All Blog Posts Tagged 'like' - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:30:06Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?tag=like&xn_auth=noPublication Day for Harlequin Intrigue Romantic Suspense Thriller, Special Agent Witness, by R. Barri Flowerstag:crimespace.ning.com,2023-09-26:537324:BlogPost:5362512023-09-26T15:48:04.000ZR. Barri Flowershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RBarri
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<div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">Determined to put away the human trafficking criminal who killed her partner, special agent Rosamund Santiago is in hiding—as a waitress. With a professional assassin hunting her down, she can’t afford any missteps. But Detective Russell Lynley suspects the pretty waitress is hiding secrets. And uncovering the truth will land them both in the killer’s crosshairs…</div>
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<p></p>From Level Best Books, A New Psychological Thriller, Till She Was Done, by R. Barri Flowerstag:crimespace.ning.com,2023-09-22:537324:BlogPost:5364022023-09-22T19:31:38.000ZR. Barri Flowershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RBarri
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<p><strong>Till She Was Done: A Psychological Thriller</strong>, from Level Best books, by R. Barri Flowers.</p>
<p><span>Twenty years after a high school student’s bullying driven suicide, former students at Landen Creek High are being systematically shot to death in the town of Landen Creek, Oregon.</span><br></br><br></br><span>Homicide…</span></p>
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<p><strong>Till She Was Done: A Psychological Thriller</strong>, from Level Best books, by R. Barri Flowers.</p>
<p><span>Twenty years after a high school student’s bullying driven suicide, former students at Landen Creek High are being systematically shot to death in the town of Landen Creek, Oregon.</span><br/><br/><span>Homicide detectives Paige Lombard and Garrison Stanton investigate the crimes and search for the killers or a possible serial killer. The case becomes personal for Paige as she attended the high school and knew the victims, including being once romantically involved with the first victim, Ben Huxley.</span><br/><br/><span>One of the chief suspects in the case is Ben Huxley’s widow, Rachel Huxley. Garrison finds himself falling for the medical director of a women’s health center who could be a cold-blooded killer or accomplice in her husband’s murder.</span><br/><br/><span>Quinn Vogel, a real estate developer, returns to Landen Creek for Ben’s funeral, and finds himself attracted to Paige and vice versa; as Quinn harbors secrets about his high school years as a bully that may catch up to him.</span><br/><br/><span>Lily Aberdeen is Paige’s best friend and a bestselling author, who is leading a double life. Having been the victim of high school bullying that escalated into a sexual assault, Lily is out to settle some scores and no one will stop her till she made them pay.</span><br/><br/><span>The spinetingling twists and turns leads up to the Landen Creek High twenty-year class reunion and a never saw coming conclusion in this psychological thriller.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Till She Was Done</strong> is available in audio, eBook, and print, wherever books are sold! </span></p>
<p></p>Coming Soon from Harlequin Intrigue, Christmas Lights Killer (The Lynleys of Law Enforcement Book 2) by R. Barri Flowerstag:crimespace.ning.com,2023-09-22:537324:BlogPost:5361512023-09-22T19:00:00.000ZR. Barri Flowershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RBarri
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<p>Coming in October from Harlequin Intrigue, the gripping crime thriller of the holiday season, Christmas Lights Killer (The Lynleys of Law Enforcement, Book 2, by R. Barri Flowers.…</p>
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<p>Coming in October from Harlequin Intrigue, the gripping crime thriller of the holiday season, Christmas Lights Killer (The Lynleys of Law Enforcement, Book 2, by R. Barri Flowers.</p>
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<p></p>From Harlequin Intrigue, Special Agent Witness (The Lynleys of Law Enforcement Book 1), by R. Barri Flowerstag:crimespace.ning.com,2023-09-22:537324:BlogPost:5363982023-09-22T18:58:33.000ZR. Barri Flowershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RBarri
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<div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto">Determined to put away the human trafficking criminal who killed her partner, Homeland Security Investigations special agent Rosamund Santiago is in hiding—as a waitress. With a ruthless professional assassin hunting her down, she can’t afford any missteps. But Detective Russell Lynley suspects the pretty waitress he likes is hiding secrets. And uncovering the truth will land them both in the killer’s crosshairs…</div>
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<div dir="auto">Book 2: Christmas Lights Killer</div>
<div dir="auto">Book 3: Murder in the Blue Ridge Mountains</div>
<div dir="auto">Book 4: Cold Murder in Kolton Lake</div>
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<p>Get your copy of Special Agent Witness wherever books are sold! </p>Release Day for Harlequin Intrigue Thriller, HONOLULU COLD HOMICIDEtag:crimespace.ning.com,2023-01-24:537324:BlogPost:5347482023-01-24T19:28:09.000ZR. Barri Flowershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RBarri
