J. A. Konrath: "The List"

An action-packed, humorous, mystery-thriller, "The List" by J. A Konrath was a pleasant surprise. The pivotal character, Tom Modrowski, a Chicago detective, in the course of a murder investigation learns that the victim has a number tattooed on his heal just as he does. He and the victim are on a list of people with a similar tattoo, and thus begins his bizarre adventure with a group of "characters."

But do not look for this book in your local bookstore. Since it is available only in Kindle format, one can download it from Amazon for $1.99. Mr. Konrath has been quite successful selling his work in this way which allows him complete control of all aspects of the process including details of cover design and type face. Apparently, he has sold 30K ebooks in the last 11 months.

Although certain aspects of the plot require one to "go along for the sake of a good story," I downloaded another of his works before I finished reading "The List."