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August 20, 2013
Blog Tour: THE BEAST by Faye Kellerman
The Beast by Faye Kellerman on Tour August 2013 Book Details: Genre: Mystery/Thriller Published by: HarperCollins/William Morrow Publication Date: August 6, 2013 Number of Pages: 384 ISBN: 9780062121752 Purchase Links: Synopsis: Over his years with the LAPD, Peter Decker has … Continue reading →
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July 29, 2013
Complete PARKER by Richard Stark
Ruthless career criminal Parker—no first name is ever given—is brutally efficient and professional. Created by Donald Westlake, writing as Richard Stark, Parker has no problem killing to reach his goals. As a freelance criminal, Parker often finds himself at odds … Continue reading →
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July 22, 2013
Complete CONTINENTAL OP by Dashiell Hammett
One of crime fiction’s earliest examples of the “hard-boiled private detective,” Dashiell Hammett‘s Continental Op first appeared in pulp fiction magazine Black Mask in October 1923. An operative of the Continental Detective Agency’s San Francisco office, the character narrates his cases—and never shares … Continue reading →
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July 19, 2013
Thriller News: ThrillerFest 2013, J.K. Rowling, John Grisham (Jul 19)
ThrillerFest Sets Record (Publishers Weekly) This year’s ThrillerFest conference, hosted by the International Thriller Writers, saw a record attendance with nearly 1,000 attendees this year. The event included some of the biggest names in thriller fiction, including Michael Connelly (pictured), … Continue reading →
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July 17, 2013
Complete FLETCH by Gregory Mcdonald
Although most members of the general public who’ve heard of Fletch think of him as one of Chevy Chase‘s iconic film roles, the character actually started with an award-winning series of mysteries by author Gregory Mcdonald. When we meet Irwin … Continue reading →
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June 24, 2013
Complete JOHN RAIN by Barry Eisler
Created by thriller writer Barry Eisler, contract killer John Rain specializes in making his victims appear to have died of natural causes. A Vietnam vet and ex-CIA, Rain offers his services as a freelance assassin as long as the client … Continue reading →
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June 21, 2013
Kindle Worlds opens doors for fiction based on characters by Hugh Howey, Barry Eisler, Blake Crouch, Valiant, more
Amazon has announced the next batch of licenses signed on for Kindle Worlds—and the names on the list are certainly intriguing. This new set of deals opens up the possibility of writing original fiction based on or inspired by the … Continue reading →
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June 20, 2013
Complete MITCH RAPP by Vince Flynn
CIA agent Mitch Rapp, the star of a series of political thrillers, has gone to extreme lengths to fight terrorists—and bureaucratic red tape—to keep Americans safe. The two most recent novels went back to explore the origins of the character. … Continue reading →
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June 3, 2013
Complete LUCAS DAVENPORT by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport is featured in the “Prey” detective novels by John Sandford, the pen name for author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Roswell Camp. In the books, Davenport starts out as a detective with the Minneapolis Police Department. Over the … Continue reading →
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May 30, 2013
The other benefit of being an indie author
Many of the discussions of the indie publishing revolution seem to center around the money. To me, there’s another benefit to publishing independently that weighs (nearly) as heavily as the pay: I can pick a number of books for my … Continue reading →
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