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<p>Aloha! New Release Day for the Harlequin Intrigue page turning, crime thriller, Honolulu Cold Homicide, Hawaii CI Book 3, by prolific author R Barri Flowers. 🙂</p>
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<p>His latest case is a link to the past.</p>
<p>And a cold case that’s all too personal…</p>
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<p>When a new case carries echoes of his sister’s cold case murder,…</p>
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<p>Aloha! New Release Day for the Harlequin Intrigue page turning, crime thriller, Honolulu Cold Homicide, Hawaii CI Book 3, by prolific author R Barri Flowers. 🙂</p>
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<p>His latest case is a link to the past.</p>
<p>And a cold case that’s all too personal…</p>
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<p>When a new case carries echoes of his sister’s cold case murder, Detective Sergeant Lance Warner is visited by another ghost from the past. Caroline Yashima isn’t only the CJD specialist assigned to work alongside him, she’s also the ex he regrets walking away from. He’s not sure if he can expect a second chance—or just a chance for closure. But when Caroline becomes a target, he knows that he doesn’t want to live without her.</p>
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<p>From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.</p>
<p>Discover more action-packed stories in the Hawaii CI series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:</p>
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<p>Find this title in Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, Harlequin, Target, Walmart, and elsewhere that books are sold! Mahalo! :)</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Honolulu-Cold-Homicide-Hawaii-CI/dp/1335582444/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1674577499&sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/Honolulu-Cold-Homicide-Hawaii-CI/dp/1335582444/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1674577499&sr=1-1</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawaii-CI-Honolulu-Cold-Homicide-Series-3-Paperback-9781335582447/1752363707">https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawaii-CI-Honolulu-Cold-Homicide-Series-3-Paperback-9781335582447/1752363707</a></p>
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<p></p>Oscar Tremont is on the case!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2022-01-13:537324:BlogPost:5335462022-01-13T18:20:24.000ZCameron Trosthttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Trost
<p>Introducing Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable!<br></br>Join Oscar Tremont on his first four cases:</p>
<p>◆ The Hunt for the Stayne Fortune<br></br>◆ The Ghosts of Walhalla<br></br>◆ The Witch at the Window<br></br>◆ The Secret of the Severed Hand</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q91YZZQ/">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q91YZZQ/…</a></p>
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<p>Introducing Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable!<br/>Join Oscar Tremont on his first four cases:</p>
<p>◆ The Hunt for the Stayne Fortune<br/>◆ The Ghosts of Walhalla<br/>◆ The Witch at the Window<br/>◆ The Secret of the Severed Hand</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q91YZZQ/">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q91YZZQ/</a></p>
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<p><strong><em>Exposed Evidence: A Jessica Frost Legal Thriller</em></strong> is a gripping…</p>
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<p><strong><em>Exposed Evidence: A Jessica Frost Legal Thriller</em></strong> is a gripping mystery and suspense thriller by award winning author R. Barri Flowers.</p>
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<p>Criminal defense attorney Jessica Frost is hired to defend twenty-one-year-old daughter college student Stephanie Dozier who is accused of stabbing to death her roommate Kristine McVeigh, the daughter of a prominent local judge, Ralph McVeigh, as a result of a love triangle. The accused and victim attended Wryer College, a private women’s institution in Creighton Hills, Oregon. Stephanie was caught holding the murder weapon, a ten-inch serrated knife, while standing over the bloody body.</p>
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<p>Jessica is up against Thorne County Deputy District Attorney Madeleine Griffin who paints the accused as committing the crime in jealous rage against her romantic rival and is determined to win a conviction. Over the course of her investigation, Jessica learns that Kristine was part of a secretive group of attractive college students called The Sexy Coeds Club, who made it their mission to seduce married college professors for higher grades and money to finance their college expenses and lifestyles. They threatened to expose the cheating professors who refused to play ball.</p>
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<p>Jessica, who recently ended a relationship with married financial advisor Hugh Holliman, becomes involved with private investigator Liam Reed, whose current case has him investigating the suicide of a Wryer art history professor a month earlier. Their cases become entwined when Jessica discovers the professor was being blackmailed by one of the Coeds Club members. To further complicate matters, her ex-lover’s name is also linked to the victim, making him and his embittered wife suspects in the murder.</p>
