"To Whom It May Concern" was first published in 2006 by Amazon.com as one of the series of e-books known as Amazon Shorts. The series went out of print in 2009. Dark Matter Press is proud to present this new print edition of Bob MacKenzie's experimental mystery story for fans and collectors alike. "To Whom It May Concern" is a mystery story that explores spontaneous human combustion, connecting it to magic and the supernatural while suggesting there may be a genetic predisposition to spontaneous human combustion that is passed from generation to generation. Follow the police detectives as they follow the clues to the mysterious death of one young man. Reviewed by Anne B. for Readers Favorite MacKenzie leaves the readers with a sense of uncertainty, fear of the unknown, and questioning their own reasoning. Not all writers are capable of leaving a reader disturbed by just mere words. This story tells the readers just enough to allow their imagination to take over. readersfavorite.com/review/5715 Reviewed by Richard Marcus for Blogcritics Bob MacKenzie has not only created an intriguing mystery story, he has found a way to alter the conventions of storytelling in such a manner that the audience is pulled deeper into the material than normal. blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-to-whom-it-may/ "To Whom It May Concern" is an experimental project and so breaks many of the rules of traditional mystery stories and perhaps of storytelling itself.  The unique subject matter of this story seemed to cry out for something different as the unique world through which the various characters pass. On the other hand, the various elements and styles of this story are drawn from my lifetime of eclectic reading.  Like a crow, I have gathered in all the shiny bits then reassembled them into something wholly my own.  While I may have selfishly written this story for my own enjoyment, I do hope that readers will find "To Whom It May Concern" intriguing and an interesting read. "To Whom It May Concern" is an exploration of the concept of spontaneous human combustion and the idea that there may be a genetic factor that is passed from generation to generation. The subject of spontaneous human combustion has long fascinated me, as has magic and the supernatural. From a young age, I was also reading about out of body and near-death experiences. When I was about six or seven, I met a young girl aged about twelve who had a large pet crow. In a coal-blackened back shed, she had the crow do tricks and she performed rudimentary magic, including lighting a candle and passing her hand through the flame. I never saw this girl again. At some point, all of these elements came together and I sat down to write "To Whom it May Concern." Canadian author and arts journalist Bob MacKenzie has been writing prose fiction, poetry, arts criticism, and songs since 1965. Reflection, his first book of poetry, was published in 1965. Bob has published poetry in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, journals and anthologies in Canada, The United States, and worldwide; has, with noted Canadian printmaker G. Brender a Brandis, published five prints of his poems as signed and numbered limited edition prints and The Little Song, a signed and numbered limited edition book; has published/broadcast arts commentary in local, regional, and national Canadian media; and has, with the performance group Poem de Terre, had seven releases of spoken word and songs, including War & Love (2006). Bob is the only Canadian poet (one of only two in North America) for whom an art gallery has devoted an entire visual-arts exhibition to his work and possibly the only poet to have artist-versions of his poetry in Canada Council's National Art Bank and has won numerous awards for poetry, prose, and scripts, including a prestigious Ontario Arts Council Grant. Bob's most recent novel is "Ghost Shadow: Unfinished Sins", a Payge Turner Thriller, available at amazon.com and other fine book sellers