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A series of unexplained deaths shatters the serenity of a Vancouver Island girls’ school, and Tempest Ivory, child psychologist and soprano, races to solve the mystery before it claims more lives. Tempest lands a coveted lead role in Rigoletto, but as she prepares for her operatic debut, the explosive secrets lurking behind the academy walls set her on a collision course with her past.
“…draws you in compellingly from the opening page…a gripping story of death and family secrets…The characters are quirky and sympathetic.” — The Paper Chase
“…a harrowing tale of blasphemy, insanity, suicide and murder.” — Snoop Sisters Mystery Bookshoppe
“…if you enjoy psychological, twist a minute books, A Hemorrhaging of Souls is definitely for you.” — I Love A Mystery
A Hemorrhaging of Souls – trailer
For more info: please visit Nicola Furlong’s website
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A popular singer finds himself in a hazy netherworld following an accident he can’t even recall. In state of forced solitude with no day or night, David Perrin’s mission is to find out what happened to him and where he went wrong in life. Along his journey, David revisits the pivotal moments of his rise to fame and is cuided by a strange angel that bears an uncanny resemblance to his music idol, laynestaley. David wants to redeem himself for his wasted life, but he must first resolve whether he’s alive or dead.
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Bob Stark returns to Denver after 18 years in Southeast Asia to discover that the mother he buried before he left is dead again. At her second funeral, he sees . . . himself. Is his other self a hoaxer? A doppelganger? Or is something more sinister going on? Even worse, two men who appear to be government agents are hunting him for no reason he can fathom. With the help of Kerry Casillas, a baffling young woman Bob meets in a coffee shop, he uncovers the unimaginable truth.
“I love the story of More Deaths Than One. Pat Bertram blends mystery/suspense with history very well. Her characters are strong, and I love the slow reveal of who Bob really was/is. The hints and clues Bertram drops come together for me with the jungle nightmares. The descriptions of the places Bob and Kerry visit are exquisitely done; the places sound real. I enjoyed this story very much.”
–Rachael Wollet, freelance editor.
“In More Deaths Than One, Bertram created two characters I’m ready to watch take off. The combination of Bob and the waitress is great–she’s obviously the one person he’s letting pull him out of whatever shell he’s been in. Bertram raises so many interesting questions in her initial chapter that it definitely compels me to want to read more. Why is Bob in Denver, and where has he been? Is this a story of time-shifting madness, or what? Why are the police at the funeral? And on and on! Bertram’s writing is also well-crafted and flows so well. The dialog is a strong suit.”
– Ann Barks, fellow FCC contestant.
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A neighborhood bookie peddles athletes to college coaches and develops a sport betting operation centered on high school games. He recruits an accomplice to execute his last bet, one that could set them up financially for life but is fraught with danger. The Chicago Police investigate the greedy gamblers who might try to manipulate a high school basketball playoff game. A chance meeting between the father of a mediocre student-athlete and the bookie puts in motion a sequence of events transforming the player into a Division 1 prospect using unorthodox basketball training methods. Corrupt adults, who selfishly engage in risky and exploitive behaviors, surround the athlete: gangland profiteers, win-at-all-cost coaches, greedy street agents, shoe company representatives, college recruiters, disloyal lovers, and others. Advantage Disadvantage examines the motivations that drive the surrounding adults to corruption, betrayal, and greed.
Advantage / Disadvantage is a cleverly interwoven tale of High School athletes who are unwittingly taken in by the sleezy characters that cling to the periphery of organized sports, and profit from them by means of greed and deception.
This book was eye – opening and shocking, and at other times touching and surprising – but never was it boring. The characters inspired hope as well as loathing, and made me think that High School athletics might not be as simple and innocent as we are led to believe. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait for the sequel. Well done, Mr. Jaffe!
David Shapiro, Amazon.com
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 10)
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Barracuda is a fast-paced story where international intrigue, environmental catastrophe, and cultural pride collide. Even on vacation, recuperating NYPD cop Mick O’Shaughnessy is still a detective at heart. When the Russian Mafia and Japanese Yakuza rock the island paradise of Bikini Atoll over an international money laundering scheme and a territorial war, O’Shaughnessy refuses to fly away from the chaos until safety and justice prevail. But when a mutant barracuda begins snacking on the tourists, Mick really has his hands full. Written in whip-smart prose, Barracuda is a power-packed, wildly entertaining adventure; truly the catch of the day!
