Mark J. Keenan

At 11:40 PM on New Years Eve, I was reading. My wife was next to me on the couch catching Pokemon, my 19 year old son was having a snooze and my 14 year old boy was making an Indiana Jones costume. A Robbie Williams concert was on the TV. It wasn't much of a party scene but it was a great way to end the year. We had enjoyed a wonderful day strolling the markets and walking in the forest, capping it off with a great pub meal. We all went outside at midnight to watch the firewo

Harper Grayson had seen lots of people burn on TV, everyone had, but the first person she saw burn for real was in the playground behind the school. Pow! Joe Hill has an ability to grab your attention from the get-go, I found that out when I read Horns earlier this year which, for me, has one of the most interesting first pages I have ever read. The starting line to The Fireman piques your interest immediately; people are burning, lots of them, it's all over TV. . . as a read