R. Barri Flowers's Blog, page 18
October 11, 2013
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October 10, 2013
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Join me! @RBarriFlowers
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September 18, 2013
MURDER OF A STAR QUARTERBACK: The Tragic Tale of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi
From R. Barri Flowers, award winning criminologist and internationally bestselling author of THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS 1 and 2, comes a gripping new true crime short, MURDER OF A STAR QUARTERBACK: The Tragic Tale of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi.
In this mesmerizing tale of a sports legend, infidelity, jealousy, money, and desperation, former NFL star quarterback Steve McNair and his attractive young lover Sahel Kazemi embark on a dangerous affair in Nashville that leaves both dead on the 4th of July in 2009.
Included is a complete bonus true crime short, MURDER IN MISSION HILL: The Disturbing Tale of Carol Stuart and Charles Stuart. The Boston couple’s once happy marriage ends up in murder and suicide, with the race card being played in a calculated attempt to get away with cold blooded murder.
An added bonus is excerpts from R. Barri Flowers international bestselling true crime short, MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY and true crime book, THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS.
MURDER OF A STAR QUARTERBACK is in eBook and soon audio.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murde...
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Star-Qua...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
http://youtu.be/IFuD21YFgTA
In this mesmerizing tale of a sports legend, infidelity, jealousy, money, and desperation, former NFL star quarterback Steve McNair and his attractive young lover Sahel Kazemi embark on a dangerous affair in Nashville that leaves both dead on the 4th of July in 2009.
Included is a complete bonus true crime short, MURDER IN MISSION HILL: The Disturbing Tale of Carol Stuart and Charles Stuart. The Boston couple’s once happy marriage ends up in murder and suicide, with the race card being played in a calculated attempt to get away with cold blooded murder.
An added bonus is excerpts from R. Barri Flowers international bestselling true crime short, MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY and true crime book, THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS.
MURDER OF A STAR QUARTERBACK is in eBook and soon audio.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murde...
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Star-Qua...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
http://youtu.be/IFuD21YFgTA
September 3, 2013
TEEN GHOST AT DEAD LAKE (A Young Adult Haunted House Mystery
From award winning mystery writer R. Barri Flowers, the bestselling author of teen novels, GHOST GIRL IN SHADOW BAY and COUNT DRACULA’S TEENAGE DAUGHTER, comes his latest young adult haunted house tale, TEEN GHOST AT DEAD LAKE.
When sixteen year old Paige Preston and her mother relocated to Dead Lake, Michigan, they were unaware that a seventeen year old previous resident of their house had killed himself by jumping off a cliff into the lake six months earlier.
But was it really suicide?
Noah Snyder is a ghost. At least he thinks so. Only he's not sure how he died. He recruits the cute Paige to help him get to the bottom of the mystery so he can move on.
Before he died, Noah was the captain of the boys swim team and popular at Dead Lake High School. He had also suffered from depression after losing his father when Noah was just a boy.
Paige, who had initially believed she was dealing with an imposter Noah, is stunned to find that he is a real ghost and that there were more than a few people who may have wanted him dead.
Being attracted to a cute teen ghost is no small feat as Paige tries to adjust to life in a new town and help unravel the mystery of his death. In the process, she soon finds herself in danger as someone wants to keep a deadly secret at all costs.
TEEN GHOST AT DEAD LAKE is in print, eBook, and soon to be audio.
http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Young-Hau...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Young-H...
http://www.amazon.ca/Ghost-Young-Haun...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/teen-...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
See book trailer:
http://youtu.be/g9NmQj2EMNY
When sixteen year old Paige Preston and her mother relocated to Dead Lake, Michigan, they were unaware that a seventeen year old previous resident of their house had killed himself by jumping off a cliff into the lake six months earlier.
But was it really suicide?
Noah Snyder is a ghost. At least he thinks so. Only he's not sure how he died. He recruits the cute Paige to help him get to the bottom of the mystery so he can move on.
Before he died, Noah was the captain of the boys swim team and popular at Dead Lake High School. He had also suffered from depression after losing his father when Noah was just a boy.
Paige, who had initially believed she was dealing with an imposter Noah, is stunned to find that he is a real ghost and that there were more than a few people who may have wanted him dead.
Being attracted to a cute teen ghost is no small feat as Paige tries to adjust to life in a new town and help unravel the mystery of his death. In the process, she soon finds herself in danger as someone wants to keep a deadly secret at all costs.
