Hello, there! I'm Todd Rivers. No doubt, you know me best for my work on Darkplace, a 1980's horror filled hospital drama that has only recently been released. As I'm sure you can imagine, working on Darkplace was a wild and exciting period of time in my life. My after hours activities with Dean Learner are legendary! They are also a matter of police record and I prefer not to dwell on the past.
How do I get my kicks these day? Live theater, that's how. As a matter of fact, I'm doing a wonderfully wacky interpretation of "Noises Off!" We all wear cockamamie hats! It's madness. Sure, there are some snobs out there who say dinner theater isn't real theater but I say those people are bonkers. Why can't a man feed his belly and his soul at the same time? He fills his tum-tum with roast beef and his mind with Shakespeare. Not that I'm doing Shakespeare. I don't do poofy***** period pieces.
I'm positively thrilled that Garth has written a Darkplace novel. It's a wonderful treat to be able to revisit the magic, as it were. I don't remember a lot about that time in my life but, based on the photos I've seen, I had a hell of a time. People ask me all the time if I read Garth's novels. The sad truth is, he writes his novels faster than I, or any of his fans, can read them. I did read this book though and it is an absolute corker. He really takes time to explore the characters. We learn so much in the novel. I, for one, had no idea that Lucian Sanchez was Hispanic. I almost wish someone had told me at the time. Perhaps I could have put on an accent.
With Love and Sincerity,
Todd Rivers
Publisher's notes from Dean Learner
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