L.A. Starks's Blog, page 17
February 1, 2020
Review of Code Girls
I came across this review of Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II” (2017) while doing other research and thought it might be of interest.
https://blog.paloaltonetworks.com/202...
https://blog.paloaltonetworks.com/202...
January 31, 2020
$0.99 sale US 13 Days
You're invited to a rare Kindle (US only) 84%-off discount ($0.99) for first in the Lynn Dayton thriller series, 13 DAYS: THE PYTHAGORAS CONSPIRACY, set in Houston + Dallas, TX & Paris, France. Tell your friends about the savings! Today through Feb. 5 only.
https://www.amazon.com/13-Days-Pythag...
https://www.amazon.com/13-Days-Pythag...
January 28, 2020
Author Interview
Please take a look at my author interview with fellow Goodreads member Vincent Lowry at E-Author Resources, including announcement of a Kindle Countdown ($0.99, normally $7.99) in the U.S. for 13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy.
This was actually not an easy interview, as you will see upon reading.
https://eauthorresource.wordpress.com...
This was actually not an easy interview, as you will see upon reading.
https://eauthorresource.wordpress.com...
January 14, 2020
Friday, Jan. 17th DFW-Waxahachie
Stop by and say hello this Friday night if you're in the area of the Cedar Hill, TX Library:
Zula B. Wylie Library
Friday, January 17th
6:30 PM
Author Meet & Greet
225 Cedar Street
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
roughly equidistant from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Waxahachie (pronounced Walks-a-hatch-ee, I've learned)
Zula B. Wylie Library
Friday, January 17th
6:30 PM
Author Meet & Greet
225 Cedar Street
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
roughly equidistant from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Waxahachie (pronounced Walks-a-hatch-ee, I've learned)
November 24, 2019
Killer Deal by Karen Gordon
Looking forward to the publication of Killer Deal by Karen Gordon! Due out in January 2020. I was fortunate to read a pre-publication copy:
What starts out as a mystery—who killed the judge?-- becomes a national-level thriller in the capable hands of Karen S. Gordon. The protagonists, Lauren Gold and Vance Courage, start with an unusual, intriguing objective—how to launder the multimillions they recovered from a Florida drug lord. so the timing of an offer to purchase a luxurious west Texas ranch and hunting lodge seems exceptionally fortuitous. Except, as Gold and Courage learn, the offer was a set-up. No one in or around the ranch, including the difficult-to-please guests, is who they seem.
And what’s the meaning of the glass-jarred scorpions that keep turning up?
Another death occurs. Is it suicide or murder? Then Lauren is shot at each time she heads out for one of her beloved horse rides.
Local law enforcement bears a grudge against the new owners and their lawyers but neither Vance, Lauren, their partner Jake, nor the lawyers understands why. The plot culminates in planned and unplanned battles against a group of rich, powerful corporate titans that the ranch’s previous owner and benefactor, Roy Pompadour, deemed the enemy.
The book’s ending includes several unexpected, engaging twists.
While those in the know will see echoes of the early-2000s Enron corporate fraud and today’s tech conflicts, most readers will simply enjoy the fast-paced action in this second Gold and Courage thriller, one that takes place in a highly picturesque Dark Skies setting near Alpine, Texas. Gordon has West Texas just right, a place where an escape fantasy can center on Midland’s International Air and Space Port and where the beautiful Chinati Mountains can hold dark secrets for decades. Highly recommended.
What starts out as a mystery—who killed the judge?-- becomes a national-level thriller in the capable hands of Karen S. Gordon. The protagonists, Lauren Gold and Vance Courage, start with an unusual, intriguing objective—how to launder the multimillions they recovered from a Florida drug lord. so the timing of an offer to purchase a luxurious west Texas ranch and hunting lodge seems exceptionally fortuitous. Except, as Gold and Courage learn, the offer was a set-up. No one in or around the ranch, including the difficult-to-please guests, is who they seem.
And what’s the meaning of the glass-jarred scorpions that keep turning up?
Another death occurs. Is it suicide or murder? Then Lauren is shot at each time she heads out for one of her beloved horse rides.
Local law enforcement bears a grudge against the new owners and their lawyers but neither Vance, Lauren, their partner Jake, nor the lawyers understands why. The plot culminates in planned and unplanned battles against a group of rich, powerful corporate titans that the ranch’s previous owner and benefactor, Roy Pompadour, deemed the enemy.
The book’s ending includes several unexpected, engaging twists.
While those in the know will see echoes of the early-2000s Enron corporate fraud and today’s tech conflicts, most readers will simply enjoy the fast-paced action in this second Gold and Courage thriller, one that takes place in a highly picturesque Dark Skies setting near Alpine, Texas. Gordon has West Texas just right, a place where an escape fantasy can center on Midland’s International Air and Space Port and where the beautiful Chinati Mountains can hold dark secrets for decades. Highly recommended.
November 2, 2019
Giveaways
Giveaways for 30 print copies each of the second and third Lynn Dayton thrillers, Strike Price and The Second Law
run between Nov. 3 and Dec. 1.
run between Nov. 3 and Dec. 1.
October 16, 2019
Food + Books!
Join me for a discussion of real-life events around my third thriller, The Second Law at the Plano, Texas Barnes & Noble Kitchen, 7700 Windrose in the Legacy West development on Friday, October 25th at 7 PM.
B&N Kitchen features an unbeatable combo of books AND food!
https://artandseek.org/calendar/event...
B&N Kitchen features an unbeatable combo of books AND food!
https://artandseek.org/calendar/event...
October 2, 2019
short story, briefly free
For Oct. 2-Oct. 6, "Josh Rosen & Bubbe, A Short Story" is offered free on Kindle everywhere. A few sites below are for the US, India, UK, and Australia. Check yours.
US https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
India
https://www.amazon.in/Josh-Rosen-Bubb...
UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Josh-Rosen-B...
Australia
https://www.amazon.com.au/Josh-Rosen-...
US https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
India
https://www.amazon.in/Josh-Rosen-Bubb...
UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Josh-Rosen-B...
Australia
https://www.amazon.com.au/Josh-Rosen-...
September 29, 2019
BookLife Quarterfinalist
I'm excited that The Second Law was chosen as one of 62 quarterfinalists (out of 800+ entries) by the BookLife Prize. It is one of 17 in the mystery/thriller category.
https://booklife.com/project/the-seco...
https://booklife.com/project/the-seco...
September 22, 2019
OKC Signing
Please join me Saturday, September 28th, 1-3 PM at the Barnes & Noble, 6100 North May Ave., Oklahoma City 73112 to talk about what you're reading, what I'm reading, and the signing for my third and latest Lynn Dayton energy thriller, The Second Law.
I grew up in Oklahoma and drew on that background in setting another in the series, STRIKE PRICE, at several Oklahoma locations.
Come by after OU-Tech football game half time (you know who will win) or earlier, or even during. (Public service announcement: kickoff time in Norman is 11 AM.)
Join me at the North May Avenue Barnes & Noble and let's talk books, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma books.
I grew up in Oklahoma and drew on that background in setting another in the series, STRIKE PRICE, at several Oklahoma locations.
Come by after OU-Tech football game half time (you know who will win) or earlier, or even during. (Public service announcement: kickoff time in Norman is 11 AM.)
Join me at the North May Avenue Barnes & Noble and let's talk books, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma books.
