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Upcoming Serial Killer Books in 2014 by RJ Parker Publishing

Under the banner of RJ Parker Publishing, the following three true crime books are now available for pre-ordering on Amazon, in eBook and paperback formats:    Release date: January 31, 2014
Many books have been written about Jack the Ripper, but none have concluded with undeniable proof and evidence that leads to positive identification of the most elusive criminal throughout history, that is… until now! 
In Dr. H. H. Holmes and the Whitechapel Ripper, you will be introduced to a man who not only matches the many eyewitness descriptions left behind in Stockholm’s case file reports, you will also investigate those (confidential) reports and recognize the conspiracy to hide an American physician’s identity as the Ripper who stalked the streets of London in 1888. Furthermore, expert handwriting analysis linking the physician to the original Ripper letters further confirms his guilt. The doctor, later identified as a diabolic serial killer, having motive, and more importantly, having residence in Whitechapel, voyaged between America and her mother country England became the epitome of Evil Incarnate. 
As you follow the footsteps of Herman Webster Mudgett a.k.a. Dr. Henry Howard “H. H.” Holmes, from his bizarre and unusual childhood through his academic years at the University of Michigan College of Medicine, where he learned the art of articulating skeletons, to the streets of Chicago where Dr. Holmes honed his skills as a con man and scam artist extraordinaire. You will discover how Dr. Holmes constructed a monument of a hotel specifically to accommodate the mad doctor’s blood thirst. Find out what led to Dr. Holmes, the most monstrous creation to have come out of the nineteenth-century Victorian era, labeled as the first “serial killer.” 
From the dark foggy overcrowded corridors of London to the grand spectacle of the 1893 Columbian Exposition/World’s Fair held in Chicago, you will observe Dr. H. H. Holmes’ exploits side-by-side with Jack the Rippers infamous killings. All doubt will be removed. All fiction will be set aside. You will become a member of the jury. You will hand down the jury’s decision… Guilty!
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Release date: April 30, 2014 Warning: Content contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all readers.

Filicide is the act of a parent killing their children. Mothers are more likely to kill rather than fathers are. This book will be comprised of studies, statistics and several case files such as: Andrea Yates who killed her children because of 'voices and hallucinations', Susan Smith who claims she acted out of love, Hedda Nassbaum due to Munchausen Syndrome by proxy, and many others. Unfortunately, there are hundreds of similar cases.
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Release date: May 31, 2014 This 290 page true crime book is comprised of 100 serial killers from around the world. Each case file is summarized into a 2-3 page 'Reader's Digest' type reading, therefore, 100 short stories. If you're an avid true crime reader it may not appeal to you. But for many, it will be enough, or, if you want to read additional information about a particular serial killer(s), then you can search for related books.
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Get 2 True Crime Serial Killer eBooks for $0.99 each

From December 22-24, you can download both Cold Blooded Killers and Serial Killers Case Files from Amazon for just $0.99 each . Regular price $3.99





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Indie Writers and Publishing