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<p>As dark secrets emerge and other members of the Coeds Club fall prey to a killer, Jessica races against time to thwart the efforts of a gifted adversary in court, and prevent a vindictive killer from making her a victim, with her client’s freedom hanging in the balance.</p>
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<p> Exposed Evidence is available in eBook and print, wherever books are sold. Get your copy today!</p>
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<p></p>Chasing the Violet Killer, a Harlequin Intrigue Crime Thriller, by R. Barri Flowerstag:crimespace.ning.com,2021-11-06:537324:BlogPost:5333452021-11-06T19:05:38.000ZR. Barri Flowershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RBarri
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<p><strong>Chasing the Violet Killer</strong>, by R. Barri Flowers, is a riveting crime thriller from Harlequin Intrigue.</p>
<p>After witnessing her uncle being murdered during a video chat, Secret Service agent Naomi Lincoln returns to her hometown of Pebble Creek, Oregon, bent on bringing his killer to justice. Reluctantly, she works with…</p>
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<p><strong>Chasing the Violet Killer</strong>, by R. Barri Flowers, is a riveting crime thriller from Harlequin Intrigue.</p>
<p>After witnessing her uncle being murdered during a video chat, Secret Service agent Naomi Lincoln returns to her hometown of Pebble Creek, Oregon, bent on bringing his killer to justice. Reluctantly, she works with ex-boyfriend and homicide detective Dylan Hester to solve the murder. It is linked to a string of deaths of attractive women, committed by a serial killer, given the moniker, The Violet Killer, as the unsub leaves a violet at the scene of each murder. With the bodies piling up, Naomi and Dylan must deal with unresolved issues in their relationship, while trying to track down a ruthless killer, who has Naomi in his sights.</p>
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<p></p>Virtual Book Launch Party for DEAD CODE by Glenda Carrolltag:crimespace.ning.com,2021-10-21:537324:BlogPost:5329452021-10-21T21:24:26.000ZDee Thomashttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DeeThomas
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Digital Book Nook is excited to host the Virtual Book Launch Party for DEAD CODE by Author Glenda Carroll. Glenda will be joined by award-winning mystery writer Lisa Towles, and Richard Burns, cover designer for the Trisha Carson series and swim teammate.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Digital Book Nook is excited to host the Virtual Book Launch Party for DEAD CODE by Author Glenda Carroll. Glenda will be joined by award-winning mystery writer Lisa Towles, and Richard Burns, cover designer for the Trisha Carson series and swim teammate.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Two lucky attendees will win either a copy of DEAD CODE or the entire three books in the series! <em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-book-launch-event-dead-code-with-author-glenda-carroll-tickets-189239870547" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register here on Eventbrite.</a></span></strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hope to see you there!</span></p>Book Review of "Cold Woods" by Karen Katchurtag:crimespace.ning.com,2021-03-21:537324:BlogPost:5327462021-03-21T22:20:12.000ZLynne LeGrowhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LynneLeGrow
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8691095901?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8691095901?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> The second in the Northampton County series, “<strong>Cold Woods</strong>” is a police procedural with serious themes of domestic abuse, alcoholism, and guilt. The pacing was faultless, and the descriptions well rendered.</p>
<p>Detective Parker Reed, was everything one could hope for in a protagonist, and as a policeman. His new partner Geena Brassard, was…</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8691095901?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8691095901?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>The second in the Northampton County series, “<strong>Cold Woods</strong>” is a police procedural with serious themes of domestic abuse, alcoholism, and guilt. The pacing was faultless, and the descriptions well rendered.</p>
<p>Detective Parker Reed, was everything one could hope for in a protagonist, and as a policeman. His new partner Geena Brassard, was a welcome addition to the dynamic. I was sort of disappointed that Parker’s girlfriend Becca didn’t play much of a role in this novel, as I was quite taken with her in the first novel in the series, “The River Girls”.</p>
<p>One thing I really appreciated about this novel is that all assumptions the reader makes turn out to be false. Secrets carried an enormous weight on the characters involved. A crushing weight…</p>
<p>The narrative was told in chapters alternating from the present police investigation and the winter of 1986 when the girls were teenagers.</p>
<p>This is a crime novel but also a character study. It is a story of dysfunctional families, secrets, and moral dilemmas. I am eager now to read the next book in this series. Overall, “Cold Woods” was a novel that I savored reading and that I can highly recommend!</p>Looking to try a NEW author? I have FIVE debut novels that you should try.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2021-02-23:537324:BlogPost:5263382021-02-23T17:30:00.000ZLynne LeGrowhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LynneLeGrow
