Simon Duringer's Blog - Posts Tagged "thriller"

Always nice to get feedback and just received the following about Stray Bullet via my FB account;

From Sam G. in Canada; So far u remind me of Mark Bellingham. I love it especially the "racey bits".

Thanks Sam :)

It's great to receive reviews although can be rather scary at times! Another one has been posted on Amazon today with 4/5 stars. The review from a Jasper Olsen is as follows;

Excellent debut for some interesting characters with an intriguing plot line cunningly woven in. I’m guessing personal experiences went some way to providing realistic descriptions of places and people such as the RAF base. It took a few chapters to adapt to this new style of writing but once the scenes and backgrounds had been set I found myself wanting to turn page after page to reach the ultimate climax. Simon has delivered an excellent journey into the mafia underworld leading the reader to uncharacteristically root for the bad guy at points, and draws you inexorably towards the final good versus evil battle at the end. Can’t wait for this story to resume in his next foray into the tangled lives of Harvey and Jack.

Thank you to everybody who entered the Goodreads led; Stray Bullet giveaway. The competition closed early this morning with just short of 950 entrants all after a copy of the book. Goodreads will announce the winners in the next 24 hours.... Thank you all once again. Don't forget if you don't win a copy this time around then they can still be purchased using the links on my website; http://www.simonduringer.com

We love feedback....Here's the latest feedback on Stray Bullet;

Sam G (FB message whilst holidaying in Dominican Republic!) says:

September 11, 2013 at 12:16 am

Excellent book Simon! Love the ending – the letter from jack to Harvey. Damn well done!! Will give a review when I’m back next week :)

For all reviews see my website;
http://simonduringer.com/reader-reviews/

Last week I was fortunate enough to blog with the incredibly busy author and doctor Tim Stevens...

Tim is the author of a series of spy thrillers which have recently gone to market as a box set. A total of nine books to his credit, yet curiously, Tim retains his mainstream career as a NHS doctor. We shall be asking him what inspires him and drives his passion to continue writing spy novels alongside his already huge commitments as a NHS doctor and of course; which profession he prefers.

http://simonduringer.com/latest-news/...

Wow...

How fortunate was I. Yes I went blogging with the International Bestselling Crime Novelist Jake Needham this week.

Jake Needham is an American novelist and screen writer. He is known as one of the best-selling English-language authors in Asia. He is a frequent speaker at schools and universities throughout Asia and guest on Asian television and radio networks. (source: Wikipedia)

I was honoured to welcome Jake Needham to my blog; Jake is an International lawyer turned Bestselling International Crime Novelist. His works have been sold globally during the last 15 years and numbers reading his books have soared well into six figures.

Come to my blog to read the full interview and find out about his next book release...

Garrard Hayes is currently enjoying the Number 1 position for his debut novel Bourbon and Blood. He kindly agreed to come blogging with me and take on ‘Simons 10 Q Interview’. The results were enjoyable, entertaining and some might say slightly controversial. It’s an interview not to be missed and is posted live now;

http://simonduringer.com/latest-news/...

Ken Farmer and Buck Stienke's first meeting was driven by fate; a small purchase at a gun store, a casual conversation with its owner about a screenplay. The rest as they say is history....

The Ken Farmer & Buck Stienke interview is NOW LIVE. Don't miss this incredible insight into the minds of the Bestselling authors and owners of the Timber Creek Publishing & Production Companies.

http://simonduringer.com/latest-news/...

It is truly an honour to announce; Simons 10 Q Interview with Martin Fletcher, Former Head of International News for NBC, War Correspondent and BBC anchorman; Pulitzer prize winning journalist and winner of 5 Emmy awards and a Royal Society of Tevlevision award. Award winning author of Breaking News, The List, Walking Israel and Jacob's Oath.... is NOW LIVE!

An incredible interviewee....please share, tweet etc....

http://simonduringer.com/?p=629

We've been waiting for some time.... But it's here and Live on the blog; Alex Cord runs the gauntlet of Simons 10 Q Interviews. LIVE NOW!! :)

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