used book store, I recommend you pass it by.
July 19, 2025
Another pleasant surprise from Audible free Plus catalogue. Part of the story was terribly predictable, but the main part wasn't, so that was great because I kept listening to find out what was happening. I liked how we got to see more mundaine, everyday perspective of (supernatural?) horror events. Ambiguous ending was also a great choice. Nice quick listen.
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February 24, 2017A bloodthirsty lake monster menaces a small town in the Ozarks
When the men find him, the boy’s legs look like they were run through a wood-chipper. He’s bleeding heavily and near death, but he still has strength to tell them of the monster that attacked him: a dark, massive creature that emerged from the bottom of the lake. The child dies before he can say more.
Sheriff Billy Wintone has seen too much superstition, drunkenness, and rage in this small Ozarks town to believe the delirious boy’s tale of a monster lurking under the lake’s dark waters. Like it or not, however, Wintone must scour the woods for the man or beast who killed the child before the start of fishing season. When another body is found chewed to pieces, the Sheriff begins to wonder what evil lies at the bottom of Big Water Lake.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Lutz, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Review“Told in prose that is calm but with a great deal of tension . . . Bonegrinder is a fine book.” —The New York Times
“An exceptionally good regional mystery.” —Los Angeles Times
“John Lutz just keeps getting better and better.” —Tony Hillerman
About the AuthorFor over forty years, John Lutz (b. 1939) has been one of the premier voices in contemporary hard-boiled fiction, producing dozens of novels and over 250 short stories. His earliest success came with the Alo Nudger series, set in his hometown of St. Louis. Tropical Heat introduced Fred Carver, a Florida detective whom Lutz followed in ten novels. More recently, he has produced five books in the Frank Quinn serial killer series. Lutz is a former president of the Mystery Writers of America, and his many honors include lifetime achievement awards from the Short Mystery Fiction Society and the Private Eye Writers of America. He lives in St. Louis.
January 30, 2025
A variant of the "crazed animal" sub-genre spawned by "Jaws," this time set in the Ozarks and featuring a John Wayne-esque main character, this book has several nice touches:
- several suspenseful scenes near the lake, the mise–en–scène of the monster
- a few spots of interesting writing
- good descriptions of the Ozark setting
But the book has several substantial flaws as well. Perhaps the biggest flaw was that it was longer than it needed to be - many scenes, especially toward the ending, seemed there only to pad the page count. In addition, several characters, (e.g. the mayor and old Bonifield) seemed to become cliches of themselves around the middle of the book. In other words, they stopped acting like real people and started acting like stock characters.
There were also too many named characters, and major characters were introduced too late into the book. Finally, the author felt the need to remind the reader about the hot weather on almost every page. I'm not exaggerating; every time a character moves from point A to point B, the narrator makes a comment like "the hot weather made his shirt stick to his chest." This was repeated so often it became highly distracting.
(For an inadvertently hilarious version of a similar story, see Mystery Science Theater 3000's take on "The Legend of Boggy Creek II".)
- several suspenseful scenes near the lake, the mise–en–scène of the monster
- a few spots of interesting writing
- good descriptions of the Ozark setting
But the book has several substantial flaws as well. Perhaps the biggest flaw was that it was longer than it needed to be - many scenes, especially toward the ending, seemed there only to pad the page count. In addition, several characters, (e.g. the mayor and old Bonifield) seemed to become cliches of themselves around the middle of the book. In other words, they stopped acting like real people and started acting like stock characters.
There were also too many named characters, and major characters were introduced too late into the book. Finally, the author felt the need to remind the reader about the hot weather on almost every page. I'm not exaggerating; every time a character moves from point A to point B, the narrator makes a comment like "the hot weather made his shirt stick to his chest." This was repeated so often it became highly distracting.
(For an inadvertently hilarious version of a similar story, see Mystery Science Theater 3000's take on "The Legend of Boggy Creek II".)