The historical significance of Bikini Atoll and the underwater depictions in Barracuda are well researched, incorporating the history of Pacific A-Bomb testing following World War II. Monahan expertly incorporates authentic scuba-diving knowledge and proper police procedures into the plot, characters, and scenic detail. Readers who appreciate the aquatic action of JAWS, the mob intrigue of The Godfather, and the police procedural sense of The Onion Field, will enjoy Barracuda.
“Take the bait! Read this book! You’ll be hooked!”
You don’t need to be a police officer, a scuba diver expert or a fisherman to enjoy this one, folks. It doesn’t matter if you are male or female. What you do need is to set aside your time, have your meals for the day already prepared and find a comfortable seat. Let the answering machine answer your calls.
Mike Monahan brings us from New York to an island on the South Pacific, filled with history, conspiracies, money laundering, greed, danger and a very big fish with an even bigger attitude.
There really isn’t much more that I can say on this one. “Barracuda” hooked me from the start and just never let go. I highly recommend it. Hook, line and sinker. Case closed.
– J.R. Readron, November 13, 2008
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It’s 1999, the year we were supposed to party, but for Brad Wilson it brings the ultimate dare. The million-dollar offer comes through Mitch, his band’s ex-manager, who 30 years ago ripped them off and vanished. Now, he shows up with fifty thousand in crisp, new bills and the promise of more— much more.
The offer comes from a wealthy eccentric, Pablo Lupa, who is a fan of Brad’s 70’s band, and has offered the members one million dollars each to reunite and play for him at his South American ranch. Will Brad and his band make it home with their bounty, or will they fall prey to a wealth-emboldened trickster and his deadly perversions? Smoking Jimi is a road story like no other— a triumphant, euphoric journey that somehow morphs into a headlong dash for survival.
Mitch flinched as thunder cracked. “Well, you know how those record companies are— you got yer expenses, yer advances, yer this and yer that, but hey, we’re talkin’ peanuts compared to what we’re gonna make off this one gig. Think of it, man— fly to South America, jam for this cat, and bingo, it’s the 70’s again. Only this time, we’re instant millionaires. All of us.”
“We’re short one keyboard player.”
“So? You still play guitar, don’t you?”
I hesitated.
“You were the best. Jimi Hendrix asked about you once. Said you were hot.”
“C’mon, Mitch, Hendrix was dead way before we got to Hollywood.”
“Well, must have been Clapton or one of those cats. You know how I am with names, right?”
Although I knew Mitch was lying, how I wished Jimi Hendrix would have noticed me. When I was still a teenaged, three-chord-playing, growing-his-hair-long, punk-assed wannabe, I saw Hendrix perform in San Francisco. I couldn’t believe anyone could do that with a guitar! It was as if a musical god had descended to earth to show us mortals what could be— if only . . . .
– excerpt
Author website
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What happens when two professional assassins – one a Mafia hitman and the other a former German terrorist – kill at exactly the same moment in time? For Ernst Stahl and Frank Jolino the result is a psychic bond that slowly blossoms in each man’s mind, enabling them to see into the other’s world. Frank Jolino doesn’t like what he sees, especially when he realizes that Stahl is headed to his home turf of Boston to kill a scientist who may hold the key to solving the world’s deadliest diseases. But for Stahl, there’s no other option. Virtually bankrupt and with his son in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, he’s got little choice but to take the assignment. Jolino has other ideas. On the run from his crime syndicate for refusing to kill his ex-girlfriend-turned-government-informant, Jolino sets a plan in motion that will bring the two men face-to-face and gun-to-gun…with no guarantees either will survive.
Jon F. Merz is the author of over a dozen books including the Lawson Vampire series published by Pinnacle Books in 2002-2003 and (one of the writers on) the internationally bestselling Rogue Angel adventure series as well as several standalone thrillers and two non-fiction books.
(3 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)
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1539- In a remote Spanish outpost, one man holds the secret to the greatest treasure and deadliest secret in human history.
Utah, Present Day Cave paintings in a newly-discovered Indian site provide evidence that Christ visited the New World. Or do they?
