Theodore Jerome Cohen's Blog, page 6
May 7, 2019
Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction
“Each story has a very different and unique plot with new and different characters as Cohen flawlessly spins every tale, taking the reader on a new adventure. I cannot wait to see what other tales Cohen has tucked into his other volumes.” 5-STARS: Amy Raines for Readers’ Favorite
NOW ON PRE-SALE
This is to announce the release of the first volume in a new anthology series, Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction . The book will go “live” on July 5, 2019, with the Kindle edition now available on pre-sale at Amazon.com.
Comprising 39 stories in a wide variety of genres, these tales—each “prompted” by an intriguing photograph—are sure to enthrall you with their humor, pathos, and intrigue. (The photographs in the Kindle edition are in color.)
A reprint of what can be found on the back cover is below, as is the link to the book’s page on Amazon.com:
“People ask: “Why do you use photographic prompts when you write short stories and flash fiction?” Larry Sultan, an American photographer from the San Fernando Valley in California, provides one answer: “Photography is there to construct the idea of us as a great family and we go on vacations and take these pictures and then we look at them later and we say, ‘Isn't this a great family?' So, photography is instrumental in creating family not only as a memento, a souvenir, but also a kind of mythology.” Beyond the physical, however, lie our memories and in them, the pictures stored in our minds’ eyes. As writers, aren’t these memories—both the physical and the “mementos of the mind”—the essence of our works, the prompts we use to spin words and phrases into literary tapestries our readers can use to discover something about life, a bit about us, perhaps, and, in the process, maybe even a little about themselves?
“In this volume, you’ll find a story inspired by a 1973 PBS television show in which a steam bath is presented as the afterlife; here, however, the afterlife is a bowling alley overseen by the shoe attendant. In another story, we read a Civil War soldier’s last letter home to his father, a letter filled with horrible descriptions of his imprisonment in Andersonville and his concern for the steamboat journey upon which he is about to embark. And not to leave you without something of the paranormal, there’s even a story about the deep South and the superstitions that abound in Cajun Country. In short (pun intended), there is something in this book for almost every genre and taste.”
This new anthology series follows on the heels of my well-received series of eight flash fiction anthologies, including the six Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction volumes as well Flash Fiction for Animal Lovers and Flash Fiction Stories of the Young.
I hope you will enjoy all of these anthologies and would love to hear what you think of the stories. You can write to me via my Website. As always, reviews are welcomed with open arms!
You’ll find Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction on Amazon.com at the URL below:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
If you’d like to read one of the short stories in this new anthology, visit the book’s Webpage on my Website, and click on the hotlink for “View an Excerpt.” There, you’ll find an interesting story about an unfortunate young woman who attempted to escape her past and, in the process, lost everything.
https://www.theodore-cohen-novels.com...
As always, thanks for your support.
Ted
March 1, 2019
New Italian Edition of Children’s Storybook Available
The Italian audiobook edition of my illustrated children’s storybook on bullying and making the right decisions, Pepe Builds a Nest, now is available.
The Italian edition is titled Pepe Costruisce un Nido. The Audible edition can be found here.
https://www.amazon.com/Pepe-Costruisc...
It joins the English, Spanish, and French Audible editions of this delightful book for children K-3 about Pepe, a penguin, who confronts a bully, Otto, who is stealing the stones Pepe is using to build his first nest.
All editions are available in Kindle, EPUB (e.g., for Nook, Kobo, etc.), and paperback editions. The illustrations are in color, and the text of the English edition is in verse.
The Italian edition is titled Pepe Costruisce un Nido. The Audible edition can be found here.
https://www.amazon.com/Pepe-Costruisc...
It joins the English, Spanish, and French Audible editions of this delightful book for children K-3 about Pepe, a penguin, who confronts a bully, Otto, who is stealing the stones Pepe is using to build his first nest.
All editions are available in Kindle, EPUB (e.g., for Nook, Kobo, etc.), and paperback editions. The illustrations are in color, and the text of the English edition is in verse.
February 25, 2019
Book II of the Antarctic Murders Trilogy now available in Audible
The audiobook for Unfinished Business, the second book in the Antarctic Murders Trilogy, now is available:
https://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Bus...