July 5, 2014
Violent deaths in the vicinity of a small Ozark lakeside community spark rumors of a monster on the prowl, attract national attention, and throw the local population into chaos. The most interesting aspect of this novel is the way it tracks the local mood through the initial excitement at the attention and attendant business opportunities that the mysterious killings provide to the eventual horror that comes with the dawning realization that there might really be a monster out there. Overall however, author John Lutz has produced a pretty low-key thriller that lacks much in the way of genuine suspense and has a real let-down of an ending. There's also a subplot involving a local bigshot who seems to be scheming something big that never pays off. "Bonegrinder" lurked in a box of unread paperbacks for more than twenty years before rising to waste several hours of my reading life. If you happen to see this one on the shelf of your local used book store, I recommend you pass it by.
July 31, 2012
This was a very early book from John Lutz (1977) and it was really, really good. I'm a fan of Mr. Lutz and have enjoyed many of his books, but this one surprised me. Unlike recent thrillers surrounding serial killers this one actually had a monster in it and it kept you guessing until the very end. I compare this book to a horror movie from the 70's. The new horror movies are more technologically advanced, but nothing beats an old scary movie. I highly recommend this book.
September 18, 2013
This is one of the best thrillers and mysteries I have read. A new copy of the book is $500 and a VG to Fine Hardback is scarce as hen's teeth. In fact my own copy has no dust cover. The sherriff is a hoot, the characters are great and I still wonder why they bought the rights but never wrote a movie. Get it, read it, buy Alo Nudger St Louis novels from 1 on, the Fred Carver novels from 1 on and the 7, soon to be 8, New York City Frank Quinn novels.
December 7, 2023
[Snack-Size Review] Bonegrinder, by John Lutz
Quick Bite: Not too shabby for a Jaws knockoff.
What It’s About: I imagine the meeting between Mr. Lutz and his publisher went something like this:
“Ok, John, this Jaws movie came out last year, and it’s doing crazy-good. So here’s what I want you to do. I want you to write a book that’s a lot like the movie, but different. Make sure you include a depressed, borderline alcoholic small-town sheriff, a mayor who wants the tourism and doesn’t care about the danger, an old drunk guy trying to run the show, a hot young couple sneaking out for some afternoon delight, and keep the monster off-screen as much as you can. Oh, but make it a lake instead of the ocean, so we don’t get accused of plagiarism.”
“Ok, Mr. Publisher sir, and what about the ending? Should I have our heroes blow the monster up?”
“Nah, you can get creative with that. Have fun!”
And then they both drank Scotch & lit up their Marlboros right there in the office, because, y’know, the 70’s.
A Word From The Nerd: This is the part where a little backstory might clarify my choice. A couple of months ago, the Spousal Unit and I were in a thrift store, and I saw a paperback that I HAD to have. Had. To. It had a lurid cover, had been read till it was practically falling apart (you know the look of a well-loved paperback, there’s nothing like it), and could be mine for the whopping price of 99 cents. Of course it went home with me.
I had never heard of Mr. Lutz, but a bit of digging showed me that the previously-loved paperback I now own was the fourth in a series, and my OCD won’t let me start a series in the middle, but I didn’t want to commit to a full series right now. So I dug a bit, and c’mon, a title like Bonegrinder is right up the creepy little alley where my psyche hangs out. I really dug it for the first third or so, but started losing interest when the Jaws imitation got a little too heavy-handed, but WHOA. The ending knocked me for a hell of a loop. I might just have to start that series after all.
The Nerd’s Rating: FOUR HAPPY NEURONS (and some red wine, hold the goat-bladder.)
Quick Bite: Not too shabby for a Jaws knockoff.
What It’s About: I imagine the meeting between Mr. Lutz and his publisher went something like this:
“Ok, John, this Jaws movie came out last year, and it’s doing crazy-good. So here’s what I want you to do. I want you to write a book that’s a lot like the movie, but different. Make sure you include a depressed, borderline alcoholic small-town sheriff, a mayor who wants the tourism and doesn’t care about the danger, an old drunk guy trying to run the show, a hot young couple sneaking out for some afternoon delight, and keep the monster off-screen as much as you can. Oh, but make it a lake instead of the ocean, so we don’t get accused of plagiarism.”