This is a contest for a cameo appearance in an upcoming book by Bernard DeLeo, including some autographed paperback novels. First read what Bernard wrote about the 'Indie Writers and Publishing' world of today. The contest details is at the end.  The term "writing passionately" confuses readers and authors alike. A chasm supposedly exists, according to the monitors of this whacky writing and publishing world, between the ‘Chosen Few’ who find an agent and a publisher in the traditional sense, and us otherworldly hacks trying to tell stories we think people like. The traditional publishing hierarchy made up or mutated all the rules until only material deemed by mostly politically correct, closed minded automatons ran the publishing world until Amazon ended their reign. Indie authors and publishers popped up in droves, and slowly gained a foothold in the publishing world for what people loved to read back in the day: Pulp Fiction. 
This new/old mainstay of the blue collar reader rocked the traditional publishing world to the point they were forced to offer extravagant contracts to self-publishing gurus. It became apparent readers took exception to being fed big name author books written by ghostwriters in formulaic fashion. The readers began testing the indie waters hawking affordable novels with more hard hitting stories, and without the inserted publishing morays made up by people who had forgotten what the purpose of a story is: entertainment. 
Rough patches exist in any new revolution. Poor editing, and unreadable literature made the Amazon marketplace into a vast desert of despair. They offered free ‘Look Inside’ features for the readers encompassing whole chapters keyed to the novel’s length, and some indies with stories to tell began to soar. Then the Book Killers hit. The sock puppets of jealous traditional authors, traditional publishing house interns, and even indies feeding on more successful fellow authors have created a Wild West style Amazon marketplace now – but for all its faults, it is a free marketplace of stories and competition. The traditional publishers gouging sixty percent of their authors’ gross while doing nothing to promote it are either changing their ways or dying by the wayside. 
My partner, RJ Parker and I have waded through this morass. In a very short span of time, RJ Parker Publishing has beamed a bright light of individualism into a mostly archaic, formula driven business. The battle has just begun. This is a forevermore entity geared to the old cliché of ‘What have you done for me lately’. RJ and I understand that concept very well. Some people can’t be bought. He and I are on the frontline of this new paradigm. The excitement of being a part of this as RJ has received his full publishing credentials from Amazon will carry us past the downside of the marketplace. Each novel offered with appeal to a wide range of readers will bring us closer to nose on nose competition with the traditionals. Believe me. They don’t like it. 
In celebration of my partner RJ Parker getting his full publishing credentials and privileges from Amazon with the ability to offer pre-orders on both e-books and paperbacks in advance of release, we have a neat promotional offering. From the comments on this post, there will be three winners chosen from the readers who comment, by name in hat draw. RJ will draw a first place winner who will receive an autographed paperback copy of RJ’s favorite novel of mine: COLD BLOODED , along with a real name cameo in my next novel HARD CASE BOOK IV: A VIOLENT LIFE . When it comes out in paperback, I will gift you a signed paperback of the new novel with your cameo appearance . Two other readers who comment will be given a signed copy of COLD BLOODED . Nothing needed to enter other than a comment here on this post.
Hard Case: A Violent Life will be the 4th book in the John Harding series after: Hard Case (Book I) Hard Case (Book II) - The Lure of Hell Hard Case (Book III) - Voyage of the Damned
Who will win the cameo appearance in book 4? Will you be a villain, a hero, killed off?Winners will be selected on January 15, 2014Estimated release date of Hard Case: A Violent Life is April 15, 2014



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New Website of RJ Parker Publishing

When you get a moment, please feel free to browse my new Publishers website at: www.RJParkerPublishing.com
At present the index includes:About RJ Parker
About Author Bernard DeLeo
Thriller books by Bernard DeLeo
YA/Paranormal books by Bernard DeLeo
Author Dane Ladwig and his soon to be released book
The Serial Killers True Crime Anthology
WARNING: Forensic Crime Scene Photos from the Anthology (Coming Soon)
Book Submission Guidelines
Testimonials
Please sign my GuestBook

Why you should talk with me before selecting a publisher....
There are self-publishing companies out there who will charge you thousands of dollars to sign with them, leaving you in the wind to market the book yourself. Oh, and by the way, we want the rights to your book in exchange for our 'service'.
Every writer deserves to own his or her rights to their book. Giving up your rights means you are giving up control. Maybe a big publisher will come along and want to traditionally publish your book.
So who am I and why am I different? I have years of experience in management. I'm an award winning author and bestseller of eight books. Every book I've published has become a bestseller. So I'm very selective in which books/genre I wish to publish.
The difference is this: As your publisher, I am also your publicist. Meaning I work hard to get your book out in paperback and eBook editions to as many markets as possible. Then I promote your book on several sites. The sales you make, the more money we both make. If a traditional publisher comes along, they will not deal with the author. The author must have an agent. That's when you and I negotiate with said publisher, and that's why you never give up your copyrights.

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Want to WIN a copy of Serial Killers True Crime Anthology 2014 in your choice of Kindle or paperback?

