February 2012
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A happy and proud Andrew Kirschbaum shows off the first copy of the hard cover edition of Monday and the Murdered Man. Using kickstarter.com Andrew found enough sponsors to have his great book excellently formatted by Rob Siders of 52novels and have a cover designed by yours truly. Especially exciting was to not only create the POD, with the front illustration flowing onto the back, but...
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I have more than 30 covers lined up - will hopefully get up to speed with uploading these in the coming week. The cover above, however, applies to a 5-novel collection offered for free during a two-day Kindle Extravaganza - available 1 and 2 February only. Novels from Konrath, Crouch, Black, Goldberg, and Nicholson, in one humongous Kindle collection. Grab it before it is gone - today and...
December 2011
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With EXIT 9 Brett Battles continues the thrill ride where SICK, the first of the PROJECT EDEN thrillers, stopped. But the stakes are much higher this time. What started out with a test in SICK, in EXIT 9 it is the real deal - Project Eden is about to give humanity a reboot. Buy EXIT 9 as an ebook from Amazon today, and if you haven’t yet - do buy and read SICK first.
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New York Times bestselling author Lewis Perdue has sold over 4 million books, DIE BY WIRE is the first he is publishing independently. Aside from the thrill ride this novel is not afraid to ask big questions along the way: If God is all powerful and merciful, why is evil allowed to exist? Buy DIE BY WIRE from Amazon today as ebook, or as paperback.
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KD James How Did This Happen? Lunch with Imaginary Friends and other (mostly) True Stories (longest title of 2011!) is a collection of her blogs. The stick figures on the cover are based on KD’s own at times hilarious stick figure drawings, befitting her blogs. Great holiday reading, buy How Did This Happen? Lunch with Imaginary Friends and other (mostly) True Stories from Amazon today.
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Second of the Jack Davis thrillers, this novel is one of my favourite reads of 2011. With The Dead Man Joel Goldman takes his protagonist to places unimaginable. Highly recommended The Dead Man is now available as ebook on Amazon.
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Hetaera is Suzanne Tyrpak’s second novel set in ancient times. Like her first - Vestal Virgin, a powerful woman takes center stage. The setting is Greece, the protagonist is Hestia a slave and prostitute, sold to a prominent statesman with sadistic tendencies to become his hetaera (consort). As her wealth and fame grow, so does her despair and dreams of freedom. Hetaera, the first book in...
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MAN OF WAX is the first book in the MAN OF WAX trilogy, by the prolific Robert Swartwood. The book trailer, elsewhere on this page, gives a pretty accurate feel for the novel. Fast, dark, raw, gritty and sometimes quite brutal it will get you hooked from the first page. Buy the ebook MAN OF WAX from Amazon today, or opt for the paperback, also available from Amazon.
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EMERGENCE collects the first 5 episodes of the ICARUS HELIX series by J E Medrick. It will also mark the re-emergence of the series, after a break of a couple of months. FRIGID, the 6th episode of the series, will be published in the next couple of weeks. Which gives you ample time to buy and read this 105,140 word long and exciting collection that truly rocks. Buy EMERGENCE from Amazon today.
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SHAKE DOWN is the first Jack Davis thriller by Joel Goldman. Jack is unlike any protagonist I have encountered before. Middle aged, scarred by personal tragedy, and suffering from an increasingly debilitating illness - I think he is the bees knees! Pick up the excellent SHAKE DOWN from Amazon today.
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DOUBLE TAP collects Barry Eisler’s The Lost Coast and Paris is a Bitch. Two high octane stories in one ebook - great reading! Buy DOUBLE TAP from Amazon today.
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Saffina Desforges created huge waves with her first novel Sugar & Spice. The controversial novel reached the top spot on UK’s Amazon, and one year in is still selling like gangbusters. SNOW WHITE, the first in the ROSE RED Crime Thriller Series, was published more recent, and now has a new cover. The series is inspired by classic fairy tales, but not written with the young or faint...
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Mike Dennis’ The Ghosts of Havana continues to show Key West has ‘noir’ chops similar to cities such as New Orleans or Miami. Brooding, dark, and bloody at times, The Ghosts of Havana is a great read. Buy The Ghosts of Havana from amazon today, paperback available soon.
