The PIGTAILED HEART - 1940s LA noir, .99 Special [ENDED]

fedora · 09-18-2010, 02:22 PM

To celebrate "Boardwalk Empire" and all period noir, I'm posting my latest book, "The Pigtailed Heart":

The story:

On the gritty mean streets of 1940s Los Angeles, investigator Jack Clayton has few illusions—he knows all about LA corruption. Yet when the infamously feisty defense lawyer Jerry Giesler asks him to find witnesses for Hollywood’s latest sensational murder trial, Jack tumbles into a web of gambling, corruption, and international espionage, and into the arms of a siren so dangerous she could set off the whole powder keg.

Based on a true criminal trial and years of research, this sweeping, rip-roaring saga lives and breathes the hardscrabble times of pre-war Los Angeles: glamor, gambling, political corruption, and the explosive appetites of a thriving young megalopolis.

Hope you enjoy!

Available at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Pigtailed-...4832940&sr=1-1

And at Smashwords:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/24167

Worldwalker · 09-23-2010, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomthompson

Loved "Boardwalk Empire", so I picked up yours. Really enjoying it. Really, really well written. Why isn't this published by a DTB publisher?

Because they have some celebrity tell-all or politician's assistant's ghostwriter's memoir that just has to have shelf space. *sigh* That's publishing today.

bobavey · 09-24-2010, 02:00 PM

Hello again. Looks like we're following some of the same paths.

fedora · 09-30-2010, 09:36 AM

Hi Bob, I just picked up a copy of Twisted Perception. It looks good.

http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Percep...5853694&sr=1-3

By the way, The Pigtailed Heart is featured today at The Frugal Kindle. Thank you Elizabeth, you are swell:

http://thefrugalkindle.blogspot.com/

bobavey · 10-01-2010, 07:15 PM

Thanks, fedora. I plan to pick up a copy of The Pigtailed Heart.

http://thefrugalkindle.blogspot.com/

fedora · 10-22-2010, 03:12 PM

We're featured today in Historical Novel Review.

http://historicalnovelreview.blogspot.com/

Thank you, Gemi, for such a wonderful write-up, and for all your support of Kindle writers.

FF2 · 10-22-2010, 06:04 PM

Ah, no longer .99 cents

fedora · 11-06-2010, 01:27 PM

Yes, sorry. But I have two other books at .99 now. "Confessions of a Deathmaiden" and "Beach City Indigo". I've decided that once a week I'll post one of my titles at .99. If readers keep checking back, they'll be able to pick up a cheap read.

lilac_jive · 11-07-2010, 08:22 PM

I just added it to my cart, you got me with "Boardwalk Empire." Haven't read the book but sounds right up my alley.

bookoffers · 11-08-2010, 03:57 AM

The thrill of this story was good. Never finished reading it yet.

fedora · 11-12-2010, 06:00 PM

Thank you Lilac and Bookoffers. Hope you enjoy it.

We're now up on PubIt:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...=2940012705297

fedora · 11-25-2010, 07:17 AM

We're featured today on The Indie Spotlight:

http://www.theindiespotlight.com/

Thank you, Greg. You are a champion for writers and independent thought.

fedora · 12-12-2010, 02:51 PM

Today Scott Nicholson is featuring "The Pigtailed Heart" on The Indie Books Blog. Scott is back from a marathon three-month blog tour. Congratulations, Scott, you're a real inspiration.

http://indiebooksblog.blogspot.com/

fedora · 03-20-2011, 01:37 PM

For lovers of 1940s Hollywood drama, tonight HBO's "Mildred Pierce" starts, a remake of the 1945 classic. I, for one, can hardly wait.

fedora · 01-22-2012, 09:12 AM

All my books will be posted for .99 cents next week for one day, so keep a look out. One of them will be for free as well.

09-18-2010, 02:22 PM	#1
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	The PIGTAILED HEART - 1940s LA noir To celebrate "Boardwalk Empire" and all period noir, I'm posting my latest book, "The Pigtailed Heart": The story: On the gritty mean streets of 1940s Los Angeles, investigator Jack Clayton has few illusions—he knows all about LA corruption. Yet when the infamously feisty defense lawyer Jerry Giesler asks him to find witnesses for Hollywood’s latest sensational murder trial, Jack tumbles into a web of gambling, corruption, and international espionage, and into the arms of a siren so dangerous she could set off the whole powder keg. Based on a true criminal trial and years of research, this sweeping, rip-roaring saga lives and breathes the hardscrabble times of pre-war Los Angeles: glamor, gambling, political corruption, and the explosive appetites of a thriving young megalopolis. Hope you enjoy! Available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Pigtailed-...4832940&sr=1-1 And at Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/24167 Last edited by fedora; 12-26-2011 at 09:19 AM.

09-30-2010, 09:36 AM	#4
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Hi Bob, I just picked up a copy of Twisted Perception. It looks good. http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Percep...5853694&sr=1-3 By the way, The Pigtailed Heart is featured today at The Frugal Kindle. Thank you Elizabeth, you are swell: http://thefrugalkindle.blogspot.com/ Last edited by fedora; 09-30-2010 at 05:57 PM.

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bookoffers Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: NOne	The thrill of this story was good. Never finished reading it yet.

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fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Thank you Lilac and Bookoffers. Hope you enjoy it. We're now up on PubIt: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...=2940012705297

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