K. A. Merson is a vaguely reclusive writer who lives in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, along with a patient spouse, a malevolent boxer dog, and an Airstream trailer.
The author's new novel is The Language of the Birds.
At CrimeReads Merson tagged six favorite puzzle novels, including:
The Raw Shark Texts by Stephen HallRead about another puzzle novel on the list.
Several years ago, I was taking a creative writing course and working on The Language of the Birds, when one of the instructorssaid that my work reminded them of The Raw Shark Texts. Clearly, I had to read it. And I loved it. Few books can tackle hefty topics such as memory, identity, and grief while doing so with such a unique storyline. A cat-and-mouse hunting expedition for a voracious memory-eating predator, this funny, emotional, page-turning thriller is equal parts Stephen King, Michael Crichton, and Franz Kafka. Conceptually brilliant, The Raw Shark Texts was Steven Hall’s first novel and won the Borders Original Voices Award, the Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
The Raw Shark Texts is among Jim Bob's top ten illustrated books for adults.
--Marshal Zeringue
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