DISMEMBER—A Suspense Novel

djpyle · 11-12-2010, 09:58 AM

In the mood for something suspenseful?

The summer he turned seven, Dave Abbott survived a gruesome mountainside car accident that left the rest of his family savaged and dead.

Now, after living twenty-three years with the twisted backwoodsman who pulled him from the wreckage, Dave is carrying out a plan to replace each of his lost loved ones with members of nearby, unsuspecting families. He has prepared, he’s stalked, and now his chance has come to get his family safely out of the mountains once and for all.

Whether they like it or not.

What they're saying:

“Dismember’s a fast-paced grindhouse-movie of a book with plenty of unexpected twists and turns and a fresh new crazy for a villain. The late Richard Laymon would have been grinning ear to ear.”
—Jack Ketchum, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Girl Next Door and Off Season

“With Dismember, Daniel Pyle joins the select group of authors who can provide real chills and genuine surprises. Taut, weird, and intriguing.”
—Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Dragon Factory and The Wolfman

“The tourniquet-tight plot and constant suspense keeps the pages flying. A solid, suspenseful thriller that enables readers to envision the movie it could become.”
—Publishers Weekly

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon DE
Barnes and Noble
iBooks
Smashwords

The book is DRM-free everywhere. I hope you'll check it out and come back to let me know what you think.

Thanks for reading!

Dan

jhempel24 · 11-12-2010, 02:09 PM

Bought.....gotta love a book that's titled Dismember, you know what your getting!

lene1949 · 11-13-2010, 01:34 AM

Needing something new to read on nightshift, I have bought dismember.. Sounds like it should be able to keep me awake...

yakuzaboss · 11-13-2010, 02:43 AM

Sounds excellent! Any chance of seeing 'Dismember' on Smashwords?

lene1949 · 11-13-2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yakuzaboss

Sounds excellent! Any chance of seeing 'Dismember' on Smashwords?

I think it's DRM free..

djpyle · 11-15-2010, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhempel24

Bought.....gotta love a book that's titled Dismember, you know what your getting!

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

Needing something new to read on nightshift, I have bought dismember.. Sounds like it should be able to keep me awake...

Thank you both for picking it up. I hope you enjoy it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yakuzaboss

Sounds excellent! Any chance of seeing 'Dismember' on Smashwords?

It's now also available on Smashwords. You can get it here.

lene1949 · 11-15-2010, 07:25 PM

It was an excellent book... I thoroughly enjoyed it, but finished it way too soon... I just couldn't put it down...

djpyle · 11-16-2010, 01:25 PM

Thanks, Lene. I'm glad you liked it.

jhempel24 · 11-18-2010, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

It was an excellent book... I thoroughly enjoyed it, but finished it way too soon... I just couldn't put it down...

Glad to hear that, I just finished up the new Stephen King novel, and this is next on the list!

jhempel24 · 11-19-2010, 01:01 AM

I'm a ways into this book, and I'm tearing through it. It was everything I expected....well played Mr. Pyle...well played.

Although I think there is a problem with the B&N version, usually it's a couple page clicks to change an ePub page, but it's 2 pages per click with this, and I'm sure your book isn't over 500 pages, plus it was very sluggish to open and it would open and then shut for a while. Once I got into it though, it seemed fine.

lene1949 · 11-19-2010, 04:04 AM

I read the kindle version and had no problem...

jhempel24 · 11-19-2010, 06:00 AM

I think it had something to do with downloading it through My Library or whatever straight to the nook. I usually do it through Calibre to the nook.

I have it on my Droid X downloaded through Calibre and have no problems either.

jhempel24 · 11-20-2010, 05:41 AM

Great Book!!! I was wishing for more backstory on Davey, but all in all, I blew through it, and:

Spoiler:

djpyle · 11-21-2010, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhempel24

Great Book!!! I was wishing for more backstory on Davey, but all in all, I blew through it, and:

Spoiler:

I'm glad you liked it.

Trying to balance the backstory with the present day story was tricky. Some readers tell me there are too many flashbacks, others wish there had been more. In the end, I hope I landed somewhere near the middle ground.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhempel24

I'm a ways into this book, and I'm tearing through it. It was everything I expected....well played Mr. Pyle...well played.

