If you try reading a new (to you) author, you may be pleasantly surprised, or you may be disappointed, but it’s certainly something you should do to get out of your reading rut. I have recently read two books by new authors, Jane Haddam and Linwood Barclay. Haddam’s Cheating at Solitaire was a disappointment to me. Liking the game solitaire, I was looking forward to a good book. However, after getting more than half-way through it, I found little reason to continue. Barclay’s No Time for Goodbye, on the other hand, kept my attention from the very first page and kept me guessing as to what happened, until the answer was finally revealed.
Feel free to share your experiences with any new authors you have read.