"With nine thrillers to his name — including five No. 1 bestsellers with James Patterson — Purchase's Andrew Gross is a master at crafting riveting reads.But with his latest novel, "Eyes Wide Open," released today by Harper Collins, Gross ventures into new territory. It's a departure from his popular Ty Hauck series and, for the first time, he creates an intricate tale by drawing upon two real-life events: the death of his troubled young nephew and a chilling encounter more than 40 years ago with Charles Manson."
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And also here for an essay on "the making of" at Amazon.com:
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/harper/pdf/june/EyesWideOpen._V179084749_.pdf