THE MAN BURNS TONIGHT
"This wild and completely uninhibited read is for those who
like plenty of adventure in their tales and who can keep an open
mind to experiences that don't exactly follow the norm. So if
this describes you, then buckle up and prepare yourself for one
hell of a crazy madcap ride. Cortez takes the reader through the
inside out world that is Burning Man and makes it a delight, a
challenge, and just plain good fun. Feeling an awful lot like
an adult version of Alice in Wonderland, this very skewed look
at life is humorous and highly intoxicating.all providing for
a grandly entertaining read that comes highly rated."
-- New Mystery Reader
"The Man Burns Tonight is
a wonderfully written book that will capture your complete interest
as it introduces you to the unique outlook, rules, sayings and
lifestyles of the awe-inspiring and sometimes baffling dedicated
people who flock to the Burning Man Festival every year. I was
astounded at how much this book tempts the reader to see the festival
for themselves. Read it; it's a remarkable book about extraordinary
people in a unique location."
-- Reviewing the Evidence
"The Man Burns Tonight is
a terrific innocent in trouble thriller that uses the Black Rock
City Burning Man event to provide a delightful somewhat weird
backdrop. The story line is driven by the eccentric cast (pink
Darth Vader costume - need I say more), but held together by a
misplaced on the lam Dex."
-- Harriet Klausner
"A top-notch thriller--lean, mean, and scary as hell!"
-- Jonathan Nasaw
"THE CLOSER is a graphic
and brutal novel of a lost man who climbs into the lion's den
in order to find meaning in his dead life, hoping to one day make
a difference. With each killing he does he continues to lose a
piece of himself until there is nothing left. It is there where
he is vulnerable. It is an interesting proposition. With the book's
twists and turns, anything goes. Will he succumb? Will he finish
his quest or just die? One way to know and I ain't tellin'. Pick
this book if you dare."
-- Reviewing the Evidence
"This is a very interesting
and well thought out novel about someone becoming a serial killer.
It is well plotted and full of interesting ideas and plenty of
action. It's not too often a good psychological thriller comes
along and this is one of the best I've read in a long time. Pick
this one up and be on the lookout for more to come from Donn Cortez."
-- Baryon Magazine 96
Donn took 3rd place in the 2005 Daphne DuMaurier contest in the category of best published mainstream mystery/suspense for his novel, The Closer.