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<p>Anyone who reads a lot knows that it is a real thrill to discover a brand new author!</p>
<p>With so many fabulous books out there, I can only imagine how daunting it must be to write a book for the first time and – then wait to see if you can get it published, and then wait to learn if anyone actually likes it.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Below,…</p>
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<p>Anyone who reads a lot knows that it is a real thrill to discover a brand new author!</p>
<p>With so many fabulous books out there, I can only imagine how daunting it must be to write a book for the first time and – then wait to see if you can get it published, and then wait to learn if anyone actually likes it.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Below, I’m listing <strong>five fabulous debut novels</strong> that really made an impression on me. I read a lot, and when I give a debut 5 stars I’m truly in awe of the writing. Quite a feat for a first time author. These are all books that I’ve read within the past year with links to my reviews.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">“<a href="https://fictionophile.com/2020/06/27/seven-lies-by-elizabeth-kay-book-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Seven Lies</strong></a>” by Elizabeth Kay</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">“<a href="https://fictionophile.com/2020/04/12/all-in-her-head-by-nikki-smith-book-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>All in Her Head</strong></a>” by Nikki Smith</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">“<a href="https://fictionophile.com/2020/10/03/dear-child-by-romy-hausmann-book-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Dear Child</strong></a>” by Romy Hausmann</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">“<a href="https://fictionophile.com/2020/08/15/the-silence-by-susan-allott-book-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Silence</strong></a>” by Susan Allott</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">“<a href="https://fictionophile.com/2021/02/02/the-downstairs-neighbor-by-helen-cooper-book-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Downstairs Neighbor</a>” by Helen Cooper<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8589502884?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8589502884?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p>
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<h2><strong><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8550175064?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8550175064?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> Present Day</strong></h2>
<p><em>(Ten days in the lives of the inhabitants of a converted Georgian house in Kingston-Upon-Thames)</em><strong><br></br></strong></p>
<p><strong>Emma</strong> <strong>Brighton</strong> – in her mid thirties, is the owner of a vintage clothing shop which has just gone out of business. Emma lives in the ground floor flat of…</p>
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<p><em>(Ten days in the lives of the inhabitants of a converted Georgian house in Kingston-Upon-Thames)</em><strong><br/></strong></p>
<p><strong>Emma</strong> <strong>Brighton</strong> – in her mid thirties, is the owner of a vintage clothing shop which has just gone out of business. Emma lives in the ground floor flat of the house alone – as her flatmate has recently moved out. Physically, she is petite with her hair dyed blue and she often dresses flamboyantly in her vintage clothing. Lonely, she adopts a white hamster named Gilbert for a pet – a creature that keeps her awake at night spinning on his wheel.</p>
<p><strong>Steph, Paul, and Freya</strong> <strong>Harlow</strong> – live in the upper two floors of the house and are seemingly the family to envy. Steph works as the manager of the lounge bar at Heathrow Airport and dresses stylishly. She met her husband Paul at work. Paul works as a senior data analyst, but was once a policeman. He left the police force under a shadow that has left him traumatized. Steph and Paul both adore their seventeen year old daughter Freya. A girl who is energetic, bouncy, and intelligent. However, they are now in the midst of their worst nightmare….. Freya is missing!</p>
<p>Both parents harbor secrets. They both think that they are to blame for their beloved Freya’s disappearance.</p>
<p><strong>Chris Watson</strong> – a driving instructor, lives in the basement flat of the house with his wife who is a nurse. He was the last person to see Freya when he took her out for a driving lesson during her lunch break from school.</p>
<h2><strong>Twenty-Five years earlier</strong></h2>
<p><strong>Kate</strong> – is sixteen years old and lives with her Mum in a high rise. She adores her Mum, but sees less and less of her since her Mum’s new boyfriend spends more and more time at their apartment. She doesn’t like him, and is jealous of the time her Mum spends in his company. When she notices that her Mum has bruises all over her body which she is trying to hide, Kate fears that her Mum’s boyfriend Nick is abusing her. She enlists the help of her cousin, Becca, to try to get Nick out of her mother’s life.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8550178498?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8550178498?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="700"/></a>Wow! If this is Helen Cooper’s debut novel, I’m eager to see what she comes up with next. This is definitely a debut that does not read like one. Polished, well-plotted, and with believable characters, it presents as the work of a much more seasoned novelist.</p>
