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Paper and Delux Editions of Dark Hours now available

My book Dark Hours, a short thriller, is now available in trade paper and also a deluxe hardcover edition from Crossroad Press.

O'Neil DeNoux, author of the LaStanza detective series, had this to say about it: "...a tight, well-written book, I highly recommend.”

It should be available wherever you order books.

Michael August's Young Adult Horror Newspaper Entry

I worked in newspapers for years. Toward the end of my engagement with Kensington Books, I wrote three young adult novels under the pseudonym Michael August.

Around one Halloween-time, I was asked to write a short piece for the newspaper's youth section. Or maybe I volunteered. Woulda been like me. But anyway my two worlds converged.... (Full Post Here)

Big Thrill Interview about Dark Hours

I thought this came out pretty nice:

Big Thrill Interview

Interview about Dark Hours Novella

Mercedes Fox was kind enough to do an interview with me about my Dark Hours on her author site.


I thought it came together nicely.
Read it here.

New Novella Dark Hours

Dark Hours, my new novella which follows a student journalist on her own descent into a personal labyrinth to confront a twisted player of games, is rolling out on ebook platforms.

It should soon be available for most readers, so check the links below or do a search wherever you buy ebooks.

This book began as a short story years ago called "The Exclusive." It was published in Cemetery Dance, and it appears in Scars and Candy.

A couple of years ago, a producer optioned my book New Year's Evil with an eye toward turning it into a cable movie and pilot. That didn't happen. Money didn't come through etc. So it goes.

In the wake of that process, however, I did wind up talking to a Hollywood agent. Not the first time, but it looked more... Read on

My tale of lost privacy in Black Fox Literary Magazine.

A while back, I read an article about how much marketers know about us, and I started turning over the implications in my head.



What if someone with malevolent intent knows more about what's going on in your household than you do?



"Mr. Berrington" was born, an odd little man who turned up on my first-person narrator's doorstep to pose questions.



The tale's now available in Issue No. 12 of Black Fox Literary Magazine.



You can read online or purchase a paper copy if that's your preference. It has a host for short stories and a number of poems as well.



Learn more about reading online or ordering here.

Pilgrim: A Brief Noir Tale in Heater Magazine

"Pilgrim," a brief little noir tale, appears in the new issue of Heater magazine. It's available in multiple ebook formats including Kindle.



I'm kind of proud of the story that looks into the mind of a weary police detective as he visits a brutal crime scene.

Get purchase info here.

Or for Kindle here.

Final Installment of Admiral of the Narrow Seas

The final part of my novella, Admiral of the Narrow Seas, is now live at Paper Tape, so it can now be read in its entirety for free.

Part 1 starts here.

The tale follows planter turned pirate Saxon Fairbourn, who must battle voodoo curses and much more to save his own soul.

The Serial Continues

Part 2 of "Sleepers" is now available over at Paper Tape Magazine.

Check it out here.

Midnight Eyes - Louisiana-set mystery thriller 99 cent special price

Crossroad is running a special on my novel Midnight Eyes at the moment. It's available on just about every e-book platform for 99 cents.



Amazon



Barnes and Noble



Kobo



The talk focuses on former FBI profiler Wayland Hood who's summoned back to his Louisiana hometown to help his estranged father solve a series of brutal murders.



Events seem to be tied to a beautiful and mysterious woman, and Wayland and his father, Sheriff Ty Hood, have to put old differences behind them to get to the heart of the mystery buried deep in Louisiana swamp country.