Unfinished Business: Pursuit of an Antarctic Killer is Book II of The Antarctic Murders Trilogy. It continues the story of Captain Roberto Muñoz of the Lientur and the hunt for the millions of dollars in U.S. and British cash, negotiable securities, gold coins, and jewelry that were stolen from the Banco Central de Chile following the Chilean Earthquake of May, 1960. The story of the theft and murders that followed is told in Book I: Frozen in Time: Murder at the Bottom of the World. Unfinished Business introduces Captain Mateo Valderas and Lieutenant-Commander Antonio Del Río of the Chilean Navy's Office of Internal Affairs. They have been sent to Arica, Chile, where the Lientur is undergoing repairs, to solve a murder that took place on the naval base. Their investigations uncover evidence that leads them to someone who is determined to settle old scores and wrap up 'unfinished business' on two continents-South America and Antarctica.
Free with your Audible trial.
You can listen to an excerpt on the audiobook’s Amazon.com webpage.
January 15, 2019
New Italian Edition of Children’s Storybook Now Available
The Italian edition of Pepe Builds a Nest—Pepe Costruisce un Nido (Storie per i Primi Anni Vol. 1)—my illustrated storybook about bullying for children K-3, now is available in paperback and for Kindle, NOOK, and Kobo. It joins the English, Spanish, and French editions on the bookshelf.
On Amazon, the book can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MFWSHQ2
and
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1793185255
At Barnes & Noble:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book...
And at Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/it/ebook/pepe-co...
As an aside, a local language tutor is using the Spanish and French editions of this book to help her 3rd grade students learn the languages, something both the tutor and the students have found most enjoyable.
For those parents and children who enjoy poetry, know the English edition is in verse.
January 8, 2019
Expanded Distribution of eBooks
Dear readers:
After years of limiting my eBook distribution to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), and bowing to the requests of my followers, I will, this month, begin shifting distribution as well to Barnes & Noble (B&N) and Kobo.
Below is the schedule of releases for my novels as well as my flash fiction anthologies and illustrated children’s storybooks. Know that the English version of Pepe Builds a Nest as well as my two short story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, Books 1 and 2, already are available through these two additional booksellers.
Release dates for my other eBooks follow, in chronological order:
Pepe Builds a Nest, Spanish edition; January 13
Pepe Builds a Nest, French edition; January 13
Rufus Finds a Home, French edition; January 14
Eighth Circle, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 18
Lilith, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 23
Night Shadows, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 23
House of Cards, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 23
Wheel of Fortune, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 25
Fuzzy Wuzzy, January 30
Finally, Alyssa Devine’s The Hypnotist will be available on B&N and Kobo in eBook format beginning on March 2.
As always, thank you for your continued support! And don’t forget to check out our large library of audiobooks on Amazon’s Audible platform!
Ted (aka Alyssa Devine)
After years of limiting my eBook distribution to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), and bowing to the requests of my followers, I will, this month, begin shifting distribution as well to Barnes & Noble (B&N) and Kobo.
Below is the schedule of releases for my novels as well as my flash fiction anthologies and illustrated children’s storybooks. Know that the English version of Pepe Builds a Nest as well as my two short story anthologies, The Road Less Taken, Books 1 and 2, already are available through these two additional booksellers.
Release dates for my other eBooks follow, in chronological order:
Pepe Builds a Nest, Spanish edition; January 13
Pepe Builds a Nest, French edition; January 13
Rufus Finds a Home, French edition; January 14
Eighth Circle, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 18
Lilith, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 23
Night Shadows, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 23
House of Cards, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 23
Wheel of Fortune, Det. Louis Martelli mystery/thriller, January 25
Fuzzy Wuzzy, January 30
Finally, Alyssa Devine’s The Hypnotist will be available on B&N and Kobo in eBook format beginning on March 2.
As always, thank you for your continued support! And don’t forget to check out our large library of audiobooks on Amazon’s Audible platform!
Ted (aka Alyssa Devine)
November 29, 2018
New Audiobook Release
The audiobook for The Hypnotist, a Young Adult (YA) novel, now is available:
https://www.audible.com/pd/B07KL5WJ1K...
