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May 30, 2017
THE KENNEDY CONNECTION - Buy for just $1.99 on Kindle today
THE KENNEDY CONNECTION - the first of the Gil Malloy books - is available for just $1.99 on Kindle today (May 30) as part of a Kindle Daily Deal promotion. https://www.amazon.com/Kennedy-Connec...
Hope you'll check it out, if you haven't already read how the Gil Malloy story began....
"Engrossing thriller...a terrific story" - Kirkus (starred review)
"Deserves to be short-listed for the year-end best of lists" - BookReporter
"Fascinating character study....a roller coaster ride that veers back to 1963 and forward to the present."
"The Kennedy Connection begs to be finished from the first page to the last. Be prepared to stay at home all day with this book in hand!" - Killer Nashville
Hope you'll check it out, if you haven't already read how the Gil Malloy story began....
"Engrossing thriller...a terrific story" - Kirkus (starred review)
"Deserves to be short-listed for the year-end best of lists" - BookReporter
"Fascinating character study....a roller coaster ride that veers back to 1963 and forward to the present."
"The Kennedy Connection begs to be finished from the first page to the last. Be prepared to stay at home all day with this book in hand!" - Killer Nashville
May 13, 2017
Coming in 2018: FORGET ME NOT
Excited to announced that my new mystery FORGET ME NOT - which won the Claymore Award at Killer Nashville for best new writing project - has now been sold to Oceanview Publishing and will be out in Spring 2018. It's about a woman TV journalist obsessed with solving a long ago missing child case. More details to follow...
April 29, 2017
BLONDE ICE is David Award nominee
Delighted to find out that BLONDE ICE has been named a David Award nominee by Deadly Ink for Best Mystery. Win or lose, it's a great honor - and really looking forward to attending the annual Deadly Ink Mystery Conference in June.
Read more about the David Awards here...
Read more about the David Awards here...
November 2, 2016
Mick and me....
Always fun to tell this story again...
The most memorable celebrity encounter I ever had was with Mick Jagger. I was at a club in Manhattan when word began circulating through the crowd that Jagger was there. I searched the club trying to find him, but came up empty. A few minutes later, I went to the men’s room. While I was at the urinal, someone began using the one next to me. Following time-honored men’s room tradition, I kept my eyes straight again. Suddenly I felt something on my shoulder. The person next to me had his head down on it. Thinking he was some kind of pervert, I turned around angrily and there, just inches away from me, I was staring into the face of Mick Jagger. “And tonight’s mystery guest is…” Jagger laughed. Then he looked at me again and said: “Sorry, mate, I thought you were Keith.” I was never quite sure whether being mistaken for Keith Richards was a compliment or not.
The most memorable celebrity encounter I ever had was with Mick Jagger. I was at a club in Manhattan when word began circulating through the crowd that Jagger was there. I searched the club trying to find him, but came up empty. A few minutes later, I went to the men’s room. While I was at the urinal, someone began using the one next to me. Following time-honored men’s room tradition, I kept my eyes straight again. Suddenly I felt something on my shoulder. The person next to me had his head down on it. Thinking he was some kind of pervert, I turned around angrily and there, just inches away from me, I was staring into the face of Mick Jagger. “And tonight’s mystery guest is…” Jagger laughed. Then he looked at me again and said: “Sorry, mate, I thought you were Keith.” I was never quite sure whether being mistaken for Keith Richards was a compliment or not.
November 1, 2016
Great new 5-star reader review of Blonde Ice on GoodReads...
"This book was right up my alley. I love murder mystery books and this one was amazing! A woman serial killer who targets men is so backwards from most serial killer books I have read, so I really enjoyed this role reversal. I was pulled right into the story and had a hard time putting it down. 5 stars all around for this book!" - Brittany
October 21, 2016
THE BEST THEORIES, CONSPIRACIES AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT FAMOUS CRIMES
Why do people care so much about sensational crime stories like O.J. Simpson and Jon Benet Ramsey? Probably for the same reason they love to read murder mystery novels and watch crime dramas on TV.
There’s something satisfying about seeing a murder investigation play out, the killer tracked down and justice handed out–all within a single book or an hour-long TV show.
But–unlike novels and TV shows–real-life crimes don’t always wrap up so neatly at the end, leaving us with many unanswered questions about what really might have happened. Here are some of them:
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There’s something satisfying about seeing a murder investigation play out, the killer tracked down and justice handed out–all within a single book or an hour-long TV show.
