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Article: Man of mystery; Author C.J. West charts his own path.(PEOPLE)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- October 12, 2007
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Byline: Pamela H. Sacks
Mystery surrounds C.J. West.
He's not even C.J. West. That's a pen name. He prefers not to reveal his true moniker. This inclination most likely comes naturally to an author who embeds code in his mystery thrillers.
Two years ago, West published his first book, "Sin and Vengeance," with two messages hidden in the text. He has scattered codes in the bio on his Web site, 22wb.com, and in the e-mails and newsletters he sends to his readers. He challenges them to break the codes, which contain clues to the ciphers in his book.
West says - mysteriously - that the messages are dedications to someone in his past.
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