E.Michael Helms's Blog: Michael's Musings, page 10

THE CLOCK IS TICKING!

The sand in the hourglass is rapidly emptying for the DEADLY CATCH giveaway!
Named as A Barnes & Noble Top Ten Mystery for November, and Library Journal's Debut Mystery of the Month. Click on the book's thumbnail and you'll be forwarded to the DEADLY CATCH page where you can sign up to win an autographed copy. GOOD LUCK TO ONE AND ALL!!!

ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT!!

Only two days left to enter the giveaway for DEADLY CATCH, Library Journal's Mystery Debut of the Month for November!
Click on the book's thumbnail and it will take you to the page to enter. Good luck to all!

DEADLY CATCH NAMED LIBRARY JOURNAL DEBUT OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER!!!

DEBUT OF THE MONTH!

Orange Review Star -- Mystery Reviews November 1, 2013 Helms, E. Michael. Deadly Catch: A Mac McClellan Mystery. Seventh St. Bks: Prometheus. Nov. 2013. 200p. ISBN 9781616148676. pap. $15.95; ebk. ISBN 9781616148683.

Looking for purpose in his life, the newly retired and divorced Mac McClellan goes on a fishing vacation in the Florida Panhandle. Wouldn’t you know it, he snags a corpse. A few days later, someone plants a bag of marijuana on his boat. Surprised to be considered a suspect, Mac weighs his options and figures he’d better protect his interests and find out who killed young Maddie Harper and her fiancé, Brett Barfield (his body is found later). Neither the local sheriff nor the city police chief strike Mac as trustworthy, but Kate Bell, a local businesswoman, might fit the bill. VERDICT: This debut from a Vietnam War memoirist (The Proud Bastards) will resonate with retired military, boomers, and all Florida crime fiction fans. Although the plotline is perhaps too familiar, Helms’s love of his novel’s setting, and his engaging first-person narrative and internal musings suggest a winning new series is under way.

DEADLY CATCH CHOSEN AS A BARNES & NOBLE TOP 10 MYSTERY PICK FOR NOVEMBER!

Whoopee! DEADLY CATCH, the first book of my Mac McClellan Mystery series, has been chosen as a Top Ten Mystery pick by Barnes and Noble for November!

DEADLY CATCH also just received a STARRED REVIEW from Library Journal!

Don't forget to enter the giveaway for an autographed copy which runs through November 12, the official "launch date."
Click on the "Deadly Catch" thumbnail which will take you to the book's page where you can enter the giveaway. Good Luck!!

NEW GIVEAWAY!!! DEADLY CATCH: A McClellan Mystery

From November 1 through November 12 my first Mac McClellan Mystery, DEADLY CATCH, is up for giveaway. If you enjoy mysteries with a little humor thrown into the mix, I believe you'll enjoy DEADLY CATCH.

Sign up now to win one of two autographed copies of DEADLY CATCH. Thanks, and GOOD LUCK to all!!!

FINAL DAY FOR GIVEAWAY!!!

The sands of time are quickly running through the hourglass for the giveaway of THE PROUD BASTARDS. Sign up ASAP for a chance to win a free autographed copy!

GOOD LUCK ONE AND ALL!!!

THREE MORE DAYS UNTIL GIVEAWAY!

Just a reminder that the giveaway for autographed copies of THE PROUD BASTARDS ends on October 31. If you haven't already entered, please click on the book's thumbnail to sign up. Thanks to all who've entered, and here's wishing you GOOD LUCK!

ANOTHER BOOK DEAL!!!

I just signed a contract with Stairway Press for my literary novel, "The Private War of Corporal Henson." "Private War" is a semi- autobiographical novel, and is a fictional sequel to my Vietnam memoir, "The Proud Bastards" (Simon & Schuster).

Look for it sometime in 2014. I'll be conducting a giveaway for autographed copies when it's released.

OF BLOOD AND BROTHERS FEATURED in BTS MAGAZINE!

Check out the URL below. Nice feature on OF BLOOD AND BROTHERS: BOOK ONE.

http://issuu.com/btsemag/docs/october...#

AUTHOR'S COPIES HAVE ARRIVED!

My newest baby arrived yesterday! It was quite a gestation period from conception to birth, but I've finally been able to hold my latest progeny in my arms (or hands, to be more specific). But alas, the nest will soon be empty once again as DEADLY CATCH: A MAC MCCLELLAN MYSTERY, leaves the warm protection of home and embarks on life's journey in what can be a cold, cruel world. I can only hope and pray that wherever my baby travels, he will find warm hearts and open arms. Bon voyage, my child!

(Sniff, sniff.)