Blog Tour: SUBTLE FELONIES by Austin S. Comacho
SUBTLE FELONIES
by Austin S. Comacho
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GENRE: mystery/thriller
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BLURB:
Isretired basketball star Xander Brown missing, or kidnapped? His crazy familyand dangerous friends draw DC detective Hannibal Jones into a deadly chase tofind – or rescue – a complex man. In public, Xander is a husband, father,partner, friend, but who is he in private? Which role took him away? The searchmoves at breakneck speed across the posh suburbs and angry alleys of thenation’s capital, forcing Hannibal to confront tough truths and deadly risks.Will DC’s troubleshooter save a life or lose his own?
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Excerpt One:
Charlotte took a deep breath while examining Hannibal. Hereyes scanned him top to bottom. He felt the way he did in the airport when theyput him in the chamber and told him to raise his arms overhead. Was she staringinto his eyes, or wondering about his dark glasses?
Were his black suit and white shirt inappropriate for theseason?
“Ben told me that you were very good at finding people,”Charlotte said. “And that you were trustworthy and above all discreet.”
“Yeah, and he probably figured you’d be more comfortablewith a black investigator.”
She grinned. “Yes, there is that. You wear those shades allthe time?”
“Unless I’m asked not to.”
“Well then, would you mind?” She leaned in. He removed hissunglasses and slipped them into his suit jacket pocket. She leaned evencloser.
“Blue? No, I think hazel eyes,” she said. “Where’d you getthem?”
“You’d have to talk to my parents about that.”
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Please describe a pivotal scene in your bookand why it's important.
The plot of Subtle Felonies is driven by a missing person’scase. A wealthy athlete has disappeared and private eye Hannibal Jones is hiredto find him. When a ransom note turns up the family contacts the police to makea payoff. A location is established for the money drop - a gas station in asuburban area near two major highways. Police position themselves to make surethe criminals can’t escape.
Although he is told to sit this one out, Hannibal Jones alsopositions himself along one of the possible escape routes. The exciting scenebegins when one of the criminals pulls up in a hot sports car, snatches the bagof money and takes off. After a thrilling high speed chase it looks as if thepolice have the kidnapper trapped when the car they are pursuing suddenlydisappears.
Only Hannibal Jones is able to detect where the vanished caractually went. He is able to track it down only to find himself in deadlydanger. What he finds at the end of that drive - a dead body that is NOT thekidnapped man - changes everyone’s view of who the real villains may be and thecomplex plot they are all involved in.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Austin S. Camacho is the author of eight novels about WashingtonDC-based private eye Hannibal Jones, five in the Stark and O’Brieninternational adventure-thriller series, and the detective novel, Beyond Blue.His short stories have been featured in several anthologies and he is featuredin the Edgar nominated African American Mystery Writers: A Historical andThematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey. He is a past president of the MarylandWriters Association, past Vice President of the Virginia Writers Club, and oneof the directors of the Creatures, Crimes & Creativity literary conference- now in its 10th year. The 8th Hannibal Jones mystery, Subtle Felonies, isscheduled for a September 27 release.
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/austin.camacho.author/
WEB SITE - https://ascamacho.com/
Author page - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Austin-S-Camacho/author/B003E1O5JO
Buy link: https://books2read.com/u/mdqxvw
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