Want to WIN a copy of Serial Killers True Crime Anthology 2014 in your choice of Kindle or paperback? Go to my AUTHOR PAGE , write a review on any book I published including those for Bernard Lee DeLeo but here's the catch...be creative using no more than 5 sentences. So select your words carefully but make it captivating for other readers. I will select the best 10 reviews between now and December 15. Good luck :)Visit RJ Parker Publishing at
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Promote a book and Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card

CONTEST:  Get your friends, family and others to buy this book. Email the Amazon confirmation to me at AuthorRJParker@gmail.com the TWO people who sold the most books will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card EACH. Starts now and ends on Dec 13. Good luck promoting :) RJ





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Pre-order the Serial Killers True Crime Anthology on Amazon

Five cutting edge new and master true crime authors come together to tell their tales of serial killer madness and monstrosity in this collector's first edition of the annual SERIAL KILLERS TRUE CRIME ANTHOLOGY .Five never-published-before uniquely different visions of serial homicide that include a prehistoric world of zombie-like serial killer humanoids driven to instinctually rape, kill and eat their victims; the original vampire, a Hungarian Renaissance-era countess who bathed in human blood; an American heartland frontier serial killing family that inspired House of 1000 Corpses; the true story of an eleven year-old serial killing girl in England called Mary; a Bible-quoting pig farmer suspected in the murder of 49 prostitutes in Pacific Canada; a rare serial killer cop and a death row "Nazi Transvestite"; a necrophile who made "dead dolls" to satisfy his weird and morbid sexual fantasies; a geeky TV repairman who posed his female victims for his own personal demented true crime detective magazine photographs as he raped and strangled them; a Manhattan computer technician who sawed the heads and hands of his victims in hotel rooms while on shift breaks; a chaplain's report of his prison interview and journey into the darkest depths of serial killing depravity; all and more true crime tales of horror that will compel you to look over your shoulder and lock your doors.

New writing in indie and legacy true crime from: bestselling author and criminal justice historian Peter Vronsky; award winning indie rebel true crime bestseller RJ Parker; Britain's mistress storyteller of female perpetrated mayhem and murder Sylvia Perrini; the brave new voice on the true crime frontier author Dane Ladwig; and the veteran master of true crime writing Michael Newton.

WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS FORENSIC CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE PHOTOGRAPHS AND STATEMENTS THAT SOME MAY FIND DISTURBING

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Should Serial Killers be Allowed a Voice?

Should Serial Killers be Allowed a Voice? by Claire Folden for RJ Parker Publishing
This week, Blogger removed posts taken from serial killer Dennis Nilsen's autobiography that were deemed to be both sexually explicit and offensive. The Google-run site has always prided itself on allowing freedom of speech and being a platform of expression, but also claim to take steps to ensure the removal of prohibited content that breaches community guidelines. After receiving complaints about the Nilsen posts they were swiftly removed. The incident led to the brother of one of Nilsen's many victims declaring that Nilsen 'is a monster and should not be allowed to have a voice.' Which begs the question; should convicted killers like Nilsen be prohibited from writing about - and possibly profiting from - their experiences, which have brought terror and heartbreak to so many? Although Nilsen's autobiography, written inside prison in 1996, was vetoed from being published, many other criminals have indeed published their life stories, and the advent of the internet age with social media sharing sites and blogs gives extra avenues of expression.

Of course this is nothing new, those who study the psychology of killers often find they have the need to share their experiences - going back to Jack the Ripper writing to the local paper in Victorian London - but given the furor caused by Nilsen's autobiography, is there a case for a blanket ban on today's killers publishing their stories?

The Trend for Criminal Autobiographies
Readers who love crime and true crime books are many, and there has been no shortage of known violent criminals getting in -even cashing in - on the act, from the notorious London gangsters of the fifties, the Kray twins, to violent psychopath Charles Bronson. But where should society draw the line? Some have argued that criminals such as the Krays publishing their stories is more acceptable as their victims were generally members of the criminal underworld themselves who would perhaps have committed similar crimes, unlike the victims of serial killers and offenders such as Nilsen. Indeed one of the reasons that Nilsen's book was vetoed in the first place was the distress it would cause to victim's families.

Yet others argue that this is unfairon the families of victims of killers such as Bronson. Is their distress any less acute because their loved one may have had unsavory acquaintances? Should we make a distinction between which violent criminals are allowed to publish their accounts and which are not? After all Nilsen's book was banned but Pee Wee Gaskins' 'Autobiography of a Serial Killer' was published in 1993, after he was dubbed 'one of the most evil men of all time.' The book was described as disturbing and sickening - much like the excerpts of Nilsen's story which were recently posted online.

