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December 28, 2023
Murder on the Harz Mountain Railway is now available from Amazon !
In the years immediately following the Second World War, tensions between the East and West mounted with each passing day. No city experienced the pressure cooker that was the Cold War, like the divided city of Berlin.
The stage is set for an international conflict when two dead bodies are found on the inner border, one in East Germany and the other in West Germany. One body is an American and the other an East German.
Faced with the need to defuse the situation, FBI Agent Nelson Paine is sent to Berlin to represent the Allies’ interests in the investigation. Gunther Schmidt, Paine’s Stasi counterpart, is also assigned to the problematic case.
Both sides have agendas that must be protected, making uncovering the truth complicated.
Somewhere between the beautiful, snow-covered forests of the Harz Mountains and the paranoid hustle and bustle of a divided Berlin lies the truth.
Can Paine find the killer and deliver justice for the victims in a part of the world where justice is too often only a word?
Get a copy of Murder on the Harz Mountain Railway and find out!
March 28, 2021
Murder On The San Juan Express Hits Number One On Amazon!
It’s always a bit scary when you launch a new series and character. While it’s not quite the same, it is a bit like sending your child out in the world and hoping everyone likes your child.
I’m excited to share the fact that Murder on the San Juan Express was liked well enough to hit Number One on Amazon Kindle in the category of Railroad Fiction!
Murder on the San Juan Express is available in Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon. It is also available as an eBook from the following online eBook retailers.
March 7, 2021
Posting Amazon Reviews: It’s Easier Now!
If you as a reader love a book or are a fan of a particular author, one of the best ways to support the book or author is by leaving glowing reviews on Amazon.
In communicating with a wide range of readers over the years I have learned a few reasons why readers don’t leave reviews even though they loved the book or are a fan of the author.
The first reason most commonly given by readers is “I’m not good at writing things. I don’t know what to write.”
Another common reasons is “I don’t know how to write a book review. It’s not like reviewing a toy or electronic device.”
If you’ve ever experienced either of these reasons I have great news for you! Leaving a book review on Amazon is now super easy!
Amazon now allows readers to provided customer feedback in one of two ways. Readers can still write reviews. What has changed is readers can now leave “ratings” in lieu of a review!
The rating is based on how many stars a reader wants to assign a book. The rating is averaged into the star average for the book. Let’s say a book has 75 ratings/reviews that average out to 4.5 stars. That source of the star ratings to determine that average could be 62 reviews and 23 ratings. The reviews are posted in the same manner as always. The ratings are only averaged into the star average for the product review.
This simple change will allow more readers to support their favorite author with ease!
So, what does this mean for the readers who read my stories? Please, take a moment to leave a rating if you feel uncomfortable writing reviews. I LOVE 5-STAR reviews but will settle for an honest and fair review.
I hope this information encourages readers to leave ratings/reviews on books they love on the Amazon site.
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Dead Silent Earns USA Today Best Seller Status!
The Dead Silent Box Set, an anthology of 18 crime, mystery, and thriller stories earned USA Today Best-Selling status! My contribution to the Anthology, A Matter of Vengeance, introduces my new protagonist, James Benoit, “Heat” Heatley, a private investigator who works out of Houston, Texas.
Dead Silent is still currently on sale for $9.99 and is available from Amazon on Kindle Unlimited.
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January 20, 2021
Dead Silent Earns Four Number One Rankings In It’s First Day on Sale!
Dead Silent the Box Set hit Number One in four categories:
New Releases in Noir Crime
Best Sellers in Noir Crime
New Releases in Heist Crime
New Releases in Fiction Anthology
For a limited time you can still get a box set for just .99 cents! The price will go up to $9.99 on January 25th, 2021.
The post Dead Silent Earns Four Number One Rankings In It’s First Day on Sale! first appeared on K.C. Sivils - Author of The Thomas Sullivan Chronicles and Other Stories.January 19, 2021
It’s Here! Dead Silent Is On Sale!
18 authors. 18 stories. Lots of bodies. All for just .99 cents! But hurry, the price will go up to $9.99 on January 25th!
To pick up a copy please click here!
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Dead Silent Box Set Excerpt From A Matter of Vengeance
Talk about a good deal! For just .99 cents you can pick up a box set from 18 best selling authors containing 18 stories. What a great way to discover new authors!
Dead Silent is available for pre-order from your favorite ebook retailer. It will go on sale on January 19th, 2021.
Click Here to buy a copy now at the low price of .99 cents.
To read the excerpt from A Matter of Vengeance please click here.
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September 26, 2020
Interview With The Creator of The Street Games Series, L.K. Hill
I’m excited to add L.K. Hill to the list of authors being interviewed. She’s another of the authors in the 18 author omnibus box set of mysteries and thrillers titled Dead Silent.
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To read the interview, just click here, or you can go to the interview page.
On sale January 19, 2021, Dead Silent is available now for pre-order at the super low price of .99 cents!
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September 11, 2020
Interview With Voice ACtor/Narrator Todd Menesses
With audiobooks becoming more popular, its not just the authors who make enjoying books possible, the talent pool now must included talented voice actors who bring the written story to life.
One such talented voice actor is professional narrator Todd Menesses. I had the good fortune of having narrate one of my stories, Friends in Low Places, the first of five books in the Capital City Character series.
Todd was recently gracious enough to give up some of his time to be interviewed. To read that interview click here.
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September 2, 2020
Interview of With Author Greta Davis
Greta Boris is the author of the Seven Deadly Sins mystery series. Ordinary women. Unexpected Evil. A series of standalone novels of psychological suspense that exposes the dark side of sunny Southern California.
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She’s a popular conference speaker and the Amazon Kindle bestselling nonfiction author of The Wine and Chocolate Workout – Sip, Savor, and Strengthen for a Healthier Life. And co-author with Megan Haskell of PUBLISH: Take Charge of Your Author Career.
Click Here to read the interview.
Ms. Boris is one of the eighteen authors in the mystery thriller box set Deadly Silent, due for release on January 21, 2021.
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To pre-order a copy for just .99 cents click here!
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