R. Manolakas's Blog: Suspense thrillers with paranormal undertones

Palette Knife: A Novel of Love, Intrigue, and Nazi Terror

My new historical novel--set in 1937 Berlin--has just been released on Kindle and Amazon paperback with five-star reviews. Max Bauer, Expressionist painter and war hero, with his half-Jewish physician wife Frieda--take on the Third Reich and a sadistic yet refined Gestapo henchman.

Read about the modern imagination colliding with Nazi Terror, and Max's struggle to save his art--then far more--wrestling with his own inner conviction to embrace pacifism even against overwhelming evil. Meanwhile, Frieda fights to save her medical practice.

Soon to be out in audiobook on Audible.com!

Palette Knife: A Novel of Love, Intrigue, and Nazi Terror

My new historical novel--set in 1937 Berlin--has just been released on Kindle and Amazon paperback with five-star reviews. Max Bauer, Expressionist painter and war hero, with his half-Jewish physician wife Frieda--take on the Third Reich and a sadistic yet refined Gestapo henchman.

Read about the modern imagination colliding with Nazi Terror, and Max's struggle to save his art--then far more--wrestling with his own inner conviction to embrace pacifism even against overwhelming evil. Meanwhile, Frieda fights to save her medical practice.

Soon to be out in audiobook on Audible.com!

"Subversion" is spreading

My new audiobook "Subversion" is being heard more and more--exciting! The following is a short summary of this riveting paranormal thriller that closely parallels the current unfortunate Ebola outbreak--my novel released just before that happened:
“Fast-paced plot driven by the threat of a world-wide viral pandemic, an underlying suggestion of government evil, and a pervading sense that all is not what it appears to be. This is a page-turner filled with suspense as our central character races with time to perfect an anti-virus in his top-security lab near the nation's capital, all the while uncovering startling secrets about his surroundings, his work, political and scientific history, and even his family-including his brilliant and sexy wife Dara. This paranormal thriller takes on an eerie, gothic tone as Dr. Collin De Gise-a youthful Nobel Prize Laureate and ex-Gulf War Two commando-faces down the dangerous virus, clashes with high-level government figures in Washington DC, and battles to unravel the mystery of a sinister presence behind it all. Great suspense, an occult mystery that's refreshingly different, a conspiracy thriller with a chilling surprise ending that leaves you with the aura that maybe something like this isn't so incredible after all. It all seems hardly less normal than the dark turn that our turbulent society seems to be taking, especially with the striking parallels with the current unfortunate Ebola outbreak that started after our story’s release. Life does imitate art! ”
Check out this chilling short video trailer from Youtube produced by the talented narrator of "Subversion". http://youtu.be/k0YGDnpbikg Subversion: Life on the Edge of Eternity

Subversion; Life on the Edge of Eternity

I'm proud of my nice reviews of my new paranormal pandemic thriller novel "Subversion" released in January (which has startling parallels to the unfortunate Ebola outbreak) and out on audiobook--narrated by the talented Paul J. Mc Sorley; I am especially pleased with the review provided by Michael Oberhardt--a Goodreads member--who rated it five starts. The links to Michael's and other's reviews can be found on the Audible.com site: http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-T...

brilliant new video/trailer from my talented narrator/producer Paul J. McSorley for the thriller novel "Subversion" out on Audible.com

My new thriller novel gives the Ebola a whole new chilling face! Check out this U-tube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0YGD...

Some Interesting Observations

I had one recent observation about one of my characters in my short story "Lonely Pines". Dr. Hayley Gardner is a fascinating study in a character who is paralyzed by disbelief--he is warned of a tragedy by someone who he can't believe--and you probably wouldn't either--so he does not ring the warning bell. That is the explanation (to the careful reader) of his apparent lack of heroism in this multiple layered character. I love a complicated character--not a cardboard one.

Subversion Book Giveaway--The plot-line:A very bad week for main character Collin De Guise

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Subversion


by R. Manolakas

Giveaway ends August 15, 2014.

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I hope to start new Book Giveaway for "Subversion" soon

My paranormal thriller novel "Subversion"--which is also out on audiobook on Audible.com and I-tunes-- may be in a book Giveaway soon. It should run for two weeks. r. manolakas

R. Manolakas Q and A Group July 17

Come and joint us for Q and A centering on the first volume of my new strange trilogy series of short and convenient novelettes: "A Pool, A Suitor, A Cellist"; July 17.A Pool, a Suitor, a Cellist

My quiz

My "History related to the strange fiction of R. Manolakas" quiz is now active; I have five free download codes for the audiobook versions (Audible.com) of my paranormal thriller novel "Subversion" and my new trilogy of strange novelettes "A Pool, A Suitor, A Cellist" for those who answer all ten questions correctly! Good Luck, r. manolakas