Self-Expression or Sick Recollections?
Why do killers often feel the need to share their stories? Whereas sometimes profit may undoubtedly be a factor - after the Kray autobiographies were bestsellers there was no shortage of their former colleagues rushing to sell their stories and publish their own books - there does seem to be a genuine desire on the part of many such killers to tell people about their crimes. Some argue that we are all entitled to express ourselves and indeed writing down our stories can be very therapeutic, but is the need to share this with the world due to the twisted ego impulses of the attention seeking, psychopathic killer, and should we as consumers really be encouraging this? Yet others would stress that even killers voices need to be heard, in order that we as a society can learn about them and learn from our mistakes in apprehending them.

Many of us read true crime books to try and better understand the mind of a killer, but where the words are penned by the killer themselves, can they really be understood or even trusted? The 'reasons' given by serial killers for their action are rarely ones we can feel any empathy for, whether it be Nilsen blaming his later crimes on his grandfather, Gaskins describing how watching a cobra kill a rat at the age of four 'introduced him to killing', prolific serial killer Harold Shipman blaming his dependency on painkillers for his crimes against his patients or the stereotypical 'Jesus told me to do it'. Does any of this really help us understand why such people commit such crimes? After all the average person struggling with addictions to prescribed drugs, or experiencing problems with family members, does not go on to murder dozens of people. Another reason cited by murderers for their need to be heard may be, as in Nilsen's case, to confess their remorse. Ironically whereas his autobiography was banned in spite of his self-confessed regret, Gaskins' book is still available. The book in which he admits to feeling very little remorse whatsoever.

However just because these criminally penned recollections may not have any particular merit is hardly reason to ban them - after all there are plenty of books on the shelves whose contents are fairly dubious. What we need to be asking ourselves is if our commitment to freedom of speech has gone too far when we allow notorious killers to publish their life stories, and if Google were indeed right to censor the posts, or does the right to tell our stories extend to us all, even the most evil?

Claire is a freelance writer and to gain additional experience, asked if she could write a topic for this website.  Some of her other work can be found on the following sites:
http://webartacademy.com/optimizing-the-art-studio-creating-the-perfect-work-space
http://au.artshub.com/au/news-article/opinions/arts/creativity-a-treatment-not-a-cause-of-mental-illness-196437
http://www.eastendprints.co.uk/index.cfm?event=content.newsItem&newsGroupID=0&newsID=519
http://www.write4fun.net/blog/post/2013/08/20/Some-very-useful-tips-for-students-with-their-writing.aspx
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RJ Parker Publishing accepting book submissions

Submission GuidelinesRJ Parker Publishing is accepting submissions effective November 29, 2013.I personally work with indie authors, publishing companies, and self-publishing companies. However, I will only take on work that I feel is of marketable quality. I give my clients 100%, therefore I'm not looking to build my resume simply by accepting books and then have the author do all the promoting. Every book I've published is a bestseller.
Currently accepting books in the following genres :Arts and PhotographyBiographies and MemoirsChildren's BooksComputer's and TechnologyHobbies and HomeEducation and ReferenceHistoryHumorParenting and RelationshipsPolitics and Social SciencesRomanceScience Fiction and FantasySelf-HelpTeen and Young AdultNOTE: I'm NOT accepting Mystery/Thriller or True Crime as I represent several of these books
Please note that I only accept manuscripts of 100, 000 words or less. Please include the following in your email at  Agent@RJParkerPublishing.com

The first three chapters in Mobi format. Not PDF
A one-page synopsis, including spoilers and plot twists
The back cover blurb
A thumbnail of your cover (.jpg) Not required if cover isn't designed yet.
A link to your author website, blog, Facebook fan page etc.
Whether you're seeking a publisher, publicist or agent
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Enter to WIN $20 Amazon Gift Card DAILY until Dec 15/13

Starting right now, Nov 25, when you purchase any book or books by Bernard Lee DeLeo or me, comment the receipt number and book title and enter to WIN A DAILY DRAW of $20 Amazon Gift Card. Your name stays in for each draw, even if you won once. If you purchase 4 books for example, that's 4 entries. So again, comment the receipt number(s) and name of book(s). I will verify the date by receipt number. Good luck and please share with your friends.RJ PARKER BOOKS http://www.amazon.com/RJ-Parker/e/B006DJ6AAG/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
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