When, on an afternoon outing in Bayou Vermilion, Lafayette, LA, teenager Amanda Wilcox has her fortune read by Madam Zu-Zu, she and her classmate, Tom Lassiter, never thought it would lead to her having a nightmare in which she dreamed she was being choked to death. Under hypnosis, Amanda reveals to Tom that she once was a woman named Kyla Decker, who disappeared 25 years earlier after being stopped by a policeman while driving home early one morning after partying with her girlfriends. An Internet search reveals the name of another woman, Cindi Lathrop, who disappeared some years after Decker under similar circumstances. As their relationship blossoms, Amanda and Tom uncover evidence linking a former Lafayette, LA, policeman and a funeral home employee to the abductions, men who they suspect murdered the two women. But then, in what appears to be a real-life enactment of what the fortune teller told Amanda, Amanda and Tom find their lives threatened by one of the two men they think was responsible for the murders committed 25 years earlier. Can the teenagers survive, knowing the last of the five tarot cards read to Amanda by Madam Zu-Zu was Death? The only way to learn the answer to that question is to read The Hypnotist.
Free with your Audible trial.
You can listen to an excerpt on the audiobook’s Amazon.com webpage.
Ted
(aka Alyssa Devine)
November 15, 2018
A Flash Fiction Story to Make You Smile…
As a writer, inspirations for my creations, be they novels, short stories, or pieces of flash fiction, come from a variety of sources: newspaper articles, something I saw on television, or a photograph. You already my know I’m particularly fond of the latter, having published two short-story and eight flash-fiction anthologies in which every story is prompted by a photograph. So, when my eldest daughter, Missy, sent the family the photograph below of her and her dog Chauncey, it cried out for a story; you’ll find it below. I hope you enjoy their “conversation.” BTW, this story will be included in my new book of short stories and flash fiction titled Mementos, which I expect to release next spring.
Ted
“Chauncey” (Photo: Missy Cohen)
“Missy, do you think they’ll spot us?”
“Not a chance, Chauncey, not while we’re wearing these glasses. They’re super disguises.”
“I hope so. We’ve put in a lotta time on this case. I’d hate to think, just as we were closing in on the perps, they’d see us and beat it outta town.”
“I know, buddy. Don’tcha worry about that. Think about what’s going to happen after the police collar them. Think about the media coverage, all those interviews and appearances on the news shows.”
“Do you think they’ll let me speak? You know, it’s not like everyone lets animals talk.”
“We talk, Chauncey. To me, you’re just like people.”
“I know, Missy, but most people never really speak to us intelligently or even let us talk. All we hear is ‘Who’s a good boy?’ and stuff like that. We’re never taken seriously.”
“That’s not true. For example, some writers let dogs play very important roles in their stories.”
“Name one.”
“Well, how about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? He wrote a wonderful story, ‘The Adventure of Silver Blaze’. Remember that one? It involved the disappearance of a famous racehorse, Silver Blaze, and the murder of its trainer. A dog played the key role in how Sherlock Holmes solved the crime. Didn’t you like that story?”
“Oh, yes, I thought that was absolutely terrific. But it would have been a much better story if Conan Doyle had given the dog a speaking part?"
PS: If you liked this story, then you probably will enjoy Book 7 in Our Flash Fiction Anthology series:
Who doesn’t like a good animal story?! That’s why we created this special edition for our series on Flash Fiction. The contents of this seventh Flash Fiction anthology are drawn from the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies and are devoted entirely to our friends from the Animal Kingdom. Here you’ll find stories about loyal canines, mischievous felines, photobombing birds, and other creatures, large and small, that will make you smile, perhaps shed a tear, but always leave you thinking about this strange and awesome road we call “life.” The stories, each 250 words or less in length, are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one!
Now available on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FSL925V
Ted
“Chauncey” (Photo: Missy Cohen)
“Missy, do you think they’ll spot us?”
“Not a chance, Chauncey, not while we’re wearing these glasses. They’re super disguises.”
“I hope so. We’ve put in a lotta time on this case. I’d hate to think, just as we were closing in on the perps, they’d see us and beat it outta town.”
“I know, buddy. Don’tcha worry about that. Think about what’s going to happen after the police collar them. Think about the media coverage, all those interviews and appearances on the news shows.”
“Do you think they’ll let me speak? You know, it’s not like everyone lets animals talk.”
“We talk, Chauncey. To me, you’re just like people.”
“I know, Missy, but most people never really speak to us intelligently or even let us talk. All we hear is ‘Who’s a good boy?’ and stuff like that. We’re never taken seriously.”
“That’s not true. For example, some writers let dogs play very important roles in their stories.”