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Every Precious Thing is the new Logan Harper thriller by the prolific Brett Battles. He takes a slightly darker turn in this great thriller. Every Precious Thing is available now as ebook on Amazon, paperback to follow soon.
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Raven Belvedere - what a name. Lucky Break is a steamy story that in short could be described as ‘elevator pitch’. Buy Lucky Break, a very well written saucy short, from Amazon today.
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Third short story published by J E Medrick in a short time. If you think Kim Kardashian has issues, wait until you’ve read this delectable baby… Buy Incompatible from Amazon now.
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FINAL WINTER is a chilling and scarily realistic story about a terrorist plot, one that potentially would make 9/11 feel like a walk in the park. Brendan Dubois has once again written a terrific and engrossing story, one that you’d hope would never become a reality. Buy FINAL WINTER from Amazon today.
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Another short story by J E Medrick. Some questions are better left unanswered, or so one would conclude after reading this little gem. Buy HOODED from Amazon today.
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Traci Hohenstein’s ASYLUM HARBOR is the follow up to BURN OUT, her very successful debut. ASYLUM HARBOR, however, precedes BURN OUT chronologically. If you are craving for another Rachel Scott adventure the wait is almost over - ASYLUM HARBOR will be available from 20 December. Pre-order ASYLUM HARBOR from Amazon today.
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Stephen Knight published City Of The Damned early 2011. Now City Of The Damned: Extended Edition is available. With original bonus content - more vampires, more action, more terror! And the great thing is these bloodsuckers don’t suck up with suave charm and chatter, Stephen’s vampires will suck you dry. City Of The Damned: Extended Edition is available as ebook on Amazon today. The...
November 2011
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James Moore’s GOD NOT JESUS may ruffle a feather or two, or three. In his book he poses interesting and thought provoking questions, and offers his opinion. Never to convert, but to offer ‘a breath of fresh air in the catacombs of a crumbled and confused collection of truths and half truths.’ Buy the ebook GOD NOT JESUS from Amazon today.
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J E Medrick goes dark and gory in this very entertaining short story. You will never look at flies the same way after reading this thrilling tale. Buy Disappear from Amazon now.
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Nancy Richardson Fischer’s has been around as a writer for awhile, mostly writing sport autobiographies for people such as Monica Seles and Nadia Comaneci. Pandora’s Key, however, is Nancy’s first novel. It is a fast-paced, edgy urban fantasy about Evangeline’s treacherous path to self-awareness. Buy Pandora’s Key from Amazon today. Pandora’s Key is also...
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A new logo for Ocular, a Wellington based video and website production company. Also came up with the tagline ‘be seen’. Aside from Ocular’s core products Stevo Rourke and Neil O’Styke offer a wealth of knowledge how to be seen on the web. Great people to work with, never a dull moment!
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Committed is the first book of The Michael Doyle Chronicles, and John W. Mefford’s debut novel. Very little is what it seems in Committed, with Michael Doyle being pushed to the edge, having to question everything he holds dear, including the one he loves most - and his own sanity. A great read for the holidays, buy Committed from Amazon today.
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Black Flagged is Steven Konkoly’s new novel, the first of what promises to be an exciting series. While Steve’s excellent The Jakarta Pandemic focused on the slow disintegration of a small neighborhood affected by a global pandemic, in Black Flagged he takes us on an action filled roller coaster ride the moment Daniel Petrovich’s very secret past is uncovered. Buy Black Flagged...
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When wonderfully sick minds collide
The publication of SERIAL, early 2009, marked the beginning of a writing collaboration between Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn, and Joe Konrath. The first (free) novella expanded to a novel and two years later has spawned several sequels, including Birds Of Prey and KILLERS. With SERIAL KILLERS, featuring the killers from most if not all the other books by Crouch, Kilborn, and Konrath, the series...
October 2011
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October 24 marks the kick-off of Amazon’s new 47North imprint, featuring the big relaunch of Lee Goldberg’s and William Rabkin’s THE DEAD MAN series. Pre-order V1 (volume 1-3 compilation), of THE DEAD MAN series, available as ebook and as paperback from Amazon today. Read Amazon’s announcement on Kindle Daily Post here.
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From 33rpm to mp3 - the chairman loves his music.