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<p>Teeming with secrets, the inhabitants of this house in Kingston-Upon-Thames, have made many mistakes. Not malicious, but mistakes born from misunderstandings, guilt, and misguided, life-altering decisions.</p>
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<p>With themes of deception, family secrets, sacrifice, and making disastrous choices, this novel is ingeniously plotted and alarmingly realistic.</p>
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<p>Highly, highly, recommended to those readers who enjoy intelligently plotted domestic thrillers.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Publication date: <strong>February 16, 2021</strong><br/> Publisher: <strong>G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Publishing Group<br/></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">ISBN:<strong> 9780593190388 </strong> ASIN:<strong> <span class="a-list-item">B089S6GM9D</span> 384 pages</strong></p>
<p></p>BIG SNOW PAPERBACK SALE HAPPENING NOW AT AMAZON! LIMITED TIME OFFER! 34 - 37% OFF COVER PRICE!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2020-07-19:537324:BlogPost:4400682020-07-19T03:50:20.000ZBobby Nashhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BobbyNash
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<div>BIG SNOW PAPERBACK SALE! I just discovered that Amazon has a BIG SALE on the first 4 SNOW paperbacks from 34% -37% OFF cover price!</div>
<div>ACT NOW! I don't know how long this discounted price will last! Links below.</div>
<div>Snow Falls ($4.43): …</div>
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<div>BIG SNOW PAPERBACK SALE! I just discovered that Amazon has a BIG SALE on the first 4 SNOW paperbacks from 34% -37% OFF cover price!</div>
<div>ACT NOW! I don't know how long this discounted price will last! Links below.</div>
<div>Snow Falls ($4.43): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Falls-1-Bobby-Nash/dp/1542579856" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Falls-1-Bobby-Nash/dp/1542579856</a></div>
<div>Snow Storm ($4.63): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Storm-2-Bobby-Nash/dp/154287629X" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Storm-2-Bobby-Nash/dp/154287629X</a></div>
<div>Snow Drive ($4.50): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Drive-3-Bobby-Nash/dp/1548008672" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Drive-3-Bobby-Nash/dp/1548008672</a></div>
<div>Snow Trapped ($4.63): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Trapped-4-Bobby-Nash/dp/1723553581" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Trapped-4-Bobby-Nash/dp/1723553581</a></div>
<div>Snow's adventures are available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audio. Read them FREE with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.</div>
<div>Learn more about SNOW at<span> </span><a href="http://www.abrahamsnow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.abrahamsnow.com</a></div>
<div>Happy Reading.</div>
<div>Bobby</div>HAVE YOU MET SNOW?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2020-07-18:537324:BlogPost:4400652020-07-18T22:33:25.000ZBobby Nashhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BobbyNash
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<p><span>Action-packed reads at affordable prices! That's</span> <span>#TheSummerofSnow</span><span>! Get caught up on Abraham Snow's award-nominated exploits form the very beginning with BEN Books and award-winning author Bobby Nash. It all starts with Snow Falls and continues in Snow Storm, Snow Drive, Snow Trapped, and Snow Series 1, Vol. 1.…</span></p>
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<p><span>Action-packed reads at affordable prices! That's</span> <span>#TheSummerofSnow</span><span>! Get caught up on Abraham Snow's award-nominated exploits form the very beginning with BEN Books and award-winning author Bobby Nash. It all starts with Snow Falls and continues in Snow Storm, Snow Drive, Snow Trapped, and Snow Series 1, Vol. 1. (collecting the first 3 stories in one volume) Abraham Snow returns in 2019 with Snow Star, Snow Down, and Snow Series 1, Vol. 2 (collecting books 4 - 6 in a single volume), and more on the horizon. SNOW STAR coming this month. Check out the book series that readers call "A Page Turner," "Fast-Paced Action," "Brisk," "Highly Enjoyable," and "A Great Read" today!</span></p>
<p><span>SNOW FALLS: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Falls-1-Bobby-Nash/dp/1542579856" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Falls-1-Bobby-Nash/dp/1542579856</a></span></p>
<p><span>SNOW STORM: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Storm-2-Bobby-Nash/dp/154287629X" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Storm-2-Bobby-Nash/dp/154287629X</a></span></p>
<p><span>SNOW DRIVE: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Drive-3-Bobby-Nash/dp/1548008672" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Drive-3-Bobby-Nash/dp/1548008672</a></span></p>
<p><span>SNOW TRAPPED: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Trapped-4-Bobby-Nash/dp/1723553581" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Trapped-4-Bobby-Nash/dp/1723553581</a></span></p>
