Jim Cooper's Blog: Moving Write Along - Posts Tagged "mystery"

Get ready. Soon it will be time to get TWISTED.....

You like mysteries? Humor? Romance? Sex? Violence? Serious Attitude Problems? Yeah, this book has that and more.

My first novel, Twisted Ties has been published and is available in many formats.

In addition, Chynna Lennox, the book’s protagonist, has been chosen Sexy Heroine of the Week for the week of May 16th on Book Babe’s outstanding blog!

For all you Goodreads members, you can enter a chance to win a free copy right now until April 3rd!

Kindle version available now from Amazon

Nook version available now from Barnes & Noble

Paperback edition from FacePlant Books now available on Amazon.com.



Get Twisted!!!!

I danced around reading this book having finished off Larsson’s Girl series and needed to bask in warmer climes before returning to the snows of Scandinavia, so I’m arriving late to the Nesbo Fan Club Dinner Dance. The construction of this work is what makes it shine; every writer’s dream is to build a work with Snowman’s perfect sense of timing. Nesbo is adept at peppering the story with subtle clues in an attempt to lead the reader into murky waters while performing the same connivery with his well-rounded cast of characters. It’s a fun ride, smartly executed.

Web of the City by Harlan Ellison

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Early Ellison works including a novella-of-sorts - will bring back memories of greasers, the 50's and West Side Story without the Sondheim lyrics. Instead of the Jets and the Sharks, there's the Cougars and the Cherokees. The local-hang-soda-shop is run by Pops and the cops are the bad guys everyone is against. Grit is Ellison's forte and while the language of the time doesn't hold water anymore, his ability to capture the essence of it still makes for writing evocative of the time period and worth studying, if not enjoying.



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