About this item
When friends Rob, Liam, Mia, and Galen gather for a weekend of fun deep in the forest, one is hiding a lie and not everyone will live to find out which one it is.
About the Author
My name is Brent Hartinger, and I live to write.
For the last twenty years, I have made my living writing just about everything that involves words: novels, screenplays, plays, web content, even greeting cards. These days, I write in lots of genres in many different mediums.
I love mysteries and thrillers, and one of my latest projects is a dark and edgy gay teen book -- part horror, part puzzle box thriller -- called THREE TRUTHS AND A LIE (Simon & Schuster) . It was just nominated for an Edgar Award, which is the mystery genre's top honor.
I'm also the author of a number of books featuring a gay character named Russel Middlebrook, as well as his collection of quirky friends, as they try to make sense out of love and life. I tried to give these books a lot of heart and humor.
The first book about Russel, my 2003 young adult novel GEOGRAPHY CLUB, was adapted as a feature film in 2013, starring Scott Bakula, Ana Gasteyer, and Nikki Blonsky (and the movie is now being developed as a TV series) . One of the book's sequels won the Lambda Award.
The latest of these books is THE OTTO DIGMORE DIFFERENCE, the first book in a new stand-alone series for adults, The Otto Digmore Series, about one of Russel's friends.
The next most recent books are Russel Middlebrook: the Futon Years, also a stand-alone series and also for adults:
* THE THING I DIDN'T KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW (book #1)
* BAREFOOT IN THE CITY OF BROKEN DREAMS (book #2)
* THE ROAD TO AMAZING (book #3)
Finally, I first wrote about Russel in a young adult series, for teens and adults, called The Russel Middlebrook Series.
In order, the books in The Russel Middlebrook Series are:
* GEOGRAPHY CLUB (book #1)
* THE ORDER OF THE POISON OAK (book #2)
* DOUBLE FEATURE: ATTACK OF THE SOUL-SUCKING BRAIN ZOMBIES/BRIDE OF THE SOUL-SUCKING BRAIN ZOMBIES (book #3)
* THE ELEPHANT OF SURPRISE (book #4)
* TWO THOUSAND POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH (a free short story)
For the record, I try hard to write books that people like to read. The most frequent comment I get from readers is that my books are "page-turners," which makes me very happy, because that is exactly what I want them to be. If I had to describe my own books, I would say, "Strong central concept, strong plot, strong character and voice." (I may not always succeed in creating these things, but they're what I always strive for.)
Brent HartingerMy biggest complaint with books I hate is that they don't get to the point (or, worse, they don't have a point!) . I get frustrated that so many books have a cliche or overdone central concept, or that they're all atmosphere and world-building (or "beautiful language" or "voice" in the case of some literary novels) with no real story.