<div dir="auto"><font color="#1D2129" face="inherit"><span>SNOW STAR:</span></font> <font color="#1D2129" face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Star-Bobby-Nash/dp/B086PNWQY6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Star-Bobby-Nash/dp/B086PNWQY6</a></span></font></div>
<div dir="auto"><font color="#1D2129" face="inherit"><span>SNOW Series 1, Vol. 1:</span></font> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-1-Bobby-Nash/dp/1721943390" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Snow-1-Bobby-Nash/dp/1721943390</a></div>
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<div dir="auto"><font color="#1D2129" face="inherit"><span>Snow's adventures are available in paperback, ebook, audio book, and hardcover. You can read each Snow book for FREE with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.</span></font></div>
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<div dir="auto"><font color="#1D2129" face="inherit"><span>Written by Bobby Nash</span></font> <a href="http://www.bobbynash.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.bobbynash.com</a></div>
<div dir="auto"><font color="#1D2129" face="inherit"><span>Published by BEN Books</span></font> <a href="http://www.ben-books.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.ben-books.com</a></div>
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<div dir="auto"><font color="#1D2129" face="inherit"><span>Get to know Snow at</span></font> <a href="http://www.abrahamsnow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.abrahamsnow.com</a></div>
<div dir="auto"></div>New Release - A Suspense Thriller by Bud Connelltag:crimespace.ning.com,2020-04-25:537324:BlogPost:4396762020-04-25T22:32:21.000ZBud Connellhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BudConnell
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<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/CYBERDIE-Bud-Connell-ebook/dp/B084M9L53L/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cyberdie+by+bud+connell&qid=1587853532&sr=8-1">https://www.amazon.com/CYBERDIE-Bud-Connell-ebook/dp/B084M9L53L/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cyberdie+by+bud+connell&qid=1587853532&sr=8-1</a></p>
<p><i>In a fraction of a second…</i></p>
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<p><i>In a fraction of a second you can lose your life—you can lose your ex-wife and your only child. You can lose your boss and your job and all that you count on to provide for those you love. Without warning, you can lose everything—in an instant, in a flash.</i> <span>_______________________</span></p>
<h2>Within the steel canyons of New York, tech labs of California, and corridors of government, a journalist uncovers an unthinkable conspiracy—</h2>
<p><span>Like many, you have suspicions that you are surveilled—and you are—far beyond mere invasion of privacy. Every nuance of behavior, every detail of your comings and goings, every thought expressed, every utterance to another—and yes, even to yourself—are captured, collected, parsed for clandestine use and manipulation, exploitation of your body and mind—or worse—ultimate control over you, over an entire population, and whether it thrives, or changes, or dies. People, organizations, governments, and nations are nothing more than scaled pieces on the silicon planet’s game board. Macklin MacLear, an ill-starred news stringer, lands an opportunity to take on the evil colossus and right the wrongs of his past, but it comes with a heavy price, likely his life and lives of those he loves as he delves into a tech cabal’s tangled links. He remains deeply in love with his ex-wife, but she is killed, sending MacLear into a trajectory of mystery and revenge as he takes on an impossible challenge. CYBERDIE, one of the year’s best conspiracy thrillers, zeros in on frightening possibilities of uncontrolled tech breaches into our personal secrets and into society’s crumbling bulwarks, beyond mere cyber attacks and cyber terrorism. Buckle in for a steep ride up and a sharp swerve into the unknown that will keep you reading until dawn. This espionage thriller ranks in the categories of International mystery and crime, technological thrillers, murder thrillers, and political thrillers and suspense. _______________________</span></p>
<h2>Bud Connell’s books are recommended for readers of David Baldacci, Dan Brown, Lee Child, John Grisham, Vince Flynn, Daniel Silva, and James Patterson.</h2>JULIA'S ROOM - Suspense Thrillertag:crimespace.ning.com,2020-03-10:537324:BlogPost:4398592020-03-10T23:52:14.000ZWilliam Wildehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/WilliamWilde
<p>There's something awful in that room. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TG0G8Z6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TG0G8Z6</a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4068908586?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4068908586?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>
<p>There's something awful in that room. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TG0G8Z6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TG0G8Z6</a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4068908586?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4068908586?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>New Blog Listingtag:crimespace.ning.com,2019-12-24:537324:BlogPost:4391662019-12-24T19:11:47.000ZWilliam Wildehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/WilliamWilde