TEEN GHOST AT DEAD LAKE is in print, eBook, and soon to be audio.
http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Young-Hau...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Young-H...
http://www.amazon.ca/Ghost-Young-Haun...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/teen-...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
See book trailer:
http://youtu.be/g9NmQj2EMNY
May 26, 2013
MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY: The Killing of Mary Phagan 100 Years Later
From award winning criminologist R. Barri Flowers and the bestselling author of THE PICKAXE KILLERS and THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS, comes a powerful new historical true crime short, MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY: The Killing of Mary Phagan 100 Years Later.
On the afternoon of April 26, 1913, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan arrived at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta, Georgia, where she worked, to pick up her paycheck.
The next day, Mary’s bloody, battered, and bruised dead body was found in the basement of the pencil factory, the victim of foul play.
The Jewish-American factory superintendent Leo Frank was arrested, tried, and convicted for the murder in a controversial trial. Frank himself became the victim of a lynch mob, which broke him out of prison and hung.
But was Leo Frank truly guilty of Mary Phagan’s violent death? Or did the real killer get away with cold blooded murder? Read this compelling tale of child murder, anti-Semitism, racism, and legal twists and turns that rival any true crime case today and decide for yourself.
Included is a complete and riveting bonus story from the bestselling true crime book, SERIAL KILLER COUPLES, by R. Barri Flowers, in which ruthless killers Alvin and Judith Neelley abducted thirteen-year-old Lisa Millican in September 1982 from a mall in Rome, Georgia, sexually violated, tortured, and murdered.
An added bonus is an excerpt from the author’s bestselling true crime short, THE PICKAXE KILLERS: Karla Faye Tucker and Daniel Garrett, who brutally murdered two people in a death penalty crime that shocked the nation.
MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY is available in eBook and soon audio. Buy today!
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Pencil-F...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murde...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
http://youtu.be/d6yo9VKlopw
On the afternoon of April 26, 1913, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan arrived at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta, Georgia, where she worked, to pick up her paycheck.
The next day, Mary’s bloody, battered, and bruised dead body was found in the basement of the pencil factory, the victim of foul play.
The Jewish-American factory superintendent Leo Frank was arrested, tried, and convicted for the murder in a controversial trial. Frank himself became the victim of a lynch mob, which broke him out of prison and hung.
But was Leo Frank truly guilty of Mary Phagan’s violent death? Or did the real killer get away with cold blooded murder? Read this compelling tale of child murder, anti-Semitism, racism, and legal twists and turns that rival any true crime case today and decide for yourself.
Included is a complete and riveting bonus story from the bestselling true crime book, SERIAL KILLER COUPLES, by R. Barri Flowers, in which ruthless killers Alvin and Judith Neelley abducted thirteen-year-old Lisa Millican in September 1982 from a mall in Rome, Georgia, sexually violated, tortured, and murdered.
An added bonus is an excerpt from the author’s bestselling true crime short, THE PICKAXE KILLERS: Karla Faye Tucker and Daniel Garrett, who brutally murdered two people in a death penalty crime that shocked the nation.
MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY is available in eBook and soon audio. Buy today!
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Pencil-F...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murde...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
http://youtu.be/d6yo9VKlopw
May 1, 2013
Before He Kills Again: A Veronica Vasquez Thriller
From R. Barri Flowers, award winning crime writer and internationally bestselling author of DARK STREETS OF WHITECHAPEL and KILLER IN THE WOODS, comes a gripping new psychological thriller, BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN: A Veronica Vasquez Thriller.
FBI psychologist and criminal profiler Veronica Vasquez returns to her hometown of Portland, Oregon, to assist police in apprehending a ruthless serial killer dubbed "The Rose Killer," who kills beautiful women in pairs, leaving a rose on top of each corpse.
Heading the investigation is homicide Detective Sergeant Bryan Waldicott, whom Veronica must win over along with the entire task force in proving herself. Since losing her husband three years ago, Veronica had been focused on her work to escape the pain of loneliness and separation. A romance with Waldicott, with issues of his own, complicates things for them both as they try and stop a serial murderer before he kills again.
When she begins to suspect that the new husband of her estranged sister Alexandra could be the killer, Veronica pursues that delicate angle, and in the process becomes targeted herself.
BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN is tense thriller that will keep readers on edge till the very end. In eBook, print, and soon to be audio.
See book trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtKO2v...
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FBI psychologist and criminal profiler Veronica Vasquez returns to her hometown of Portland, Oregon, to assist police in apprehending a ruthless serial killer dubbed "The Rose Killer," who kills beautiful women in pairs, leaving a rose on top of each corpse.