“Name one.”
“Well, how about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? He wrote a wonderful story, ‘The Adventure of Silver Blaze’. Remember that one? It involved the disappearance of a famous racehorse, Silver Blaze, and the murder of its trainer. A dog played the key role in how Sherlock Holmes solved the crime. Didn’t you like that story?”
“Oh, yes, I thought that was absolutely terrific. But it would have been a much better story if Conan Doyle had given the dog a speaking part?"
PS: If you liked this story, then you probably will enjoy Book 7 in Our Flash Fiction Anthology series:
Who doesn’t like a good animal story?! That’s why we created this special edition for our series on Flash Fiction. The contents of this seventh Flash Fiction anthology are drawn from the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies and are devoted entirely to our friends from the Animal Kingdom. Here you’ll find stories about loyal canines, mischievous felines, photobombing birds, and other creatures, large and small, that will make you smile, perhaps shed a tear, but always leave you thinking about this strange and awesome road we call “life.” The stories, each 250 words or less in length, are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one!
Now available on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FSL925V
November 9, 2018
New Audiobook Release: Wheel of Fortune
The audiobook for my sixth Detective Louis Martelli, NYPD, mystery/thriller, Wheel of Fortune, now is available:
https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Fortune-...
Even as a child, Katlyn Lundquist was drop-dead gorgeous. She also was willful. In her teens, perhaps out of spite, she created her own name and persona. As she grew up, she readily accepted money and gifts from her parents but thumbed her nose at society in general and her parent’s way of life in particular. A seeming infatuation with Tommie Lupinacci, head of a major crime-infested cartage association based in Brooklyn, led her to move east with the mobster. But when she showed up dead with a bullet in the back of her head, NYPD Detectives Louis Martelli and Sean O’Keeffe were stumped. If this were a mob hit, why dump her body in plain sight? Moreover, who was she and what was the motive for killing her? The investigation leads to the area around Lundquist’s hometown in eastern Pennsylvania and to the mob’s efforts to take over the trash hauling and recycling business in Lancaster and York, PA. It’s only after Martelli brings IT Specialist Missy Dugan into the case that he and O’Keeffe are able to unravel the mystery. (Adult language)
Here's what Krista Schnee of Hollywood Book Review had to say about this mystery/thriller:
“With this latest installment in the Detective Louis Martelli series, Theodore Jerome Cohen does not disappoint. His most recent novel, Wheel of Fortune, is a fast-paced, intelligent mystery. Cohen skillfully ties the various plot elements together, creating a story that stands out from the large crowd of books available in the genre. The story itself seems almost a combination of two types of mysteries: the whodunit and the police-procedural. It certainly incorporates the best of both types of storylines while avoiding excessive lingo and graphic, bloody details. Regarding character development, Cohen has populated his novel with smart, mature characters with depth, an aspect sometimes missing from mysteries, especially thrillers. These combinations of elements, both in plot and character development, definitely make this book enjoyable.
“Readers of all kinds will be sure to enjoy Wheel of Fortune. With its intricate plot development and action, it will certainly attract those wanting a fun read. The whodunit features of the story, terse and direct dialog, more mature characters, and some old-fashioned detective work, will make this a nice change of pace for those lovers of cozy mysteries wanting a change from the slower, quieter mysteries that characterize the mystery genre. Finally, it is an extremely well-written novel, which sets it heads above the rest of much of the crowd of books today. Whatever the reader's background or favorite genre, they will find much to love about Theodore Cohen's Wheel of Fortune, inevitably becoming a fan of the Det. Louis Martelli series of mystery/suspense novels.”
Free with your Audible trial.
You can listen to the first chapter on the audiobook’s Amazon.com webpage.
November 5, 2018
Reviews: Scarcer Than Hen’s Teeth
Whether you’re an author, playwright, actor, or some other person in the arts, to say you live or die by your reviews is an understatement. For writers in particular, we crave nothing more than to open our books’ Webpages on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or other online site and find new reviews of our books posted by readers such as you. For us, seeing a new Four- and Five-Star review is like finding gold!
Alas, finding readers willing to take a minute to review a book these days is like finding hen’s teeth. Despite selling thousands of books over the last ten years, the number of reviews found on most of my books’ Amazon.com Webpages, for example, are less than you might expect. Some books are approaching 20 reviews, most have less than ten, while many struggle to get out of the single digits.
