Mindblower

I normally consider myself a literature man, I generally want to feel that my life is better for having read a book. I try to avoid lightweight fiction although I have occasionally read a Patricia Cornwell and even succumbed to reading "The Da Vinci Code". On a recent visit to Amazon I saw a book called "The Game" by Mandasue Heller http://tinyurl.com/25swyj and my instincts told me to avoid it. However, I read the reader reviews and I went ahead and purchased it.
Well, the book duly arrived and do I not regret ordering it. Mandasue Heller sets her books in grimy Manchester, the city my father was born and bred in, and she writes in a real-life style reminiscent of Roddy Doyle or Irvine Welsh. This book is a mindblower, it is not a thriller and but the plot is enthralling.
It is always nice to find a new author work I can devour. I just wonder how many other brilliant writers like this are currently off my radar screen.