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Thriller Thursday: New Release DEADLY STORM by Kenneth Hoss

Synopsis:

Deadly Storm – A Kelli Storm Novel

Detective Kelli Storm and her partner, Eric Ryder, are called to the scene of an apparent suicide only to discover that the victim was a Russian hit man and Kelli was to be his next target.

The trail from the body leads the two Detectives to the underbelly of Brighton Beach, and the Russian Brotherhood that rule there. During the course of their investigation, Kelli discovers a link between them and a powerful Colombian Cartel, the same Cartel she tho...

UPDATES: A Special Announcement, Paperback Release, and Some Fun Freebies

There are many things simmering in the fire lately. As the clock ticks away, I’ve tried to stop that annoying second hand for just a while – but to no avail. I’m deep into outlines for my next two books, one Emily Stone Thriller and a new crime series that I’ve been having quite a bit of fun with too. I will have more details later on to share with you.

First up:

DEAD BURN has been chosen as one of six finalists for the FICTION/ACTION category in the 2013 International Book Award Contest: Reade...

FIRE Influences Plot and Characters

As I was outlining my latest Emily Stone thriller, DEAD BURN, I realized that fire has played a pivotal role in many movies. Writing about fire and creating a fire scene sounds simple enough, but there’s so much more to it.

There were some questions I had to answer before jumping into my storyline about an arsonist serial killer. What kind of role was fire to play in my thriller? Was it to be a main character, inciting incident, or subplot? Interestingly, fire can actually be a character in a...

BOOK REVIEW: ‘cognitively experience’ DEAD BURN

A book review from A Secret Writer:

DEAD BURN

Release date: 23rd April 2013

Published by: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00CICE3YM

‘Dead Burn’, a new novel by Jennifer Chase, is one of those very special books that not long after starting to read it, you very quickly realise that you have found an amazingly well developed and written story that quickly ‘reels you in’ right from the very start.

The synopsis on the cover of ‘Dead Burn’ provides the reader with an overview that describes the story of ‘Dead Bu...

Taking a Lighter Approach at Everyday Life

Photo: Getty Images

One of the most common questions I receive is about how I balance my work and everyday life with such dark and disturbing things. I immerse my days with crime scenes, graphic photographs depicting violent crimes, and I write about fictional serial killers. Sometimes it feels like there is nothing else but the ugly side of life; however, I manage my time strictly to keep everything in balance.

We are bombarded everyday with negative and horrifying images from the media. This...

The Dark World of Sociopaths

Sociopath or psychopath, so which is it? We often see these two descriptions interchangeable among mainstream news media and entertainment arenas. When I first began my study in criminology, I was initially confused by the terms and found that many individuals in the teaching area and general information found in college textbooks used each of these terms interchangeably.

Both psychopaths and sociopaths share some of the typical traits, such as lack of empathy, impulsive behavior, and inabilit...

Psychological Aspects of Arson Investigations

I love research! I like to find special tidbits of information that will add to a story. I won’t bore you with a ton of details, but I’d like to share some interesting research snippets. You can check out the newly released crime thriller DEAD BURN.

All crime scenes are documented and processed with the same types of procedures, but arson investigation offers challenges that are more specialized. Not only are fire scenes extremely difficult to read for what happened and why, but by the time th...

Serial Killers Who Prefer a Partner in Crime

From all my studies in forensics and criminology, my primary interest is in serial crime – specifically serial murder. One of the most interesting aspects in what we know today about serial killers is that there have been many killing partners.

Typically, whenever we see a serial killer portrayed, we see this lone wolf, solitary, psychopath with sick, twisted fantasies that is driven to search for his victims by his overwhelming compulsion. It has been estimated that approximately 10 to 25 per...

Inspirational Photo Tour: Stepping into the Scene of the Crime in DEAD GAME

DEAD GAME is the second book in the EMILY STONE THRILLER SERIES. It revolves around a high-tech serial killer that hunts for his victims through an interactive video spy game. There were many photo inspirations that helped me to write this particular story.

I’m a very visual person. When I create a story, the characters and events play through my mind like a movie and continue to do so as I’m writing each chapter of the book. Sometimes I imagine myself sitting in an empty movie theater watchin...

5 Steps For Processing Evidence at a Fire Crime Scene

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The same scientific approach and attention to detail is applied to every type of crime scene. However, a fire scene has a few different obstacles to overcome for the investigator, which differs from other crime scenes. The scene has been heavily contaminated by firefighters extinguishing the blaze. This makes any preservation of the scene next to impossible. For the arrival of the fire investigator, it is not always immediately known if the fire was intentionally set or if...