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May Book Giveaways

This month, you can enter to win Mayhem in Margaux at France Book Tours, and you can also participate in the following Goodreads book giveaways—we've got four of them going. There's something for everyone: aFreemason thriller with esoteric secrets and international intrigue, a historic conspiracyroller-coaster ride of a novel, and two gourmet sleuth Winemaker Detective novels, including an advance review copy of the next one in the series.

Goodreads Book Giveaway Shadow Ritual by Eric Gia...

Translator Sally Pane Interviewed in Big Thrill

Sally Pane has translated a number of the Winemaker Detective novels. She was interviewed inBig Thrill Magazinethis month. She talks about the series and the new release:Mayhem in Margaux.Here are the questions she answers.

It doesn’t seem necessary to read the earlier books to enjoy this one but could you give us some background on the earlier books?A special charm of the series is the portrayal of quotidian life outside of Paris—in southwestern France—and the insider look at winemaking. In M...

Giacometti Tackles the Proust Questionnaire on Book Trib

BookTrib, a "lifestyle destination" for book lovers, just ran a fun post by Shadow Ritualauthor Eric Giacometti, in which he tackles the Proust Questionnaire. Here the introduction:

Eric Giacometti studied biochemistry and genetics in Toulouse, France, before going into journalism. Then, at the height of his career as an investigative reporter, Giacometti was contaminated by the thriller virus. His life took on another dimension: journalist by day, novelist by night. In2013, he left his full-t...

Is he really a Mossad agent? David Khara on his Protagonist

In a recent interview, French thriller writer David Khara talked about the protagonist ofhis Consortium thriller series, theMossad agent Eytan Morg. Butis he really a Mossad agent?Find outbelow. Read the full interview here—in it he also talks about how he writes the books and more.

The Protagonist: A Mossad agent?Eytan works for Mossad at the beginning of the series, but he insists on the fact that he is Polish. In The Bleiberg Project, we learnhe was born in a little village in Poland. Eytan...

David Khara blog tour: Post about a New Generation of Soldiers

David Khara, the author of the Consortium Thriller series, talks about the series—and in particular about The Morgenstern Project, his most recent release in English—at the blog Queen of All She Reads.

In this interesting post, he says, "The Consortium thriller series is all about resistance and ethics—resistance against barbarism and fascism, as well as resistance against our own instincts, the dark sides of our souls. As for ethics, well, the term “human experiments” says it all. And of cour...

The Morgenstern Project and Transhumanism

Sophie Weiner, who translated David Khara'sThe Morgenstern Project(andThe Shiro Project)shares some thoughts on transhumanism.

In translating The Morgenstern Project, the third installment of the Consortium series by David Khara, I discovered the concept of transhumanism—a philosophical movement (abbreviated as h+) that advocates for enhancing the human condition through technological advancements, which better our physical, intellectual, and psychological abilities. At first glance, the idea...

The Morgenstern Project Book Tour

The Morgenstern Projectby David Khara is now on tour, with giveaway opportunities, guest posts and more. Much thanks to France Book Tours for putting this together for us. Please visit the bloggers.

Monday,April6
Spotlight + Giveaway atWords And Peace

Friday, April 10
Review + Giveaway atThe Discerning Reader

Thursday, April 16
Spotlight + Giveaway at atGriperang’s Bookmarks

Sunday, April 19
Spotlight + Giveaway atBook Nerd

Monday, April 20
Review + Guest-Post + Giveaway atQueen of All She Reads

Tuesday...

New Book Release: Another Consortium Thriller by David Khara

In a savory mix of love, adventure and suspense, international bestselling author David Khara brings readers a new Consortium thriller. The Morgenstern Project just hit bookstores.

What if a private company, along with the military, wanted to create the perfect soldier? And to make the perfect solider, they need to perfect prosthetics, to give soldiers superhuman strength and speed. To what lengths would they go to make…a superman? The story's subtext deals with nothing less than the future of...

Start the Series - Discounts on Consortium thrillers - Ends soon

To accompany the new release of David Khara'sThe Morgenstern Project,we've dropped ebook prices all around for the rest of the Consortium series: The Bleiberg ProjectandThe Shiro Project. Now's your chance to start the series, and read all three. Prices go back to normal on April 25. Click through to the book page to find links to your favorite retail platform.

April mystery and thriller #giveaways

This month, we're running three Goodreads giveaways. Check them out, enter to win, tell the world, post a review... :-)

Goodreads Book Giveaway The Morgenstern Project by David S. Khara

Giveaway ends April 15, 2015.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to Win Goodreads Book Giveaway Shadow Ritual by Eric Giacometti

Giveaway ends April 20, 2015.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to Win Goodreads Book Giveaway Mayhem in Margaux by Jean-Pierre Alaux...