Mr. Byrnes on Jekyll and Hyde


The Gravelight Press edition of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is getting terrific reviews. Sure, we can credit some of this to Stevenson’s classic tale of duality, but what really seems to be drawing the attention of readers is the introduction by Jeffrey D. Keeten. It seems like everywhere we look, it’s “Keeten this…” and “Keeten that…” It’s enough to make hard-working gravelighter feel like a second-string pallbearer at best.

The latest such review is by Will Byrnes, a name that, like Keeten’s, should be well known to anyone who reads reviews on Goodreads; based on his stats there are quite a lot of you. Mr. Byrnes provides his own insights and backgrounds on Jekyll and Hyde, so much so that that we considered nixing Keeten’s review and replacing it with Will’s. But since we know Jeffrey spent a lot of time writing a very thoughtful and well researched introduction, we’ll probably leave it intact. Which is, actually, good news for you, particularly if you’ve yet to read Stevenson’s novella. So go check out Will’s review either on Goodreads or at Coot’s Reviews, and then pick up a copy of the Gravelight edition, available on Amazon and at the online store of our parent company, Devil’s Party Press. In addition to Mr. Keeten’s introduction, it features a bonus story not found in any other edition. We think you’ll like it very much.

Halloween Party ’23

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Guest editor | Halloween Party ’23

by Jeffrey Keeten

Did you know that Jeffrey Keeten is one of the top reviewers on Goodreads? He became interested in DPP books a few years back, and has since partnered with us on many projects, including writing short stories for us, and introducing Halloween Party ’21.

For Halloween Party ’23 Jeffrey is acting as guest editor. He’s reviewing all the entries and picking those that will get published as well as curating the flow of the work within the book.

One thing that’s always captivated me about Jeffrey’s reviews is that they go well-beyond “I like it/I didn’t like it.” He often researches the author, and has read other works by the same writer, and will do a deep dive into the whole canon. Here’s a sample review from Keeten on The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.

Take one look at the in-depth review and you can see why we’re incredibly grateful to have this gifted reviewer and editor and author on the HP team. Thanks Jeffrey! We can’t wait to see what you do with HP ’23.

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