<p>My Blog <strong>BLACK BIRD MYSTERY REVIEWS </strong>has reviews from Books, Movies, and TV. <a href="http://billsmedia.blogspot.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://billsmedia.blogspot.com…</a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3785309455?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3785309455?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3785309455?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3785309455?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>My Blog <strong>BLACK BIRD MYSTERY REVIEWS </strong>has reviews from Books, Movies, and TV. <a href="http://billsmedia.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://billsmedia.blogspot.com</a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3785309455?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3785309455?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3785309455?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3785309455?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>FREE THRILLER LONG SHORT STORYtag:crimespace.ning.com,2019-12-23:537324:BlogPost:4391642019-12-23T23:39:20.000ZDan L. Colemanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanLColeman931
<p>PROFESSOR OF DEATH, a long short story(8100 words+) appears as of today, December 23, 2019, in three installments, the others being December 25, December 27, at the free, non-profit online literary magazine THE FICTIONAL CAFE. The story, by crimespace member Yours Truly, features a popular college professor who teaches the philosophy and psychology of death and dying, while facing a complicated and dangerous private life. Go to…</p>
<p>PROFESSOR OF DEATH, a long short story(8100 words+) appears as of today, December 23, 2019, in three installments, the others being December 25, December 27, at the free, non-profit online literary magazine THE FICTIONAL CAFE. The story, by crimespace member Yours Truly, features a popular college professor who teaches the philosophy and psychology of death and dying, while facing a complicated and dangerous private life. Go to <a href="http://www.fictionalcafe.com">www.fictionalcafe.com</a>, or Google it and click on the "Writing" header...They're an eclectic magazine and are open and receptive to submissions of most any genre, as well as poetry, painting, commentary/reviews, photography, etc. Tell them where you heard of them; they'll appreciate it...Dan Coleman</p>The Friday House audiotag:crimespace.ning.com,2019-11-22:537324:BlogPost:4392472019-11-22T14:23:28.000ZD K Gastonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/taurusmoon
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<p><span>Without warning or explanation, prominent Americans are carrying out horrendous crimes. FBI Special Agent Jamaica Kurtz is assigned to profile these assassins. All the killers have one thing in common, the Friday House Orphanage. What secrets does this institution hold and will Kurtz find the truth in time to stop…</span></p>
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<p><span>Without warning or explanation, prominent Americans are carrying out horrendous crimes. FBI Special Agent Jamaica Kurtz is assigned to profile these assassins. All the killers have one thing in common, the Friday House Orphanage. What secrets does this institution hold and will Kurtz find the truth in time to stop more attacks?</span></p>
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<p><span>Audible: <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Friday-House-Audiobook/B01N5DB04A?qid=1574432253&sr=1-3&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=RY7P9QDYGW0HV7T3ZPMJ&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_3">https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Friday-House-Audiobook/B01N5DB04A?qid=1574432253&sr=1-3&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=RY7P9QDYGW0HV7T3ZPMJ&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_3</a></span></p>
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<p></p>True Crime, Serial Killers and Metag:crimespace.ning.com,2019-11-19:537324:BlogPost:4391452019-11-19T21:24:55.000ZMitzi Szeretohttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MitziSzereto
<p><a href="https://mitziszereto.com/blog/true-crime-serial-killers-and-me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/blog/true-crime-serial-killers-and-me/</a></p>
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The new blog post at Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's Weblog<br />
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The new blog post at Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's Weblog<br />
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<a href="https://mitziszereto.com/blog/social-media-friends-and-welfare-checks/">https://mitziszereto.com/blog/social-media-friends-and-welfare-checks/</a>Alive in the Rose City (Dean Drake Mysteries Book 2) by R. Barri Flowerstag:crimespace.ning.com,2019-07-10:537324:BlogPost:4382762019-07-10T16:49:48.000ZR. Barri Flowershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RBarri
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<p><span>From award-winning literary criminologist and bestselling crime novelist R. Barri Flowers, author of the acclaimed Dean Drake hard-boiled mystery Dead in the Rose City, comes the much-anticipated sequel, Alive in the Rose City (Dean Drake Mysteries Book 2).</span><br></br><br></br><span>Dean Jeremy Drake, a six-five, biracial private eye, nicknamed…</span></p>
