SUBTLE FELONIES
SUBTLE FELONIES
by Austin S. Comacho
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GENRE:
mystery/thriller
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BLURB:
Is retired basketball star Xander Brown missing, or kidnapped? His crazy family and dangerous friends draw DC detective Hannibal Jones into a deadly chase to find – 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 search moves at breakneck speed across the posh suburbs and angry alleys of the nation’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
Charlotte took a deep breath while examining Hannibal. Her eyes scanned him top to bottom. He felt the way he did in the airport when they put him in the chamber and told him to raise his arms overhead. Was she staring into his eyes, or wondering about his dark glasses?
Were his black suit and white shirt inappropriate for the season?
“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 comfortable with a black investigator.”
She grinned. “Yes, there is that. You wear those shades all the time?”
“Unless I’m asked not to.”
“Well then, would you mind?” She leaned in. He removed his sunglasses and slipped them into his suit jacket pocket. She leaned even closer.
“Blue? No, I think hazel eyes,” she said. “Where’d you get them?”
“You’d have to talk to my parents about that.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Austin S. Camacho is the author of eight novels about Washington DC-based private eye Hannibal Jones, five in the Stark and O’Brien international adventure-thriller series, and the detective novel, Beyond Blue. His short stories have been featured in several anthologies and he is featured in the Edgar nominated African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey. He is a past president of the Maryland Writers Association, past Vice President of the Virginia Writers Club, and one of the directors of the Creatures, Crimes & Creativity literary conference – now in its 10th year. The 8th Hannibal Jones mystery, Subtle Felonies, is scheduled for a September 27 release.
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WEB SITE – https://ascamacho.com/
Author page – https://www.amazon.com/stores/Austin-S-Camacho/author/B003E1O5JO
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Q & A With …
Tell us about you as a person.
I’m a Black man retired from the American Army and a civilian career as a public affairs specialist for the Defense Department. I have 14 mystery and thriller novels in print with two more written that haven’t been placed with a publisher yet. I read mostly the genres I write in and love a good action movie. I write every fiction every day but like my protagonists I revere the truth in all things.
If you could hang out with one famous person for one day, who would it be and why?
I would spend the day with actor Shemar Moore. It would give me 24 hours to talk him into portraying my fictional private detective Hannibal Jones in a TV series.
What’s the story behind your latest book?
In Subtle Felonies, a famous retired basketball player goes missing and his family hires Private Eye Hannibal jones to find him. While trying to figure out of the missing man is a runaway, lost or kidnapped Hannibal learns that the family has a number of hangers-on, some left over from the professional athlete days, and some may have a motive for doing the man hard.
What advice do you have for other writers who want to get the word out about their latest book?
If you can afford it, I recommend you hire an experienced publicist. Also maintain a daily presence on social media and identify those people who are willing to talk your book up. Stay close to those superfans and reward them with early readings and swag to keep them interested. Word of mouth is always the best way to get the word out.
List 5 things on your bucket list.
Visit Australia – I have internet friends there.
Go through the handgun course at the FBI headquarters.
Go scuba diving in the Bahamas
Write a novel that becomes an international best seller.
Collaborate on a book with Reed Farrel Coleman
Any final thoughts?
I am very eager for feedback about my newest novel, Subtle Felonies. I hope your readers will post reviews or just send me a note at ascamacho@hotmail.com to tell me what they think of the book. Reviews are the life’s blood for some authors. I’m one of them.