I recently took up the problem of reviews in the Fall edition of BULLETIN, the Journal of the Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Among other things, I noted that on Amazon, it is NOT possible for authors to secure reviews from family members and friends, among others, given the company’s Community Guidelines:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...
To summarize:
In order to preserve the integrity of Community content, content and activities consisting of advertising, promotion, or solicitation (whether direct or indirect) is not allowed, including:
• Creating, modifying, or posting content regarding your (or your relative's, close friend's, business associate's, or employer's) products or services.”
And I wouldn’t suggest testing Amazon on this: they keep track to whom its customers send orders, who sends orders to you, and so forth. In short, they know your social network and are quick to block reviews an author’s friends and family may attempt to post.
As authors, we’re not even allowed to post reviews we’ve purchased from the likes of Feathered Quill, Kirkus Book Reviews, Pacific Book Review, and Readers’ Favorite, though you probably have seen me quote from reviews I’ve received from these and other houses. The posting of quotes/excerpts under the Editorial Review/Review headers on my books’ Webpages on Amazon are permitted, but still, they’re no substitute for general readers’ reviews.
So, what to do? One new approach I’m trying is to include the following Afterword in the Kindle editions of my adult and YA books:
Afterword
Congratulations on finishing the book! Now, may I make a small request? Please (please) leave a review on Amazon.com and on any other Websites where you think readers would enjoy seeing your reaction. I work hard to publish the best in literary fiction available today, and I want to share my writings with as many readers as possible. Reviews help to get the word out. For this book, you can leave your review here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079NL2S68.
You also can use my Author Page on Amazon.com to read my Goodreads blog, find more of my books, and click on any of my books you’ve read to leave additional reviews:
https://www.amazon.com/Theodore-Jerom....
Amazon will only let me give you one thing for leaving a review: a heaping helping of thanks. So, thanks for your support, and I hope you continue to enjoy my work.
Theodore Jerome Cohen
aka Alyssa Devine
The intent of this Afterword is obvious: to make it easy for the reader to click on the hotlink for the book’s Webpage (in this case, at Amazon.com) and leave a review.
Does it work? Frankly, while the jury is still out, I’m not sanguine. In mid-October, I ran a sale on my flash fiction anthologies (using BookDoggy); 21 Kindle editions were sold, all of which carried the Afterword above. To date, none resulted in a review. As well, later in the month, an Ereader News Today (ENT) sale of my Det. Louis Martelli, NYPD, mystery/thrillers produced 76 Kindle edition sales, with almost two thousand Kindle Edition Normalized Pages (KENP) read. These books did not carry the Afterword above. No matter; none of the purchasers or KENP readers posted a review.
I’m not sure why readers are reluctant to post reviews. Is it that they simply don’t want to take the time? Or is it too much trouble to create a sentence or two that expresses how they felt about the story, plot, or a character? Maybe they don’t appreciate how important their views might be to other readers who are considering a purchase. As well, perhaps they don’t understand how important their views are to the author, who, if he or she truly is bent on improving their skills, is always looking for feedback. I don’t know. Do you?
If you have any insights into what’s in the minds of readers when it comes to reviews, please share them with me through the Contact mechanism on my Website:
https://www.theodore-cohen-novels.com...
If I get enough feedback, I’ll be happy to share them on this blog (stripped of any identities, of course).
Thank you.
Ted
Theodore Jerome Cohen (aka Alyssa Devine)
Alas, finding readers willing to take a minute to review a book these days is like finding hen’s teeth. Despite selling thousands of books over the last ten years, the number of reviews found on most of my books’ Amazon.com Webpages, for example, are less than you might expect. Some books are approaching 20 reviews, most have less than ten, while many struggle to get out of the single digits.
I recently took up the problem of reviews in the Fall edition of BULLETIN, the Journal of the Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Among other things, I noted that on Amazon, it is NOT possible for authors to secure reviews from family members and friends, among others, given the company’s Community Guidelines:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...
To summarize:
In order to preserve the integrity of Community content, content and activities consisting of advertising, promotion, or solicitation (whether direct or indirect) is not allowed, including:
• Creating, modifying, or posting content regarding your (or your relative's, close friend's, business associate's, or employer's) products or services.”