Heading the investigation is homicide Detective Sergeant Bryan Waldicott, whom Veronica must win over along with the entire task force in proving herself. Since losing her husband three years ago, Veronica had been focused on her work to escape the pain of loneliness and separation. A romance with Waldicott, with issues of his own, complicates things for them both as they try and stop a serial murderer before he kills again.
When she begins to suspect that the new husband of her estranged sister Alexandra could be the killer, Veronica pursues that delicate angle, and in the process becomes targeted herself.
BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN is tense thriller that will keep readers on edge till the very end. In eBook, print, and soon to be audio.
See book trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtKO2v...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/befor...
http://www.amazon.com/Before-He-Kills...
http://www.amazon.com/BEFORE-HE-KILLS...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BEFORE-HE-KIL...
http://www.amazon.ca/BEFORE-HE-KILLS-...
The Pickaxe Killers (A True Crime Short)
From R. Barri Flowers, award winning criminologist and internationally bestselling author of THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS, comes a riveting new true crime short, THE PICKAXE KILLERS.
Having written about hundreds of notable murders in his bestselling true crime book, MURDERS IN THE UNITED STATES: Crimes, Killer and Victims of the Twentieth Century, one case that stood out to Flowers for its sheer brutality as well as shocking aftermath was that of Karla Faye Tucker and Daniel Garrett, who used a pickaxe to hack to death two people.
In this 8000 word tale of revenge, murder, substance abuse, betrayal, and redemption, the author gets to the root of the violent crime that effectively ended four lives and gripped the entire country as its sordid details and shocking twists and turns played out over fifteen years.
Bonus material includes a complete true crime short story on equally infamous Canadian serial killers Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo from his true crime bestseller, SERIAL KILLER COUPLES, and excerpts from his internationally bestselling true crime book, THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS, about scary husband and wife serial killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego and the sex slave fantasies that fueled their murder spree.
Now in Kindle, Nook, and iTunes—and soon to be in audio!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Pickaxe-Kil...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-p...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
http://youtu.be/8Y-KorkDNZs
Having written about hundreds of notable murders in his bestselling true crime book, MURDERS IN THE UNITED STATES: Crimes, Killer and Victims of the Twentieth Century, one case that stood out to Flowers for its sheer brutality as well as shocking aftermath was that of Karla Faye Tucker and Daniel Garrett, who used a pickaxe to hack to death two people.
In this 8000 word tale of revenge, murder, substance abuse, betrayal, and redemption, the author gets to the root of the violent crime that effectively ended four lives and gripped the entire country as its sordid details and shocking twists and turns played out over fifteen years.
Bonus material includes a complete true crime short story on equally infamous Canadian serial killers Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo from his true crime bestseller, SERIAL KILLER COUPLES, and excerpts from his internationally bestselling true crime book, THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS, about scary husband and wife serial killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego and the sex slave fantasies that fueled their murder spree.
Now in Kindle, Nook, and iTunes—and soon to be in audio!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Pickaxe-Kil...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-p...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
http://youtu.be/8Y-KorkDNZs
January 12, 2013
Count Dracula's Teenage Daughter Now in EBook and Paperback
From R. Barri Flowers, bestselling author of teen novels, GHOST GIRL IN SHADOW BAY and DANGER IN TIME, comes COUNT DRACULA'S TEENAGE DAUGHTER, a delightful young adult vampire tale with a nice blend between typical teen life and vampire mythology. Kula Lockhart learns at age sixteen that she is the half-human daughter of the powerful Count Dracula. As she comes to grips with this while attending Transylvanica High School in Harbor Heights, MI, Kula must also deal with a vampire killer on the prowl, a pesky and powerful cheerleader vamp, and a romance with a handsome human named Eriq. A totally original concept on an old theme. Fans of True Blood, Twilight, and Vampire Diaries will certainly find this a compelling read. See book trailer.
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December 12, 2012
Forever Sweethearts: A Love Story -- Win Free Audio Download
To my fans, in the time honored tradition of such beloved novels as Bridges of Madison County, The Notebook, Summer Harbor, The Lost Valentine, and Class Reunion, as well as the hit Meryl Streep movie, Hope Springs, comes my new bestselling relationship novel, FOREVER SWEETHEARTS, a nostalgic and poignant tale of young love gone awry, second chances, and new beginnings.
