L.A. Starks's Blog, page 13

prescience

Colonial pipeline cyberattack takes down 45% of USEC gasoline/diesel deliveries, eerily like The Second Law. 1-minute book trailer: https://youtu.be/JJMBo2T2tao

Literati Press

Great interview with James McGough of Literati Press Comics & Novels about Oklahoma, Osage & Cherokee & Ponca culture, and the history behind STRIKE PRICE. (40-minute interview.) At about minute 35 I mention favorite thriller/mystery authors like Joe Finder, Michael Connelly, Sara Paretsky, Alex Berenson, Karen Gordon, and others. https://www.facebook.com/literatipres...

Literati Press

Looking forward to the Literati Press (OKC) interview Tuesday evening! More details soon.

https://www.literatipressok.com/

OKC Saturday!

I hope to see my Oklahoma Goodreads friends in person (yay!) at Full Circle Books (the cafe) this Saturday (Independent Bookstore Day) at 3 PM. Free to all. I'll be talking about the secrets of Oklahoma history I uncovered while writing Lynn Dayton thriller STRIKE PRICE.
Details: Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 NW Expressway/50 Penn Place Oklahoma City, 3 PM Saturday, April 24

Mysteries by Women

Great list of mysteries by women from the past 100 years.

https://crimereads.com/30-essential-c...

free short story

My newest short story, "Incurable" is offered free on Kindle globally between now and March 14. If you're a Kindle reader get your copy, tell your friends.

Pls check your country's Amazon site. In the US:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

Goodreads friends--you also have or will receive your invitation to this event.

Spring newsletter

My spring newsletter reviews books I recommend from my last six months of reading including a "must-read now", as well as writing, a short story promotion, and from my day job, energy news. https://lastarksbooks.com/2021/03/09/...

wingsuit flying like in the story

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

and alas, I cannot copy the video link!

short story #1 in category!

Thanks for making my short story #1 in 30-Minute Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense Short Reads and #3 in 30-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads!

Rare free short story offering through Jan. 31 of "A Time for Eating Wild Onions," all Amazon websites worldwide--for Kindle. Here is the U.S.:
https://www.amazon.com/Time-Eating-Wi...

great joke

If there's anyone left in the mystery/thriller groups who hasn't seen the following joke... I love it:

Arthur Conan Doyle: I have invented the greatest detective of all time

Agatha Christie: hold my tea

Doyle: … why does this tea taste funny