I know the author through the Mystery Writer's of America and I read this book and loved it because I am a skiier and that helps highlight the enjoyment of "The Chartreuse Clue". A great read. R.L. Van Ausdall

I have just finished reading William F. DeVault's "Love Gods of a Forgotten Religion" and have an issue to take.

It is not long enough. That is not to say that what he gives is not incredible, but I want more. More of the passion, the eloquence, the fire that he gives in works such as "release" and "the patchwork skirt of my love", which won the Poem of the Year for 2001 in the Preditors and Editors Readers Poll. (He won "Poet of the Year for 2001" in the same voting, creaming the crop of spoken word artists who merely pose at poetry.)

Read this book, online at iUniverse.com if you must, then buy it. That way, when your grandchildren need help with their American Lit homework forty years from now, you'll be able to help them...as this author is going to be influencing the way the world looks at poetry and these times for a long, long time to come.

I first met Robert Smith while serving a mission for the LDS church in Albuquerque. He is a great guy. I bought an autographed copy of his first book when I left and I have been hooked ever since. Rob is a gifted writer with a creative flair for metaphor. If you are frustrated with the trashy humor taking over out there, then read this book and all of his others. If you love small towns, live in one or know somebody from hickville, this is for you. If you are Mormon, or if you even know any Mormons, you'll love it.