And I wouldn’t suggest testing Amazon on this: they keep track to whom its customers send orders, who sends orders to you, and so forth. In short, they know your social network and are quick to block reviews an author’s friends and family may attempt to post.
As authors, we’re not even allowed to post reviews we’ve purchased from the likes of Feathered Quill, Kirkus Book Reviews, Pacific Book Review, and Readers’ Favorite, though you probably have seen me quote from reviews I’ve received from these and other houses. The posting of quotes/excerpts under the Editorial Review/Review headers on my books’ Webpages on Amazon are permitted, but still, they’re no substitute for general readers’ reviews.
So, what to do? One new approach I’m trying is to include the following Afterword in the Kindle editions of my adult and YA books:
Afterword
Congratulations on finishing the book! Now, may I make a small request? Please (please) leave a review on Amazon.com and on any other Websites where you think readers would enjoy seeing your reaction. I work hard to publish the best in literary fiction available today, and I want to share my writings with as many readers as possible. Reviews help to get the word out. For this book, you can leave your review here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079NL2S68.
You also can use my Author Page on Amazon.com to read my Goodreads blog, find more of my books, and click on any of my books you’ve read to leave additional reviews:
https://www.amazon.com/Theodore-Jerom....
Amazon will only let me give you one thing for leaving a review: a heaping helping of thanks. So, thanks for your support, and I hope you continue to enjoy my work.
Theodore Jerome Cohen
aka Alyssa Devine
The intent of this Afterword is obvious: to make it easy for the reader to click on the hotlink for the book’s Webpage (in this case, at Amazon.com) and leave a review.
Does it work? Frankly, while the jury is still out, I’m not sanguine. In mid-October, I ran a sale on my flash fiction anthologies (using BookDoggy); 21 Kindle editions were sold, all of which carried the Afterword above. To date, none resulted in a review. As well, later in the month, an Ereader News Today (ENT) sale of my Det. Louis Martelli, NYPD, mystery/thrillers produced 76 Kindle edition sales, with almost two thousand Kindle Edition Normalized Pages (KENP) read. These books did not carry the Afterword above. No matter; none of the purchasers or KENP readers posted a review.
I’m not sure why readers are reluctant to post reviews. Is it that they simply don’t want to take the time? Or is it too much trouble to create a sentence or two that expresses how they felt about the story, plot, or a character? Maybe they don’t appreciate how important their views might be to other readers who are considering a purchase. As well, perhaps they don’t understand how important their views are to the author, who, if he or she truly is bent on improving their skills, is always looking for feedback. I don’t know. Do you?
If you have any insights into what’s in the minds of readers when it comes to reviews, please share them with me through the Contact mechanism on my Website:
https://www.theodore-cohen-novels.com...
If I get enough feedback, I’ll be happy to share them on this blog (stripped of any identities, of course).
Thank you.
Ted
Theodore Jerome Cohen (aka Alyssa Devine)
October 24, 2018
New Audiobook Release: Antarctic Thriller...
The audiobook for Frozen in Time, the first book in the Antarctic Murders Trilogy, now is available:
https://www.amazon.com/Frozen-Time-Mu...
Stand-Along Post-Modern Novel
The trail from a major theft at the Banco Central de Chile in Talcahuano following the Great Chilean Earthquake of May 11, 1960 leads to Base Bernardo O’Higgins, a wind- and snow-swept Chilean Army outpost on the North Antarctic Peninsula. When Chilean Army 1SGT Leonardo Rodríguez fails to return from a seal hunt in the waters around the base, two Chilean Navy non-commissioned officers, CWO Raul Lucero and CPO Eduardo Bellolio, become LCDR Cristian Barbudo’s prime theft and murder suspects. Fearing he will die, Barbudo reveals the identity of his two suspects to visiting scientist Ted Stone, thereby placing Stone’s life in jeopardy. But who can Stone trust with this information, if it comes to that, to see justice done?
This story is a work of fiction based on real events that took place between 1958 and 1965. It is a tale of greed, betrayal, and murder—one in which the reader is given a window into the frozen world at the bottom of the Earth that few people ever will read about, much less experience. Among other things, it explores why, though seemingly unfair, bad things happen to good people; how the battle between good and evil can change forever even the most innocent person; and most of all, the role deception plays in Nature, Man, and Life.
Free with your Audible trial.
You can listen to an excerpt on the audiobook’s Amazon.com webpage.