Taylor Holland, forty-six, is a professor of women's studies at Michigan State University. She has been married for nearly twenty years to a criminology professor, Paul Holland, and has a nineteen-year-old daughter, Audra, attending Oxford University.
After ignoring the underlying tensions in her marriage, they come into greater focus when Taylor receives a phone call from a hot new reality television series that reunites old lovers, called Forever Sweethearts. She is invited to appear on the show with her first love and college sweetheart at MSU, Vaughn Mitchell.
Taylor had not seen Vaughn in twenty-five years--not since he inexplicably broke off their engagement, leaving her devastated and disillusioned. Though wary of going down that road again, Taylor agrees to participate in the reality series' reunion in New York City.
Taylor hopes that by doing so she can finally put closure to that part of her life, where feelings and frustrations had continued to linger. She had not counted on Vaughn's determination to "make things right" or her renewed attraction to him.
Vaughn Mitchell, forty-seven, is a Harvard Law School graduate and corporate lawyer living in Chicago. Divorced with a twenty-year-old daughter, Nicole, Vaughn seeks out his first love for old times' sake, stirring up memories and desires neither can ignore.
After reuniting on Forever Sweethearts, a reluctant Taylor begins corresponding with Vaughn by e-mail, leading to discovery, rediscovery, passion, promise, and the bridging of twenty-five years that were lost in time, distance, and regrets.
FOREVER SWEETHEARTS will remind readers of other heartwarming relationship novels written by some of today's bestselling authors such as Nicholas Sparks, Kristin Hannah, Richard Paul Evans, Danielle Steel, Nicholas Evans, and Jodi Picoult.
See book trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTRWPH...
This novel is available in eBook , print, and audio.
http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Sweethe...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forev...
http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?...
If you enjoy listening to audio novels and giving reviews, I invite you to let me know as I am giving away a few audio download of FOREVER SWEETHEARTS to one lucky winner!
Simply follow me in Goodreads and let me know you are entering the drawing between now and end of year!
Good luck and Happy Holidays!
Barri
Taylor Holland, forty-six, is a professor of women's studies at Michigan State University. She has been married for nearly twenty years to a criminology professor, Paul Holland, and has a nineteen-year-old daughter, Audra, attending Oxford University.
After ignoring the underlying tensions in her marriage, they come into greater focus when Taylor receives a phone call from a hot new reality television series that reunites old lovers, called Forever Sweethearts. She is invited to appear on the show with her first love and college sweetheart at MSU, Vaughn Mitchell.
Taylor had not seen Vaughn in twenty-five years--not since he inexplicably broke off their engagement, leaving her devastated and disillusioned. Though wary of going down that road again, Taylor agrees to participate in the reality series' reunion in New York City.
Taylor hopes that by doing so she can finally put closure to that part of her life, where feelings and frustrations had continued to linger. She had not counted on Vaughn's determination to "make things right" or her renewed attraction to him.
Vaughn Mitchell, forty-seven, is a Harvard Law School graduate and corporate lawyer living in Chicago. Divorced with a twenty-year-old daughter, Nicole, Vaughn seeks out his first love for old times' sake, stirring up memories and desires neither can ignore.
After reuniting on Forever Sweethearts, a reluctant Taylor begins corresponding with Vaughn by e-mail, leading to discovery, rediscovery, passion, promise, and the bridging of twenty-five years that were lost in time, distance, and regrets.
FOREVER SWEETHEARTS will remind readers of other heartwarming relationship novels written by some of today's bestselling authors such as Nicholas Sparks, Kristin Hannah, Richard Paul Evans, Danielle Steel, Nicholas Evans, and Jodi Picoult.
See book trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTRWPH...
This novel is available in eBook , print, and audio.
http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Sweethe...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forev...
http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?...
If you enjoy listening to audio novels and giving reviews, I invite you to let me know as I am giving away a few audio download of FOREVER SWEETHEARTS to one lucky winner!
Simply follow me in Goodreads and let me know you are entering the drawing between now and end of year!
Good luck and Happy Holidays!
Barri
December 11, 2012
Seduced to Kill in Kauai Now in Kindle, iTunes, and Nook
SEDUCED TO KILL IN KAUAI is a novel of erotic suspense and psychological intrigue by crime writer R. Barri Flowers, the bestselling author of MURDER IN MAUI and MURDER IN HONOLULU. Married advertising exec Jack Burke finds his life in paradise turned upside down when he has a passionate affair with a mysterious and beautiful exotic woman who has her own agenda, with deadly consequences. Now in eBook and soon in print and audio. See book trailer.
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