Tell us about your books: Mysteries and Thrillers on the lighter side

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

If you've written a crime/mystery novel or a thriller you'd consider on the funnier side of things, this is the place to talk about it. Tell the group members what your book is about with a brief description or any other information you'd like to share.

NOTE: any advertising you'd like to do should be done in the appropriate thread under "In the Press, Blogs and Sites" here.

[Sue]

I spent almost 40 years working for newspapers and we always blamed weird phone calls and happenings on the full moon. This month, the full moon coincides with Friday the 13th. That double whammy superstition is the inspiration for Full Moon Friday, the third book in my Jordan Daily News Mystery Series.

The first book, Great News Town, is about a serial killer that terrorizes a small Chicago suburb in 1984, and the small town newspaper staff that covers the crimes and uncovers the killer. It was an honorable mention this year in the Writers Digest contest for Self-published books.

The second book, One Shoe Off, features the same newsroom about a year later. This time city editor Josie Braun is obsessed with an editor who disappeared thirty years earlier leaving only a shoe behind. It was a finalist last year for Amazon's Breakout Novel Award.

Although the subjects are serious, and a little tense in spots,there's a bit of humor too. Especially in this latest addition, Full Moon Friday. And many of the weirdest phone calls are based on stories from journalists and cops. Truth is stranger than fiction!

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sue wrote: "I spent almost 40 years working for newspapers and we always blamed weird phone calls and happenings on the full moon. This month, the full moon coincides with Friday the 13th. That double whammy s..."

my husband believes in the full-moon theory, too!

[Donna, Co-Moderator]

So do I!!!

[David]

From working with the public in the retail sector, I can vouch for the truth of the full moon - whacky behavior connection.

Some of the strangest working days I ever had were the day of or day after the full moon.

[Sylvie]

My wip is about a newly-elected female sheriff in a small county in Texas. She's known to crack a few chuckles. :)

[Lori]

My newest book went live today. It will be sale priced @ 99c for the first week.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Lori wrote: "My newest book went live today. It will be sale priced @ 99c for the first week.
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Congrats!

[Lori]

Thank you! :)

[Yvonne]

GOODREADS GIVEAWAY June 14-16
Enter to win autographed Pre Release Copy

Mystery/Thriller through Ancient Lands and Ancient Temples after the Secret of The First Madonna and the power she wields.

Read excerpt here

http://www.yvonnecrowe.com/index.php/...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Nancy wrote: "Lori wrote: "My newest book went live today. It will be sale priced @ 99c for the first week.
"

Congrats!"

Do you have a summary of your book? This might be better under author events.

[Sameer]

Here's a synopsis of my novel: Business Doctors: Management Consulting Gone Wild. It would be great to hear your views on the concept.

Ivy League educated management consultant, Michael Schneider, gets hired by a mafia boss to give a makeover to his family business that spans across gambling, drugs and porn.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sameer wrote: "Here's a synopsis of my novel: Business Doctors: Management Consulting Gone Wild. It would be great to hear your views on the concept.

Ivy League educated management consultant, Mi..."

Thank you for NOT adding an advertising link, Sameer!

[Sameer]

Just following the guidelines, Nancy.

In the first post, you've made it pretty clear what NOT to do.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sameer wrote: "Just following the guidelines, Nancy.

In the first post, you've made it pretty clear what NOT to do."

one would think that, but obviously, not everyone reads the first post!

[Sameer]

I hear you, Nancy.

As a social experiment, you could reward a well-behaved author with some added visibility within the group for their titles. And watch how quickly everyone else falls in line.

For best results, choose an exotic/international author :-P

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sameer wrote: "I hear you, Nancy.

As a social experiment, you could reward a well-behaved author with some added visibility within the group for their titles. And watch how quickly everyone else falls in line.

..."

You're a hoot.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Hi
A question and a comment:
The question: how is this "crime on the lighter side?"
The comment: my original post specifically stated no ad links. Can you please delete the ad link to your book? Thanks.

[Marja]

A crime can be on the lighter side when the author concentrates on solving the crime and the characters rather than the crime itself. One of the most difficult things to do in writing is to combine drama and humor, but it can be done. Just thought I'd add two cents.

[Marla]

I've published three humorous mysteries, bordering on chick-lit. My most recent release, Secret Agenda , is about a woman who moves to a small town in search of justice for her dead fiancé.

I agree with Marja about lighter mysteries focusing more on the characters than the crime. The crime also tends not to be as callous. For example, someone might be murdered, but it's generally a more nonviolent murder rather than a cruel death preceded by ritualistic torture or something equally heinous.

[M.R.]

I wrote my first book and it is up on Amazon. I would love to have readers/reviews.