Dane Maddock returns in another unforgettable adventure! When Dane rescues beautiful archaeologist Jade Ihara , he joins her on asearch for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola. Cibola takes the reader on a journey across the American southwest, where the ruins of the mysterious Anasazi hide deadly secrets, creatures long-forgotten lie in wait, and foes lurk around every corner. Dane and his partner “Bones” Bonebrake must decipher clues from the fabled Copper Scroll, outwit their enemies, and be the first to unlock the secret of Cibola.
Jeremy Robinson, author of Kronos and Antarktos Rising, says “Cibola by David Wood is a page-turning yarn blending high action, Biblical speculation, ancient secrets, and nasty creatures. Indiana Jones better watch his back!” .
Robert Masello, author of Blood and Ice and Ritual, says “Ancient cave paintings? Cities of gold? Secret scrolls? Sign me up! Cibola is a twisty tale of adventure and intrigue that never lets up and never lets go!”-
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 10)
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A chance encounter with members of an Anti-Nuclear commune leads 30-year old Poul Anders to apply for a position at the San Onofre CA nuclear power plant. The commune’s plan calls for Poul to trigger a “small” nuclear explosion that will lead to the closing of all nuclear power plants.
Poul’s mother died as the result of radiation poisoning, a strong motive for sabotage. But Poul is not a particularly good saboteur. He is easily distracted, by girls for example, and by the work itself.
San Onofre traces Poul’s gradual penetration of the reactor complex through the initial interview, the security check, the psychiatrist, the simulated alert, the red-badge training sessions, till the murder outside the control room.
Secondary characters include Thor, a failed psychologist who dominates the anti-nuclear commune, Art Walker, the project supervisor who must make the final decision whether to close the plant, Pat McGowan, the over-sexed grandmother who takes Poul under her wing and into her bed, Mr. X, the for-hire saboteur who is willing to complete the job when Poul is not, and Marie Ramierez, the coworker with whom Poul falls in love.
The author of San Onofre was responsible for monitoring the loose thermal shield in San Onofre Unit One until its closure.
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A large company crushing the little man, pushing out the sole trader, it seems an every day scenario. But is it really? Lies, extortion, rape and murder, maybe there is something more than just dominating the market. Follow this exciting crime thriller novel day by day for free online. Coming to you on March the 23rd 2009. Get your feet wet and read a teaser at http://www.lizzydesign.org/thriller-novel-infected/ ….. don’t be scared now ….
Free to read online
110 pages
(7 votes, average: 7.71 out of 10)
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Could subliminal advertising corrupt a Presidential Election? “Freeze Frame” opens with a high-speed chase and doesn’t slow down. The story races from the bright lights of Detroit to Northern Michigan. Returning to Adams & Benson Advertising from a five-year hiatus, Darcy James learns the account she is to head is in jeopardy. She’ll need every ounce of her creative talent to save hundreds of jobs. Worse, the new agency team directing the advertising for third-party candidate Niles VanBuhler is a terrorist group fronting for an international drug cartel. Days before the election, Darcy and account executive Sean Higgins uncover their secret, but they’re being hunted for a murder they didn’t commit. With both police and terrorists on their trail, they must prove their innocence by exposing the real killers and the plot to overthrow the U.S. Executive Branch.
A MUST READ!
I read this book twice. The second time around was even better. Can’t wait for Deadlock. David Warner is not only a great author, he brings Michigan to your doorstep. A great gift for Christmas too!
– Karen Bergin, Amazon.com
For news of upcoming works, book signings, etc, visit the B. David Warner web site.
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Journalism instructor on the outside, unrepentant hippie within, Paul Wilson signs on at a startup newspaper to track down rumors that Bush and Cheney had advance warning of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Two other reporters accompany him to Washington: adventurous Debra, demure but braless, and the more conservative Caitlin, a young Persian-American who plays Candide to Wilson’s Martin. Extracts from Caitlin’s letters and diary (partly recorded in transliterated Farsi) alternate with third-person accounts of the investigation.
To get results, Wilson also has to work with two Arab-American reporters. Only he doesn’t trust them, isn’t sure whether the tales they relay are truth or lies. Though witness after witness corroborates the tale of a conspiracy involving the Vice-President and members of the Saudi royal family, it takes threats from two rogue FBI agents to convince him.
