GOOD MORNING, DARKNESS - L.A. noir mystery, $2.99

fedora · 07-18-2010, 07:23 AM

Good Morning, Darkness is an LA noir with as many twists and turns as Sunset Boulevard--a perfect summer beach read. Selected by Publisher's Weekly as "one of the ten best mysteries of the year".

Here's the story:

Everyone is in love with Laura: the Mexican fisherman who admires her through her kitchen window as he walks in the predawn darkness to the ocean; her boyfriend, Scott, a successful real estate agent who asks her to marry him and won’t take no for an answer; the detective who instructs her in martial arts; and her lascivious boss.

Then one day Laura disappears. There is no evidence of foul play—she had quit her job and claimed to be visiting her sick mother on the East Coast. But while wandering the beach one night, the fisherman finds a woman’s severed arm. When another one turns up shortly afterward, he believes they must be Laura’s. LAPD Detective Sergeant Reggie Brooks is also wondering if Laura is alive or dead. Yet without a missing person’s report or any evidence to suggest that the arms belonged to Laura, he cannot officially investigate.

Unofficially, however, Reggie Brooks can’t stop thinking about what happened to the vanished, beautiful woman who took his martial arts classes and now haunts his dreams. Soon he is driving up and down the windswept, lonely coastal highway in search of answers. He risks his job and his marriage as his obsession deepens. And his passion will lead him to a dark, terrifying place of unthinkable acts, irrational behavior, and premeditated murder...

Hope you enjoy.

Also available on Smashwords:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/18540

fedora · 09-12-2010, 11:33 AM

Today we're featured on Spalding's Racket, the very excellent indie blog promoting independent authors.

http://spaldings-racket.blogspot.com/

fedora · 09-21-2010, 01:02 PM

Today we're featured on The Kindle Reader as the Frugal Kindle Book Pick.

http://kindlereader.blogspot.com/

Thanks, Jan, for all of your encouragement. It's really gratifying to be part of such a supportive community.

tedboone · 09-21-2010, 10:27 PM

This sounds like a great story. I may have to go grab it.

Good luck with everything!

fedora · 09-24-2010, 09:06 AM

Thanks, Ted. Hope you enjoy it.

fedora · 10-04-2010, 11:48 AM

Today we're featured in Candy's Raves, one of the most literate review sites on the web. I discuss some of my experiences with Kindle publishing with Candy. Thank you, Candy, you are terrific.

http://candysraves.com/

daffy4u · 10-04-2010, 12:02 PM

I do love stories that take place in and around L.A (love my city

) especially mysteries, so I just picked up your book!

fedora · 10-09-2010, 07:35 PM

Thanks, daffy, I hope you enjoy it.

fedora · 10-29-2010, 09:00 AM

Today we're featured on Cheryl's Book Nook:

http://cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com/...-darkness.html

Thank you Nancy and Cheryl for all of your support. It helps so much.

fedora · 11-28-2010, 09:10 AM

Today, out of the blue, we're featured on Tuesday Morning Com. I can't even figure out who to thank. Best Digital Products? Well, I guess a general thank you to readers of mystery fiction will have to do. Thank you so much--without readers, writers are lonely dreamers.

http://tuesdaymorningcom.blogspot.com/

fedora · 12-05-2010, 10:23 AM

Today we're featured on Debra Martin's Two Ends of the Pen. Debra has done so much to help Indies, and is now offering very reasonable sponsorships. Thanks you, Debra. You're the best!

http://twoendsofthepen.blogspot.com/

fedora · 01-14-2011, 12:57 PM

Today Debra Martin has posted an interview with me on "Good Morning, Darkness". What a great way to start off the new year!

http://twoendsofthepen.blogspot.com/

fedora · 02-17-2011, 08:19 AM

Today we're featured on Holly's

http://bargainebooks.blogspot.com/

Thank you, Holly, for supporting indie writers. The network of review sites for the community is growing and certainly rivaling traditional promotional outlets.

fedora · 02-26-2011, 11:13 AM

Today Daily Cheap Reads is featuring some of my backlist titles. Thank you, Paula. You do such a great job.

http://dailycheapreads.com/

fedora · 01-22-2012, 09:34 AM

Good Morning, Darkness will go on sale for .99 this week, along with one of my titles for free.