“Ok, Mr. Publisher sir, and what about the ending? Should I have our heroes blow the monster up?”
“Nah, you can get creative with that. Have fun!”
And then they both drank Scotch & lit up their Marlboros right there in the office, because, y’know, the 70’s.
A Word From The Nerd: This is the part where a little backstory might clarify my choice. A couple of months ago, the Spousal Unit and I were in a thrift store, and I saw a paperback that I HAD to have. Had. To. It had a lurid cover, had been read till it was practically falling apart (you know the look of a well-loved paperback, there’s nothing like it), and could be mine for the whopping price of 99 cents. Of course it went home with me.
I had never heard of Mr. Lutz, but a bit of digging showed me that the previously-loved paperback I now own was the fourth in a series, and my OCD won’t let me start a series in the middle, but I didn’t want to commit to a full series right now. So I dug a bit, and c’mon, a title like Bonegrinder is right up the creepy little alley where my psyche hangs out. I really dug it for the first third or so, but started losing interest when the Jaws imitation got a little too heavy-handed, but WHOA. The ending knocked me for a hell of a loop. I might just have to start that series after all.
The Nerd’s Rating: FOUR HAPPY NEURONS (and some red wine, hold the goat-bladder.)
November 1, 2024
Lutz's first, and only, foray into horror is a well written and engrossing tale of a (possible) killer creature out in the sticks. It's written well and follows an almost too languid approach to the subject matter. It's "slice of life" fiction that forgets to fully embrace the "fiction" aspect of it all. I understand in the real world not everything gets an answer. Not everything is wrapped up with a bow for people in reality. But this is a book, and supposedly a monster-hunts-people horror novel. We already don't get much monster action (there are 5 kills in this book, and 2 have nothing to do with the animal) so I don't think it's too much of a stretch to want a little more conclusion or climax. Or just anything really. There's a phonebook of characters in this novel and the vast majority of them, and their storylines, amount to nothing when there's a perfectly good killer animal/monster right outside town that is just dying to munch on a few dozen of them.
Lutz is a great writer, and I found myself truly engrossed in the lives and hardships of the people in this novel, which says a lot given how antsy and impatient I got as the book progressed. But the style did work for me within this genre. It never got scary, it never got intense, it never got violent. It just stayed in this very lackadaisical tone and flow, that while fitting for a town that seems to be slowly roasting alive in an unending heat wave, doesn't do very much for those looking for a little quick, bloody, excitement from a pocket paperback horror novel.
I'd have read a sequel if one had ever been made, which says a lot about how much I do enjoy Lutz's writing and characters, but I can't say I'm surprised that never came to be. Life goes on for the characters in this book and it goes on for the rest of us, just hopefully with a little more pep and excitement for those of us in the real world.
Lutz is a great writer, and I found myself truly engrossed in the lives and hardships of the people in this novel, which says a lot given how antsy and impatient I got as the book progressed. But the style did work for me within this genre. It never got scary, it never got intense, it never got violent. It just stayed in this very lackadaisical tone and flow, that while fitting for a town that seems to be slowly roasting alive in an unending heat wave, doesn't do very much for those looking for a little quick, bloody, excitement from a pocket paperback horror novel.
I'd have read a sequel if one had ever been made, which says a lot about how much I do enjoy Lutz's writing and characters, but I can't say I'm surprised that never came to be. Life goes on for the characters in this book and it goes on for the rest of us, just hopefully with a little more pep and excitement for those of us in the real world.
February 20, 2023
Looks like a 70s horror novel, smells like a 70s horror novel, but unfortunately does not read like a 70s horror novel. Instead, what we have is a character study of a small town sheriff dealing with some deaths at a lake. Lutz's writing is not bad, but the book just does not deliver as a horror novel, and instead reads like and turns out to be a lukewarm murder mystery. Unfortunately, the reader does not know this going in. There are worse ways to spend a few nights reading, but buyer beware.
