I had never heard of Crouch before picking this book off the shelf but after finishing it, I'm definitely going to track down Desert Places and anything else Crouch has written. I like the fast paced style of Crouch and the graphic details he goes into along with the fact he's not afraid to kill off characters. And who didn't feel a slight bit if satisfaction with Luther's response to bad customer service from Daniel at Wal-Mart, bad service which is becoming more and more frequent everywhere these days.In Locked Doors successful writer Andrew Thomas is living life in the remote wilderness on the run from the authorities after being framed for multiple murders. Luther Kite also wants to track Andrew down to reap his vengeance so sets out killing and abducting those Andrew was close to in an attempt to draw him out. One of the best books I've read in years.