But–unlike novels and TV shows–real-life crimes don’t always wrap up so neatly at the end, leaving us with many unanswered questions about what really might have happened. Here are some of them:
Read more
September 29, 2016
5-Star Blonde Ice Review on Goodreads
Terrific!! Unputabledown!!
I love the narrative and the pace of Blonde Ice. A perfect book to me is one which makes you forget everything else around you. This one is one of those. It grabs you from the first chapter and it won't let you go until you hit the end.
Let me tell you a little bit about Blonde Ice. The body of a man is discovered brutally assaulted in a hotel room. There's proof this man had sex before dying but this man is not single. He's married to Victoria who used to be a famous prostitute by the name of Houston. Houston has a connection with the main character/hero Gil Malloy. In a way, she almost ruined his life, when he did a serial piece on prostitution from multiple interviews but he made it look like it was her who was giving him the information. When the truth came out, his job is threatened, his marriage ends. It takes many years for Gil to get back to the spotlight. He's currently working on the next New York Major election. Having this woman back in his life affects him in so many ways. However, the story doesn't end there. When another male body is found, the police starts feeling like they might have a female serial killer on the loose. One that targets men who cheat on their wives. All they know is that woman responsible for the murders is a stunning blonde. She's smart and she seems to be one step ahead of everyone. Gil becomes part of the case when she starts contacting him.
I love Gil's character. He was charming, funny but he also showed his insecurities. In the past, he had made a terrible mistake that cost him his marriage but now he has a second chance at happiness. He was doing all the right things to accomplish it. He was also a very good investigator reporter. He had good instincts and he trusted them. He knew when things didn't feel right and he was willing to take the extra step to get to the bottom of the story. He had an eye for beautiful women, especially blondes. I think that made him even more worried about the case and his own future.
One more thing, I'm in agreement with Gil in regards to his last theory.
"A true thriller killer."
After finishing it, I want to go back to read the other two book in the series. I know I read some spoilers but I think I will still enjoy them.
Cliffhanger: No
5/5 Fangs
---Sheyla
I love the narrative and the pace of Blonde Ice. A perfect book to me is one which makes you forget everything else around you. This one is one of those. It grabs you from the first chapter and it won't let you go until you hit the end.
Let me tell you a little bit about Blonde Ice. The body of a man is discovered brutally assaulted in a hotel room. There's proof this man had sex before dying but this man is not single. He's married to Victoria who used to be a famous prostitute by the name of Houston. Houston has a connection with the main character/hero Gil Malloy. In a way, she almost ruined his life, when he did a serial piece on prostitution from multiple interviews but he made it look like it was her who was giving him the information. When the truth came out, his job is threatened, his marriage ends. It takes many years for Gil to get back to the spotlight. He's currently working on the next New York Major election. Having this woman back in his life affects him in so many ways. However, the story doesn't end there. When another male body is found, the police starts feeling like they might have a female serial killer on the loose. One that targets men who cheat on their wives. All they know is that woman responsible for the murders is a stunning blonde. She's smart and she seems to be one step ahead of everyone. Gil becomes part of the case when she starts contacting him.
I love Gil's character. He was charming, funny but he also showed his insecurities. In the past, he had made a terrible mistake that cost him his marriage but now he has a second chance at happiness. He was doing all the right things to accomplish it. He was also a very good investigator reporter. He had good instincts and he trusted them. He knew when things didn't feel right and he was willing to take the extra step to get to the bottom of the story. He had an eye for beautiful women, especially blondes. I think that made him even more worried about the case and his own future.
One more thing, I'm in agreement with Gil in regards to his last theory.
"A true thriller killer."
After finishing it, I want to go back to read the other two book in the series. I know I read some spoilers but I think I will still enjoy them.
Cliffhanger: No
5/5 Fangs
---Sheyla
August 4, 2016
Joe Eszterhas Praises Blonde Ice
“Blonde Ice is white-hot. Even better than its title is Dick Belsky’s thriller itself. Read it and . . . burn, baby, burn!” (Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter for "Basic Instinct"
Delighted that my old pal, the legendary Joe Eszterhas (we put out the student paper together at Ohio University a lifetime ago) gave me this cover quote for the upcoming BLONDE ICE - my own femme fatale thriller
Delighted that my old pal, the legendary Joe Eszterhas (we put out the student paper together at Ohio University a lifetime ago) gave me this cover quote for the upcoming BLONDE ICE - my own femme fatale thriller