Still, it would be as misleading to characterize Conspiracy as an expose of the corruption and ineptitude of the Bush administration as to describe Cabaret as the story of the Nazis’ rise to power. For above all, Conspiracy is a novel about people, of the relationships among the reporters and those they encounter during the course of their investigation.
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In this medical mystery thriller, Doctor Carson Hyll falls asleep and drives into a river and experiences one of the worst nightmares of his life. The young intern is knocked unconscious and has a negative near death experience so real, so frightening that he thinks he died and went to hell.
When others in the highly-religious small town of Ocean Village have similar negative near death experiences and wake up with burnt skin, they believe they went to hell and that God has abandoned them.
Matters get worse when a local Satanic cult emerges to promote their beliefs and win over the town residents. Will the heroine, Chantress, be able to stop cult leader Kyle Mabus or will he succeed in destroying all known religions in the world?
Bestselling author and psychic Sylvia Browne writes in her book, Prophecy, that, “…our beliefs are the driving force behind our behavior, our opinions, our actions. Without faith, without our beliefs, we’re lost.”
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DARK END OF SPECTRUM will make you think twice before turning on your cell phone or PDA!
DARK END OF THE SPECTRUM is a frighteningly plausible, headline ripping tale of the real threats that loom in cyberspace based on the author’s years of research into the hacker culture.
DARK END OF THE SPECTRUM is a thriller that will connect with everyone with a cell phone, PDA or wireless device.
When digital terrorists known as ICER take over the US power grid and the cell phone network, they give the government an ultimatum – bomb the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan with nuclear weapons to put an end to Al-Quada. When the government refuses,the group destroys most of the downed aircraft in several major airports.
When ICER sends a pulse that will kill people on the East Coast, only security expert Dan Riker can stop them, but ICER has kidnapped his family.
Will Dan save his family or will millions die?
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Panton di Villa was a ten-year-old boy who wanted to write a “Blog” and to get his revenge on a boy who had “taken his girl”. The final 19 days of Panton di Villa’s life are shown to be as extraordinary as the way in which he tried to get her back.Why not see the world through the eyes of your average cynical child, in this Sallinger meets Coupland classic that is most definitely not written for kids?
Things people have said about Doctor Mooze:
“For sheer everyday weirdness of the kind that rarely makes it to print, it’s book of the month on Pulp.net, and hang the Booker nominations”
- Pulp.net
“Doctor Mooze is such a vivid read that it is surely destined to become a modern day classic.”
- Authortrek
“I can see it as a Channel 4 programme, scaring Daily Mail readers shitless”
- Ian Bahlaj, Laura Hird.com
“a fascinating and bold book”
- Laura Hird
“..do yourself a favour; get a copy”
- The Journal
“The back cover blurb name drops Catcher in the Rye, but Holden Caulfield represented a generation while Panton di Villa, real or fictional, is just a spiteful little brat who represents no-one much other than himself. Adrian Mole meets the dark side in a nasty little story that uses paedophilia as a convenient plot device and has nothing particularly useful to tell us about the experience of growing up or anything else, except perhaps how easy it is to drag the innocent in the mud. Reworked as Horror fiction and without the attempts at youth speak it might have been much better, but as a mainstream novel and/or social document this is of little worth and leaves a sour taste in the mouth.”
- The Third Alternative
(1 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10)
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Chris Thomas is an aspiring writer trying his best to make it, a thing hard enough to do with a failing economy, the constant threat of terrorism, and a chaotic war bristling overseas. He thinks life simply couldn’t get any worse. But things can, and do, get worse. They always get worse. He—and the rest of the world—is quickly, and abruptly sucked into a thing of ancient evils hiding behind the modern horrors of the world’s greatest scientific minds. A thing shrouded in the enigmatic mysteries of a government agency keeping its secrets quiet even as their pet project pulls the world toward an ending no one expected, least of all them. Chris is faced with the duties and love of family, and a hellish journey home. But it is, he resolves, a thing he must do. If the world is about to end, he doesn’t want to face it alone. In the end Chris finds the story he knows he was born to write, but in the face of writing it, he is no longer sure he wants to live long enough to see it through.
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