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The Dead Room by Robert Ellis A young woman has been found, brutally murdered and left on gruesome display…in the “safety” of her own home. The atrocity kicks off an investigation into a bizarre string of increasingly disturbing murders, all believed to be perpetrated by someone of unprecedented savagery and cunning. As the city’s panic rises, civil attorney Teddy Mack is thrown headlong into the grisly homicide case—and into a world of dirty politics and corrupt justice, where deceptions are as deadly as a killer’s twisted secrets. Now, another woman is about to meet the same horrific fate as the others. To end a madman’s reign, Teddy must enter his maze—a place of unimaginable terror…and shocking revelations. With his second thriller, L.A. Times bestselling author, Robert Ellis, delivers an explosive read with full-blown characters caught in a world stacked with twists and turns and an emotional intensity that burns white-hot. |
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I swear, I might still read his book on writing. Midlist writers like Walker can teach us more about writing than we realize because a lot of them have great attitudes about work ethic, fighting off writer's block, storytelling, etc. Now if only he had proofread that darn book. I think we can learn a lot from writers who have been screwed over by the publishers. I once attended a writing conference where the keynote speaker was a local mystery/suspense author who had just lost her contract with a major paperback house in one of those "in-house sweeps" of midlist authors. She gave a great talk about what can happen when a writer who actually sells on a steady basis is hurt simply because of the industry, and she talked about important things like how specializing in a genre can help your career. I actually overheard some smart-ass writer in the audience asking "What can she teach us? She lost her contract." What?! But that smart-ass writer had never heard the word "genre" before, I kid you not. And of course, he had no contract to lose as he was unpublished. |
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Free 10/3 and 10/4 - Dead Case in Deadwood (Deadwood Mystery Series #3) by Ann Charles from Corvallis Press.
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Open Road is having some bundles on sale. The prices aren't fantastic, but the best deal could be with a Kobo coupon. Available at Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Sony, Google, BOB, and Apple. Links for all stores except BOB and B&N are inside the links below (not an affiliate tag - just from their newsletter):
Open Road Bundles The Holland Taylor Trilogy by David Housewright. Starting at $9.99 (Amazon), $15.49 at Kobo. (709 pages) BOB B&N Quote:
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Stuff to Spy for by Don Bruns is free from Oceanview. Third novel in this series.
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Posting this one for any true crime fans:
In Broad Daylight (Crime Rant Classics) by Harry Maclean From Publishers Weekly: Ken Rex McElroy terrorized the residents of several counties in northwestern Missouri for a score of years. He raped young girls and brutalized them after they went to live with him or even married him; he shot at least two men; he stole cattle and hogs, and burned down the houses of some who interfered with his criminal activities. Thanks to the expert efforts of his lawyer and the pro-defendant bias of state laws, he served no more than a few days in jail, the author shows. In 1981, sentenced for the shooting of a popular grocer and free on bail, he was killed by the men of Skidmore, the center of his felonies; they closed ranks against all attempts to identify those who had pulled the triggers. Written by a first-time author, this is an engrossing, credible examination of the way vigilante action can take over when the law appears to be powerless. Last edited by mitford13; 10-04-2012 at 02:29 PM. |
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At B&N (& probably smashwords): The Dead Love Longer by Scott Nicholson
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"Posting this one for any true crime fans:
In Broad Daylight (Crime Rant Classics) by Harry Maclean" This looks good. Check out the weird review from "Skidmore Resident." Quote:
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Mitford: I saw your post about Charlotte Jay in the other thread. I so wish we could get her here. I had a couple of her books from B&N for my Rocket Ebook back in about 1998 and lost them in the shuffle. I think that was before all the geographic restrictions. I thought even better than Beat Not the Bones was A Hank of Hair. Really bizarre and creepy. She is very good at creating an uneasy atmosphere.
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Yet another free Robert W. Walker.
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Hmmm....interesting. One reviewer describes this as a 'sinker' and not a 'floater.' It's garnered fair-to-middling reviews. Poor proofreading skills are cited, along with non-existent research. (Only 4 people have bothered to review it on Amazon, so it's possible some of the reviewers' comments are wrong. Yet, somehow, I don't think so.) Well, I don't have this, so I'll get it. Any questions will be referred to my lawyer. Thanks. Don |
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Murder by Magic by Leslie Cookman is now free. This is #10 in the series that was on sale for $.99 each last month.
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Death on the Aegean by Marla Hudgkins is free again. Third in the Dotsy Lamb Travel Mysteries from Gale, imprint of Cengage Learning, and previously published in paper by Five Star.
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I was able to get "Beat the Bones" for Kindle, but doesn't look like "A Hank of Hair" is available. Would be nice if hopefully that publisher can expand their e-presence in the future - it's so interesting to discover, or re-discover, the older books. |
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