Summary

Mahla Etan has just been given only a handful of weeks to live. What better to do than to take off to Sisters, Oregon with a crotchety old man, three bickering kids, and one smart-aleck husband? But one unexpected event suddenly turns her life upside down and she soon finds herself smack dab in the middle of a supernatural phenomenon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018...

[John]

Lie of the Tiger Who Knew Tasmanian Tigers Eat Apples!

I spent most of my working life as a newspaper journalist, which has given me a vast database of ideas for stories and characters. One of the enduring mysteries I dealt with was the Tasmanian tiger, which many people refuse to believe is extinct.
I remember receiving a postcard in the mail after I wrote a series of feature articles about a Tasmanian tiger hunter. One side of the postcard had a photograph of the tiger, and the other bore some scribbled words: 'John, this is as near to a Tasmanian tiger as you'll ever get.'
Turns out that was wrong.
I took the mystery of the tiger, mixed it with humour and some quirkly characters and my Windy Mountain funny mysteries series was born.
In the first novel, the officious mayor gets his comeuppance; in the latest a mysterious Irishman who looks a lot like the hero/villain in the first book arrives in town to take charge of the Tasmanian tiger museum.

[Joseph]

Find out why accountants should do the books, not write one, especially if they work for a publisher.
My dark comedic mystery play, actually started as a comedy the mystery just developed by itself.

[Haris]

If you're a fan of Carl Hiaasen, James Bond, Janet Evanovich and Don Quixote please check out "You Only Live Once." It's a comic thriller: a contemporary take on Don Quixote about a mental patient who believes he’s a super spy. (Free on Kindle Unlimited.)


“A brilliant homage to everyone’s favorite super-spy, and a hilarious, action-packed, made-for-the-movies thriller about a man suavely dancing along both sides of the thin line between heroism and madness.” —Matt Forbeck, New York Times bestselling author of Halo: New Blood


http://getbook.at/YouOnlyLiveOnce

[Haris]

2018 Reader's Favorite Award winner "You Only Live Once" is on sale right now for only .99 cents. Check out the new trailer!

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

“A brilliant homage to everyone’s favorite super-spy, and a hilarious, action-packed, made-for-the-movies thriller about a man suavely dancing along both sides of the thin line between heroism and madness.” —Matt Forbeck, New York Times bestselling author of Halo: New Blood

http://getbook.at/YouOnlyLiveOnce

[Jeremiah]

The Faceless Advisor by Jeremiah Seyrak

Maxy Awards 2018 Runner-Up – Mystery/Detective

Ethan Roberts is a commercial lawyer, whose life is turned around by a mysterious offer of a role from a highly secretive entity only known by the alias The Hand. Ethan accepts the offer and exchanges his life as a commercial lawyer of completing mundane and monotonous work, to one of providing sensitive and discrete services to senior public and private clients investigating unusual and elaborate crimes that are not what they appear to be.

Through the experience, Ethan discovers more about himself; finding a sense of purpose through his work and newfound relationships. However, the act turns sinister when one of his assignments brings to surface a threatening power play between his mysterious employer and a tyrannical individual, leaving him to play a dangerous balancing act between his personal life and work.

Can be found on most online book sites.

[Krissy]

Hello! My debut Mystery/Suspense novel Buried Secrets (Ella Perry Mystery Book 1) is now available on Amazon. I'd love for you to check it out!
https://www.amazon.com/Buried-Secrets...

A mysterious disappearance. A dark family secret. Can Ella expose the ugly truth before it’s too late?

Families have secrets. But some secrets can't be kept forever. They ooze through cracks a little at a time until a scandalous truth is fully revealed. Ella Perri knows it's this type of secret that's hidden in the family cottage.

In his last breath, Ella’s grandfather reveals to her a startling secret that hints at something sinister. On behalf of her beloved grandfather, she embarks on a dangerous quest for truth. A World War II diary and the 21st century collide as Ella desperately chases every clue in a faraway and unfamiliar setting where the real story begins. Who can be trusted and who has something to hide? One secret leads to another. Ella must decide: share the secrets and alter the fates of her loved ones forever or become part of the lie that’s been buried deep for decades.

Buried Secrets is a suspenseful mystery with twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the shocking ending.

Get it on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Buried-Secrets...

[Matt]

What if you became a cop so that you could spend more time surfing? And you end up beating a child molester within an inch of his life? And you had to take a security job in a rich, coastal neighborhood because you were suspended for beating up that child molester? And you needed the money because your ex-wife took you for everything you had? And then you found the body of a rich cougar housewife you may have been spending time with? And you know it wasn’t suicide? And so you investigate and find out that these rich and powerful people are up to some interesting sexual shenanigans? And one of them probably murdered her? And you’re a raging alcoholic? And an idiot? Meet Nick Marino.

I am Matt Orlando and this is for my mystery novel Westgate: A Nick Marino Mystery.

If interested to read further, please check out my website at https://mattorlandobooks.com