Matt Raynaud Raynaud itibaren Rochlitz, Germany
(From my Letter to the author) My complaint is that Owl Killers kept me up until 3 am this morning. At nearly 69, I am not accustomed to keeping such late hours, but I simply could not put it down! I feel quite fortunate to have come to Owl Killers (albeit by accident) with 30+ years' work as an academic librarian, a life time of voracious reading centered on historical fiction and autobiography, a quality education, and a friend who is a medievalist. I suppose, I was just waiting for your books to find their way to me. After I read the front flap of Owl Killers I laughed and thought of my friend in San Francisco who is a béguine! [Lillian Kaiser '53, BMC folks] I appreciate the historical accuracy, the attention to detail (character and location), the pre-chapter snippets referring to the customs and celebrations of the period,the vivid ethnographic quality of the mass of Owl Killers that is not story line. I was truly engrossed: skimming was not possible. The way you have written it, with numerous narrators, keeps the reader engaged and attentive to detail (e. g., " 'sauvegarde', a place of refuge" in the first 75 pages, and Healing Martha's "gar... gar"[don;t want to give anything away here] much later on).
Stephen King says: "Gangsters, a silent but heroic drifter, and one whopper of a hurricane. How can you go wrong?" July 2011 EW Summer Reading list. Koryta is such a great writer; I will definitely continue to read his stuff! This book was relentless, and I was on the edge of my seat all the way through; so anxious about Arlen and Paul and Rebecca. I wanted them to just get out of Corridor County and make tracks! I like the supernatural twist, too. It didn't overwhelm the story; just added a bit of spice and intrigue.