07-18-2010, 07:23 AM	#1
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	GOOD MORNING, DARKNESS - L.A. noir mystery, $2.99 Good Morning, Darkness is an LA noir with as many twists and turns as Sunset Boulevard--a perfect summer beach read. Selected by Publisher's Weekly as "one of the ten best mysteries of the year". Here's the story: Everyone is in love with Laura: the Mexican fisherman who admires her through her kitchen window as he walks in the predawn darkness to the ocean; her boyfriend, Scott, a successful real estate agent who asks her to marry him and won’t take no for an answer; the detective who instructs her in martial arts; and her lascivious boss. Then one day Laura disappears. There is no evidence of foul play—she had quit her job and claimed to be visiting her sick mother on the East Coast. But while wandering the beach one night, the fisherman finds a woman’s severed arm. When another one turns up shortly afterward, he believes they must be Laura’s. LAPD Detective Sergeant Reggie Brooks is also wondering if Laura is alive or dead. Yet without a missing person’s report or any evidence to suggest that the arms belonged to Laura, he cannot officially investigate. Unofficially, however, Reggie Brooks can’t stop thinking about what happened to the vanished, beautiful woman who took his martial arts classes and now haunts his dreams. Soon he is driving up and down the windswept, lonely coastal highway in search of answers. He risks his job and his marriage as his obsession deepens. And his passion will lead him to a dark, terrifying place of unthinkable acts, irrational behavior, and premeditated murder... Hope you enjoy. Also available on Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/18540 Last edited by fedora; 07-18-2010 at 07:29 AM.

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fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Today we're featured on The Kindle Reader as the Frugal Kindle Book Pick. http://kindlereader.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Jan, for all of your encouragement. It's really gratifying to be part of such a supportive community.

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tedboone Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kansas Device: Kindle	This sounds like a great story. I may have to go grab it. Good luck with everything!

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fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Thanks, Ted. Hope you enjoy it.

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fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Today we're featured in Candy's Raves, one of the most literate review sites on the web. I discuss some of my experiences with Kindle publishing with Candy. Thank you, Candy, you are terrific. http://candysraves.com/

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daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I do love stories that take place in and around L.A (love my city ) especially mysteries, so I just picked up your book!

10-09-2010, 07:35 PM	#8
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Thanks, daffy, I hope you enjoy it.

10-29-2010, 09:00 AM	#9
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Today we're featured on Cheryl's Book Nook: http://cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com/...-darkness.html Thank you Nancy and Cheryl for all of your support. It helps so much.

11-28-2010, 09:10 AM	#10
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Today, out of the blue, we're featured on Tuesday Morning Com. I can't even figure out who to thank. Best Digital Products? Well, I guess a general thank you to readers of mystery fiction will have to do. Thank you so much--without readers, writers are lonely dreamers. http://tuesdaymorningcom.blogspot.com/

12-05-2010, 10:23 AM	#11
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Today we're featured on Debra Martin's Two Ends of the Pen. Debra has done so much to help Indies, and is now offering very reasonable sponsorships. Thanks you, Debra. You're the best! http://twoendsofthepen.blogspot.com/

01-14-2011, 12:57 PM	#12
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Today Debra Martin has posted an interview with me on "Good Morning, Darkness". What a great way to start off the new year! http://twoendsofthepen.blogspot.com/

02-17-2011, 08:19 AM	#13
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Today we're featured on Holly's http://bargainebooks.blogspot.com/ Thank you, Holly, for supporting indie writers. The network of review sites for the community is growing and certainly rivaling traditional promotional outlets.

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fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Today Daily Cheap Reads is featuring some of my backlist titles. Thank you, Paula. You do such a great job. http://dailycheapreads.com/

01-22-2012, 09:34 AM	#15
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Good Morning, Darkness will go on sale for .99 this week, along with one of my titles for free.