Although I think there is a problem with the B&N version, usually it's a couple page clicks to change an ePub page, but it's 2 pages per click with this, and I'm sure your book isn't over 500 pages, plus it was very sluggish to open and it would open and then shut for a while. Once I got into it though, it seemed fine.

Thanks for letting me know about that. I tested it on B&N's online simulator and the Nook app for iPad, but didn't have an actual Nook. I'll have to see if I can reproduce it.

jhempel24 · 11-21-2010, 09:15 AM

I think you did find a good balance, it worked well.

If you have a different version than you sent to B&N I would be happy to test it out on my nook to see if there was a definitive problem on there end.

11-12-2010, 09:58 AM	#1
djpyle Writer Posts: 70 Karma: 124160 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Springfield, MO Device: Oasis, Paperwhite 1, iPhone 6+	DISMEMBER—A Suspense/Horror Novel In the mood for something suspenseful? The summer he turned seven, Dave Abbott survived a gruesome mountainside car accident that left the rest of his family savaged and dead. Now, after living twenty-three years with the twisted backwoodsman who pulled him from the wreckage, Dave is carrying out a plan to replace each of his lost loved ones with members of nearby, unsuspecting families. He has prepared, he’s stalked, and now his chance has come to get his family safely out of the mountains once and for all. Whether they like it or not. What they're saying: “Dismember’s a fast-paced grindhouse-movie of a book with plenty of unexpected twists and turns and a fresh new crazy for a villain. The late Richard Laymon would have been grinning ear to ear.” —Jack Ketchum, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Girl Next Door and Off Season “With Dismember, Daniel Pyle joins the select group of authors who can provide real chills and genuine surprises. Taut, weird, and intriguing.” —Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Dragon Factory and The Wolfman “The tourniquet-tight plot and constant suspense keeps the pages flying. A solid, suspenseful thriller that enables readers to envision the movie it could become.” —Publishers Weekly Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon DE Barnes and Noble iBooks Smashwords The book is DRM-free everywhere. I hope you'll check it out and come back to let me know what you think. Thanks for reading! Dan Last edited by djpyle; 05-05-2011 at 11:52 AM.

11-20-2010, 05:41 AM	#13
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Great Book!!! I was wishing for more backstory on Davey, but all in all, I blew through it, and: Spoiler: I do still hope the rest of them get out okay, this was one book I was rooting for a happy ending and it actually didn't happen!!

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11-12-2010, 02:09 PM	#2
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Bought.....gotta love a book that's titled Dismember, you know what your getting!

11-13-2010, 01:34 AM	#3
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	Needing something new to read on nightshift, I have bought dismember.. Sounds like it should be able to keep me awake...

11-13-2010, 02:43 AM	#4
yakuzaboss Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 58 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Richmond, BC Device: Sony PRS-650	Sounds excellent! Any chance of seeing 'Dismember' on Smashwords?

11-15-2010, 07:25 PM	#7
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	It was an excellent book... I thoroughly enjoyed it, but finished it way too soon... I just couldn't put it down...

11-16-2010, 01:25 PM	#8
djpyle Writer Posts: 70 Karma: 124160 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Springfield, MO Device: Oasis, Paperwhite 1, iPhone 6+	Thanks, Lene. I'm glad you liked it.

11-19-2010, 01:01 AM	#10
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	I'm a ways into this book, and I'm tearing through it. It was everything I expected....well played Mr. Pyle...well played. Although I think there is a problem with the B&N version, usually it's a couple page clicks to change an ePub page, but it's 2 pages per click with this, and I'm sure your book isn't over 500 pages, plus it was very sluggish to open and it would open and then shut for a while. Once I got into it though, it seemed fine.

11-19-2010, 04:04 AM	#11
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I read the kindle version and had no problem...

11-19-2010, 06:00 AM	#12
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	I think it had something to do with downloading it through My Library or whatever straight to the nook. I usually do it through Calibre to the nook. I have it on my Droid X downloaded through Calibre and have no problems either.

11-21-2010, 09:15 AM	#15
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	I think you did find a good balance, it worked well. If you have a different version than you sent to B&N I would be happy to test it out on my nook to see if there was a definitive problem on there end.