Cato's Book: A Christmas Present?

Cato · July 05, 2024, 03:38:56 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 05, 2024, 03:24:44 PMIt just occurs to me that my PT has a daughter of an age which is the book's prime demographic. A gift copy is in order.

Yes, and thank you again!

The action takes place in an American public high school, so teenagers are invited to read the book as well, along with talented 7th or 8th Graders!

Karl Henning · July 06, 2024, 01:18:57 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 05, 2024, 03:24:44 PMIt just occurs to me that my PT has a daughter of an age which is the book's prime demographic. A gift copy is in order.

Ka-ching!

Cato · July 06, 2024, 04:43:50 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 06, 2024, 01:18:57 PMKa-ching!

Thank you again for spreading the word!

Karl Henning · July 06, 2024, 05:09:24 PM

Quote from: Cato on July 06, 2024, 04:43:50 PMThank you again for spreading the word!

A pleasure to beat the drum for a book I enjoy so much, and repeatedly.

DavidW · July 07, 2024, 08:13:55 AM

I thought I would read the individual stories separately. But then I discovered that they were more like chapters in the same story!

Karl Henning · July 07, 2024, 01:59:35 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 05, 2024, 02:34:33 PMand on to Dial Emma for Murder.

Flew through that one! And so now: Hex High School.

DavidW · July 07, 2024, 02:14:39 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 07, 2024, 01:59:35 PMFlew threw that one! And so now: Hex High School.

We are in the same place then, I just finished Dial Emma for Murder.

Cato · July 07, 2024, 02:48:21 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 07, 2024, 01:59:35 PMFlew threw that one! And so now: Hex High School.

Quote from: DavidW on July 07, 2024, 02:14:39 PMWe are in the same place then, I just finished Dial Emma for Murder.

I hope the excitement is building, although Karl undoubtedly remembers how things end!

DavidW · July 08, 2024, 11:16:34 AM

I finished it. This is like if Terry Pratchett were to write a high school murder mystery. It is primarily funny, witty, and clever. But, also it was a good mystery. I didn't see the true killer until it was too late.

Cato · July 08, 2024, 04:11:43 PM

Quote from: DavidW on July 08, 2024, 11:16:34 AMI finished it. This is like if Terry Pratchett were to write a high school murder mystery. It is primarily funny, witty, and clever. But, also it was a good mystery. I didn't see the true killer until it was too late.

Many thanks for the nice review and for reading! 😇

To be honest, I did not see the true killer either, until I was approaching the climax!

Karl Henning · July 08, 2024, 04:15:32 PM

Quote from: DavidW on July 08, 2024, 11:16:34 AMI finished it. This is like if Terry Pratchett were to write a high school murder mystery. It is primarily funny, witty, and clever. But, also it was a good mystery. I didn't see the true killer until it was too late.

Very cool. Delighted that you enjoyed it so!

Karl Henning · July 12, 2024, 04:06:18 PM

I allowed myself to be distracted (days of Things Like Bliss) but last night and today I burned through Hex High School. Witty, a teenager who is both a wise-acre and emotionally invested in righting a fallen schoolmate, and whose curiosity leads them into risk.

Cato · October 11, 2024, 08:52:22 AM

Consider A Diary Found at Lynchburg for a Halloween treat guaranteed not to involve diabetes or a dentist three months later! 😇

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 12, 2024, 04:06:18 PM... last night and today I burned through Hex High School. Witty, a teenager who is both a wise-acre and emotionally invested in righting a fallen schoolmate, and whose curiosity leads them into risk.

Quote from: DavidW on July 08, 2024, 11:16:34 AMI finished it. This is like if Terry Pratchett were to write a high school murder mystery. It is primarily funny, witty, and clever. But, also it was a good mystery. I didn't see the true killer until it was too late.

Here is the link to the book on Amazon with a recent 5-star review:

A Diary Found at Lynchburg

Cato · November 05, 2024, 02:23:11 AM

Quote from: Cato on November 26, 2023, 04:44:31 PMSome years ago, I wrote a series of three short novels designed for ages 12 and up.

They are now available in one volume for 1/3rd the price!

A Diary Found at Lynchburg is a satire on American life focused on a high school bewitched by a murder mystery.

Narrated by an unknown student of eccentric intelligence, the story is at turns intriguing, humorous, sarcastic, dramatic, and of course mysterious, everything one would want in a mystery novel!

You undoubtedly would like to give the gift of Reading to many people: your support would be greatly appreciated.

The trilogy (Why Begins With W, Dial Emma for Murder, Hex High School), when it was three separate books, had only 5-star reviews

To order:

https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Found-at-Lynchburg/dp/0999521497/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Diary+Found+at+Lynchburg&qid=1701048926&sr=8-1

In America these days, when Halloween is over, it is CHRISTMAS SEASON!!!

From the review of this one-volume edition:

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I found it very appealing that the self-appointed detective in this unusual murder mystery is a 14-year-old high school freshman, and maybe that is because I am raising a 14-year-old right now.

This age group can be brilliantly observant and annoyingly dense at the same time, but then again, they probably say the same thing about parents and teachers. The author understands high schools and those who populate them very well.

The story holds many surprises and insights. I loved the many zingers and the philosophizing. "Not knowing how the story ends, not knowing how your life is part of that story: that's the worst thing about life..." Indeed.

A clever page-turner.

Karl Henning · November 05, 2024, 06:43:07 AM

Great review, congrats!