Mistaken and false identity aren’t new topics in the mystery fiction realm. One of my favorite authors, Ross Macdonald, often explored the complications that arise over identity issues. Macdonald’s wife, Margaret Millar, based the solution to the mystery in How Like an Angel on mistaken identity, revealed in a stunning twist in the very last line of the book. Since false or mistaken identity is a great device to use in mystery novels, it … [Read more...]
Debbi Mack’s Debut Novel, IDENTITY CRISIS: A Riveting Mystery Where Identity Theft Means Murder
New York Times Bestselling Author's First Book In The Sam McRae Mystery Series Explores The Homicidal Side Of Identity Theft IDENTITY CRISIS: A simple domestic abuse case turns deadly when the alleged abuser is killed and Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's client disappears. When a friend asks Sam to find Melanie Hayes, the Maryland attorney is drawn into a complex case of murder and identity theft that has her running from the Mob, breaking into … [Read more...]
IDENTITY CRISIS Author Debbi Mack on The Loneliness of the Long-Form Writer
"This is why we tell fictional stories. To connect with others at some level by creating worlds that express truths that facts alone cannot." Like many work-where-you-want professions, writing can have an isolating effect on one’s life. Many people may assume that being free of annoying bosses/co-workers and able to set your own hours would be a perfect way to live. The truth is that people are social animals. This is why we tell … [Read more...]
Dixie Shanahan’s release from prison is nearing: Author Ferak predicts
HARLAN, Iowa -- Months after the release of my best-selling book, DIXIE's LAST STAND: WAS IT MURDER OR SELF-DEFENSE? I visited the hometown of Dixie and Scott Shanahan and gave a pair of PowerPoint book presentations in the same community where Dixie's momentous 2004 murder trial occurred. wildbluepress.dixie Thursday's presentations at the Harlan Community Library was a trip down memory lane. Back in 2003 and 2004, I covered the criminal … [Read more...]
Winston Ball Self-Help Book Title Contest
Help Us Finalize The Title for Winston Ball’s New Book Please vote for the cover of Winston Ball's new Self-Help book that you think works best for the synopsis below. Participants will be registered to win one of twenty free copies of the eBook. The synopsis: True stories of everyday people who have overcome extreme personal challenges in their lives, each reaching a personal "breaking point" that would transform and change their lives … [Read more...]
WildBlue Press And Buck Books Team Up To Bring You ‘Great Reads By Exceptional Authors’ For 99 Cents!
THE DEADLINE is on sale for just 99 cents! WildBlue Press and Buck Books team up to bring readers an expertly crafted mystery by bestselling author Ron Franscell.You can find your favorite books and audiobooks for just a buck at Buck Books. Subscribe here and get your first five books free, plus daily deals on an endless variety of titles. To see their daily book selection go to www.buckbooks.net/dailydeals/#sale … [Read more...]
PITFALL Anticipation Builds, New On the Trail of Ted Bundy Video and Debbi Mack Lists her Childhood Heroes
Your Guide to New Developments, Exclusive Content and Giveaways at WildBlue Press July 27, 2015 THIS WEEK'S CONTENT PITFALL Release pushed back to August Featured Blog Posts by Cameron Bane, Debbi Mack and John Ferak WildBlue Press explores new genres Kevin Sullivan On the Trail of Ted Bundy Media appearances by John Ferak, Caitlin Rother and Bradley Nickell Ron Fransscell returns to Casper for a book … [Read more...]
Cameron Bane Writes a New Hero for a New Time in PITFALL! 99 Cents For Short Time Only!
On Sale Today For 99 Cents! There are a lot of reasons I wanted to come up with a new hero for a new time, but the main one is this: many people today think no one cares about them any more. Folks feel helpless, impotent, outgunned and outmanned against a world that seemingly grows more tense and implacable with each passing hour. The days trend bleak, the moorings have slipped, and there are no handles out there. Against such, people … [Read more...]
Kevin Sullivan On the Trail of Ted Bundy Video 10: Kathy Parks Abducted from College Campus
This is the last of author Kevin Sullivan's videos from the Bundy trail until the release of his video featurette "On the Trail of Ted Bundy," which will document his trip in its entirety with additional never-before-seen footage from a Washington state double-abduction. While you are waiting for Kevin's new Bundy book, check out his true crime tome, KENTUCKY BLOODBATH! … [Read more...]
Behind the Book Video: John Ferak on BODY OF PROOF
John Ferak's latest true crime, BODY OF PROOF: Tainted Evidence in the Murder of Jessica O'Grady, is not his first book featuring fallen CSI commander David Kofoed. BODY OF PROOF was written as a sequel to Ferak's BLOODY LIES: A CSI Scandal in the Heartland. In this Behind the Book video, Ferak describes how the two books are related. BODY OF PROOF has been shaking up the Amazon bestsellers lists for true crime categories! … [Read more...]