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What A Wonderful World by Paul Guyot sheds light on the psyche of a cop who has been around for a long time, too long probably. Originally chosen from hundreds of submissions to be included in the Michael Connelly edited anthology The Blue Religion, Paul Guyot’s short story What A Wonderful World unravels at breakneck pace amid the dark, rainy streets of St. Louis. Now What A Wonderful...
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Paul Guyot’s 3 Stories Down is a collection of three (no surprises there) short stories that have a lot in common. People end up dead, the way how is not common, and all three stories are fantastic reads. Paul’s bio reads like one of his stories, full of surprises, uncommon, and fantastic. Buy 3 Stories Down from Amazon today.
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When I received the request to design a cover for Growing Up Horny In New Zealand I thought I was being pranked. Not so! Nick Spill’s mock-u-memoir is for real and a terrific and funny read. The same applies to the shorts The Palace In TriBeCa and the wonderfully weird Dolphin Kicks And Cactus Pricks. Buy Growing Up Horny In New Zealand, The Palace In TriBeCa, and Dolphin Kicks And...
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COVER STORY, by D'Agnese
They Call Me D’Agnese interviews Hunter F. Goss about the process of writing, editing and publishing. There’s also a bit about the book cover design for Goss’s Night Market. Check it out!
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Brendan Dubois is probably one of the most prolific short story writers around, with over a hundred stories published in anthologies and magazines. Death Of A Gemini is a collection of ten military mysteries. The title story tells of an F-14 pilot flying missions over Afghanistan shortly after 9/11, haunted by the memory - and possible ghost - of his dead brother, killed during the World Trade...
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James Grenton’s Black Coke is an excellent and sometimes brutal novel taking you on a thrilling ride from the jungle of Columbia to the outskirts of North London. If you pick this one up and like it, then also go for Grenton’s The Somali Doctrine. Both great reading! Buy Black Coke from Amazon today.
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Robert Swartwood’s Phantom Energy is a collection of very short stories. As in VERY. But whoever said size matters should read these, and will be proven wrong. These stories are short but hit the mark. Buy Phantom Energy from amazon today. Soon also available as paperback.
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Tucker Mayer’s cover for Little Girl Gone I designed sometime last year. This amazing novel is now live, available as ebook and as paperback.
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A cover for B.A. Wallace’s novel Fatherly Love. In this Australian crime novel set in Sydney, ex-reporter Nat Barker is hired to find the missing daughter of a rich industrialist. Read this fast and witty novel. Buy your Fatherly Love from Amazon today.
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Great news for Traci! She signed up for a four book deal with Thomas & Mercer, Amazon’s Mystery/Thriller imprint. Read all about it on David Graughan’s blog.
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My thoughts go out to those close to Steve Jobs. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today if it hadn’t been for him - his products changed my profession and my life - for that I am forever grateful. May Apple continue to build on his legacy so I can buy their products for at least another 24 years and continue doing what I’m doing.
September 2011
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At Bouchercon now!
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Michael Kingswood’s Masters of the Sun is set stateside, in a bleak not so distant future. An event starts the breakdown of society as we know it. When, ten years later, two men set out to find and learn more about a group of people who supposedly have magical powers, they discover much more than they bargained for. Stumbling on long kept and powerful secrets that once changed the world,...
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Barry Eisler’s The Detachment is out! Found an advance reading copy of the POD (duh!) at Bouchercon this morning. Buy your copy of The Detachment from Amazon today. Read the review by Blake Crouch and Joe Konrath.
August 2011
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Hunter F Goss’s debut combines fangs, facts, and fiction. Night Market has elements that could be interpreted as an allegory for Wall Street today. Set against the 1907 financial crisis this is a story of lust and greed, presented in many guises. Great reading! Buy Night Market from Amazon today.
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Will start my trip that will eventually bring me to St Louis and Bouchercon2011 this weekend. But first two weeks in The Netherlands, visiting family, friends, and a few clients. It is NOT a holiday, as some people think. I’ll be working until I leave for my trip to the US. First stop Durango, Colorado - digging shallow graves in Blake Crouch’s back yard. Sharing a room with Blake...
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Occasionally I design websites. This one is for Olaf, one of my closest and oldest friends. His Casa Rochetti is available for those who appreciate all the great things Italy has to offer, in the lush and tranquil setting of the Piemonte. The restored 16th century farmhouse is a showcase of understated luxury, affinity for design and appreciation of high quality living. Check out the website and...
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