Odd Lot
Stories to Chill the Heart

In any storytelling, but especially in fantasy/horror, there is one thing that is critically important if you want to have your toenails curl and leave holes in your bedspread from gripping it convulsively when reading before sleep. It is that you have to care about the characters or else who cares what happens to them. Steve Burt is a master at creating real folks, folks you like, folks you want to scream at so they don't go into that dark room alone.

Couple that with an imagination that won't quit and a storytelling style that grabs you by the shirt front and pulls you in, and you'd better fasten your seatbelt before reading Odd Lot. Because you're in for a heck of a ride!

• 2002 Benjamin Franklin Award (silver), Best Mystery/Suspense Book
• 2002 ForeWord Magazine Honorable Mention, Best Horror Book
• Honorable Mention, 2002 Writer's Digest Best Self-Published Genre Fiction Book
• 6 Honorable Mentions in Year's Best Fantasy & Horror
• 2003 Poisoned Pen Mystery Readers' List

"Steve Burt's work keeps you guessing with a savvy blend of unusual characters and unexpected situations. Just when you think you have the story cornered, you'll find it's sneaked up and gripped you by the back of the neck instead."
— Bill Hughes, editor, DREAD magazine