Bonegrinder

By John Lutz,

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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…

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1 author picked Bonegrinder as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I ordered this 1977 horror novel for free download from an e-book distributor on a lark and received a satisfying surprise. In Bonegrinder, veteran St. Louis mystery author John Lutz introduced me to a monster different from the normal run of zombies, werewolves, or vampires.

I had encountered a similar monster once before in my literary travels, as a kid in the 1950s watching the television series “Cheyenne.” So, I had suspicions about the Bonegrinder before Lutz ultimately unveiled it near the end of the book. But I enjoyed the search.

Set in the Missouri Ozarks, the book follows…

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