July 26, 2017
I just finished Bonegrinder and I was unsure of how I would like this book because of the "monster" plot behind it. It did keep me wanting to read more, but it felt like it became repetitious after a while. It was fairly easy to follow though, and very much enjoy his writing. I have read many of John Lutz's newer books, so I decided to go back a ways and read some older ones.
April 2, 2022
Good read
Descriptions of scenery were so vivid and i could picture the characters in my mind after reading the story. The relationship between the sheriff and nurse was dealt with realistically and i agreed with it 100%. And i also agreed with the way the character Petersen was handled by Mr. Lutz.
Descriptions of scenery were so vivid and i could picture the characters in my mind after reading the story. The relationship between the sheriff and nurse was dealt with realistically and i agreed with it 100%. And i also agreed with the way the character Petersen was handled by Mr. Lutz.
May 28, 2024
I was promised a creature feature... the creature didn't present until the last 25 pages. I wanted more murders and more of the creature. It was well written and there was good character development, but the plot centered more around romance and local politics.
March 26, 2020
Great gothic book about a creature that attacks people in the lake and the people who are trying to take advantage of his presence
November 9, 2021
A thriller
Loved this book & the characters. Read it in one day. The ending surprised me as I thought it would be different.
Recommend this book to anyone who loves mysteries.
Loved this book & the characters. Read it in one day. The ending surprised me as I thought it would be different.
Recommend this book to anyone who loves mysteries.
July 16, 2023
Mistério muito competente, mas o fim deixa algo a desejar.
Talvez leia mais alguma coisa deste autor, gostei da escrita e construção da trama
Talvez leia mais alguma coisa deste autor, gostei da escrita e construção da trama
January 14, 2024
Fine. Drags on a bit and rushes the (sort of satisfying) ending.
January 21, 2024
Fast paced read
I liked the pace of the story and the characters. County Sheriff's are elected and not appointed by a mayor
I liked the pace of the story and the characters. County Sheriff's are elected and not appointed by a mayor
January 21, 2024
Wish there was more action. Pretty slow-paced and underwhelming.
April 25, 2024
How can a book titled BONEGRINDER be this boring? I was going to be nice and give it 3 stars but the ending was so dumb, I had to knock it down.
January 12, 2025
Draggy and not really suspenseful- I finished it more out of curiosity than actual interest. And the end is sad.
April 8, 2025
To slow pace, uninteresting and weak twist. I wish it had been me that died at the start of the book !
July 30, 2025
a waste of time: a dated mystery: the bone grinder was a hungry bear that liked sugar.
Big whooppee.
No clue why I read it
Big whooppee.
No clue why I read it
February 1, 2013
Sheriff Billy Wintone is sheriff of a small town in the Ozarks. The fishing is not as good in this part of the lake so there aren't many tourists. They all go to the North side of the lake until a fire burns most of the area. The people in Colver have tourists start to come to their town. Things are looking up for the residents until something starts coming out of the water and attacking people. No one can give much of a description before they die. When the tourists start leaving town the residents demand that Sheriff Wintone do something.
I do not think I have read anything by John Lutz before but will definitely read more of his books. This was a book that grabbed my attention early and kept me interested.
I do not think I have read anything by John Lutz before but will definitely read more of his books. This was a book that grabbed my attention early and kept me interested.
June 13, 2016
I just ran across a high school book report I wrote for this book many decades ago. The book report is 2 1/2 pages long and it appears that I quite enjoyed this book. I wrote "I feel that the theme of this book is that peoples imaginations can run wild and make things into something they really aren't. "
July 25, 2016
This book was interesting to read, primarily because it was written in the 1970s. So all the folks smoked excessively, inside and out, including offices and restaurants. Nobody had a camera unless it was something fancy. The sheriff listened to a CB. But the book itself kinda drug on and on. I've read better by Lutz.
August 6, 2012
Not sure about this book. Interesting plot leaves u with questions
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