Book Two in Janice Boekhoff's 'Earth Hunters' Series is Available with a Fresh New Look He sent up a quick prayer for strength. Lying close to Lenaia would be a temptation of epic proportions. In a pulse-quickening blend of science, romance, and faith, paleontology professor Travis Perego finds himself on the verge of a discovery that could redefine his career and test his fragile new beliefs. Following the painful loss of his sister, Travis … [Read more...]
[Re-Post] Burl Barer Tells Another Wild Harold Stegeman Story
I was cleaning the garage today, and I found a CD with no label, no nothing. You know, the kind you use to make your own music mixes. I popped it into my cd player, and there was not a single note of music – but there was Secret Service Special Agent Lyle Workman having a conversation with me, over twenty years ago, in which he tells me ANOTHER wild Harold Stegeman story. I recognized Lyle’s voice right away, but it took me a few minutes to grasp … [Read more...]
Meet John Hayden Howard, 1950s-1960s Dystopian and Sci-fi Author, with Contributor Laurie Winslow Sargent
John Hayden Howard (1925-2014) was a 1967 Nebula Award finalist and prolific short story writer who often wrote under his pen name, Hayden Howard. He was published 73 times internationally, in the US, UK, and Australia, with some works translated into Italian and French. Hayden's dystopian and science fiction was often published in Galaxy Magazine and IF Worlds of Science Fiction. His 1960s short stories were illustrated by Jack Gaughan, an … [Read more...]
Reader’s Guide For Ron Franscell’s DEAF ROW
Visit ronfranscell.com for the latest from the author including a download of this guide for book clubbers! … [Read more...]
Ron Franscell Answers “Which is harder to write: true crime or crime fiction?’
DEAF ROW will be available in hardback, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats on February 14, 2023! … [Read more...]
How Author John Stamp Created BLOOD RED IVORY
BLOOD RED IVORY is my first in a series of Ty Benhoff thrillers. For a while, I've been tossing around the idea of doing a series. Connecting plots and characters, arcing things over multiple books seemed like a fun challenge. Initially, I came up with Ty. Tyrone Benhoff, Naval Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent. Why NCIS? My former agency has a global presence. In my time with them, I traveled to nine different countries. I figured … [Read more...]
Terry Persun’s Thrilling New Mystery THE RIGHT THING
New from award-winning author Terry Persun! After the murder of his wife and unborn child, the only time freelance tech investigator Ten feels alive is when he cuts himself. For the last few years, he has taken freelance investigative jobs. Some of those jobs have been with the government group that betrayed him, but is now run by a friend. There's been an escape from a woman's prison in Muncy. Ten is partnered with Maria Tanner, a friend intent … [Read more...]
RAVEN’S RIDGE
Hang onto your shamrocks and shillelaghs, folks. Max Blake, that hard-boiled private detective and former muck-raking journalist, along with his fearless fiancée Caeli Brown, are back in action and up to their Walther P99s in slick hypnotic robberies and terrorist plots in their newly adopted Irish homeland. A favor to a new friend who works with the Irish police brings them out of retirement to solve a series of thefts at Bunratty … [Read more...]
Award Winning Author Peter Eichstaedt Starts His Wine Country Mystery Series With NAPA NOIR
When northern California’s idyllic Napa Valley is shattered by the vineyard shooting deaths of two men, investigative-reporter-turned-wine-editor Dante Rath seizes the chance to salvage his sagging career. One of the dead is the winery’s top investor, a high-tech genius, who was shot and killed by the winery’s owner, who in turn was gunned down by Napa County sheriff deputies. At the murder scene, Dante encounters Carmen Carelli, the lawyer … [Read more...]
Author Janice Boekhoff: Do NOT Fear
Often I write about fear. I think it’s one of the most universal human emotions. Fear helps us to learn vital lessons like don’t touch the stove when it’s hot or don’t run a red light because you’ll probably cause an accident. But fear can easily consume us. In my recent novel, Created, Paleontologist Travis Perego is tortured by fear. Fear of losing his job. Fear that beautiful Lenaia is hiding things from him. And fear of finding out the … [Read more...]
