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March 11, 2015
Shadow Ritual Virtual Book Tour: Giveaways and More
We're excited about this month's release and this great virtual book tour that Emma put together for Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne'sShadow Ritual.It hits the shelves on March 26. Thanks for visiting these bloggers.
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULETuesday, March 10
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway atBook Nerd
Wednesday, March 11
Review atWith Her Nose Stuck in a Book
Friday, March 13
Review atSvetlana’s Reads and Views
Tuesday, March 17
Review + Interview + Giveaway atSeize The Moment
Friday, March 20
Review...
March 10, 2015
Real Life Story Inspires Bestselling Thriller
Published in France in 2005, Shadow Ritual sold over 300,000 copies worldwide before being translated into English. Here Jacques Ravenne talks about the real life story that inspired this bestseller.
Freemasonry has fascinated people for a long time, with its strange rituals, its supposed mysteries, its tormented history. How is it that freemasonry, which is a storytelling goldmine, is so absent from literature? Indeed, everyone knows about The Enchanted Flute, Mozart’s masonic opera, but nob...
March 9, 2015
Giacometti and Ravenne talk to Sirens of Suspense
The blog tour forShadow Ritualkicks off with an interview and giveawayat Sirens of Suspense. Check it out and find out:
Whether, Eric’s background in biochemistry and journalism appears in the character and adventures of Antoine Marcas
How theychoose the legends that theyfocus upon in the books?
Has dealing with these topics caused any political/social repercussion for you?
Something most people don't know about them.
What superpower they each want... and more.
March 6, 2015
Pre-orders open for Shadow Ritual
An electrifying thriller about the rise of extremism.
“Phenomenal. I highly recommend this novel!”—Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling coauthor of the famed Pendergast series of novel
"European bestsellers Giacometti and Ravenne make their U.S. debut with this intrigue-filled thriller... those into Freemason lore and Nazi myths will be satisfied." —Publishers Weekly
“A superbly esoteric blend of history and adventure.”—Glenn Cooper, internationally bestselling thriller writer
“Giacometti and Ravenne'...
March 3, 2015
Shadow Ritual Giveaway on Goodreads
We're running another Goodreads giveaway forShadow Ritual.Don't miss this opportunity to win a copy before it's released.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Shadow Ritual
by Eric Giacometti
Giveaway ends March 18, 2015.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
Temple of Meat?
The latest Paris Homicide mystery takes place for the most part in the vicinity of La Villette park and museum complex in the northeastern part of the city. The complex is built on what used to be the city's central slaughterhouses. One nickname for the areagavethe name to the novel:The City of Blood.But, that's only looking at the dark side. If you go by a local restaurant's take on neighborhood history, it could have been called a "temple of meat."
Of course, this being France and all, there...
February 26, 2015
Street View Tour of The Greenland Breach
I just learned that Google Maps street view has extended its coverage to parts ofthe vast country of Greenland (BBC news), so I thought it would be fun to do a quick Street View tour of some of the settings in Bernard Besson'sThe Greenland Breach. I found that much of the action that does occur in Greenland is set way offthe beaten track, so no Google.And for those settings I did find, we don't see the snow and cold we get in the book, but that's no reason tomiss the ICE COLD THRILLER discoun...
February 24, 2015
Little Known Facts about Cognac
I just ran across an article in Forbes called6 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Cognac.There are plenty of connections with our most recent Winemaker Detective novel:Cognac Conspiracies.
In the article, we learn thatChina loves cognac. Martell's brand development manager says, "80% of our profit comes from Asia." In China, cognac is a status symbol. In Cognac Conspiracies, a family-owned cognac producer faces a hostile takeover by the Chinese.The article discusses "Paradise": "Most Cogn...February 18, 2015
New Winemaker Detective Mystery in Bookstores
The Winemaker Detective Benjamin Cooker and his sidekick Virgile now join the illustrious list of cognac lovers, which includes Napoleon and rap star Nas. According The Wine Enthusiast, "Cognac has serious clout among discerning drinkers... Cognac is a hot commodity with crossover appeal for wine drinkers."
Authors Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen are not ones to disagree. The newestWinemaker Detective mysteryis called Cognac Conspiracies.
The heirs to one of the oldest Cognac estates in Fra...
February 16, 2015
Sirens of Suspense Interviews J.-P. Alaux and N. Balen
Chantelle over at Sirens of Suspense just interviewed Jean-Pierre and Noël, the authors ofCognac Conspiracies,which comes out this week, which is part of the ongoing Winemaker Detective mystery series.She begins with this question.
There are twenty-two books in the series so far (though only four published to date in the U.S.), as the series grows and evolves, do you find it easier or more difficult to fall into the story and discover new and exciting plots?
She goes on to ask them about their...