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<p><span>From award-winning literary criminologist and bestselling crime novelist R. Barri Flowers, author of the acclaimed Dean Drake hard-boiled mystery Dead in the Rose City, comes the much-anticipated sequel, Alive in the Rose City (Dean Drake Mysteries Book 2).</span><br/><br/><span>Dean Jeremy Drake, a six-five, biracial private eye, nicknamed D.J., is once again up to his neck in danger, deception, and murder as he works three cases in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-1990s.</span><br/><br/><span>The former Police Bureau homicide detective reluctantly agrees to be the bodyguard for a gorgeous lady named Bailey Carlyle, who claims to be on the run from her abusive boyfriend. When the boyfriend turns up dead and is identified as running a high-end call girl operation, the authorities point the finger at Bailey as a leading suspect in his murder, labeling her a jealous and vindictive prostitute. As he is seemingly her alibi, Drake works to prove Bailey’s innocence or guilt, possibly to his own detriment.</span><br/><br/><span>He also looks into the alleged suicide of former gang member, Liam Henriquez, on behalf of his grief-stricken grandmother, who insists he would never have taken his own life. The police think otherwise, attributing the death to either depression or issues related to his old life.</span><br/><br/><span>Lastly, Drake searches for a missing college student, Olivia McNamara, who is presumed dead by the police after disappearing without a trace months ago. Only her mother and stepfather believe she is still alive and hire Drake to try and prove it.</span><br/><br/><span>Packing a .40 caliber Glock, along with sharp detective skills, raw nerve, and gut instincts, Drake follows the clues wherever they may lead with a never-quit attitude, in spite of the obstacles and peril that he faces the closer he gets to solving the cases.</span><br/><br/><span>For fans of Dead in the Rose City, PI Dean Drake will be equally entertaining and in character in Alive in the Rose City.</span><br/><br/><span>Bonus material includes a complete mystery thriller short story, “The Wrong End of a Gun,” by R. Barri Flowers, and excerpts from the author’s bestselling mystery and thriller novels, Dead in the Rose City, Dead in Kihei, Deadly Defense, Killer in the Woods, and Justice Served.</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J3R3ZBL/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J3R3ZBL/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1</a></span></p>
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<p></p>Night Killers: A Crime Thriller Noveltag:crimespace.ning.com,2019-07-10:537324:BlogPost:4382742019-07-10T16:46:11.000ZR. Barri Flowershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RBarri
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<p>Night Killers is a suspense thriller and police procedural mystery novel by award-winning and bestselling crime writer R. Barri Flowers.<br></br> <br></br> Trudy Clawson is a homicide detective with the police department in Night, Oregon. She is paired with FBI special agent Daryl Hatcher in pursuit of a diabolical serial killer with the moniker, “The…</p>
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<p>Night Killers is a suspense thriller and police procedural mystery novel by award-winning and bestselling crime writer R. Barri Flowers.<br/> <br/> Trudy Clawson is a homicide detective with the police department in Night, Oregon. She is paired with FBI special agent Daryl Hatcher in pursuit of a diabolical serial killer with the moniker, “The Night Strangler,” who has raped and murdered several local women. When a second serial killer emerges targeting men who are shot to death, Clawson and Hatcher must do double duty in their relentless pursuit of the clever unsubs. Complicating matters is the strong chemistry and an ensuing romance between the two investigators, who have both been burned in past relationships and are leery of involvement.<br/> <br/> Dawn Whelan is a beautiful psychologist who is stunned when a patient confesses to being part of a gang rape and murder of a teenager twenty years ago named Tessa Katie Crowley. Unbeknownst to the tormented confessor, Tessa happens to be Dawn’s half sister who went missing mysteriously, never to be heard from again. Now the truth about Tessa’s disappearance has finally come to light. Embittered, Dawn seeks the ultimate revenge against the four rapist-killers.<br/> <br/> Kenneth Emery has been addicted to killing for most of his life. He makes no apologies for the homicidal maniac he has fostered over the years, making him the monster he is today. As the Night Strangler, he relishes homing in on unsuspecting lovely ladies, having his way with them and finishing them off with his bare hands, while staying just beyond the reach of the inane authorities.<br/> <br/> The two cases turn out to be much more connected than anyone realizes, setting into motion a series of interrelations and heart-pounding events, leading to a dramatic conclusion that will forever turn the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Night upside down.<br/> <br/> Bonus material includes excerpts of the author’s gripping mystery thrillers, Kauai Killer and Alive in the Rose City, and the tragedy driven relationship novel, A Reason to Live.<br/> <br/> PRAISE FOR MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS BY R. BARRI FLOWERS<br/> <br/> “Murder on Kaanapali Beach is among the best of his tales. This one deserves to be at the top of your must read list.” -- John Lutz, Edgar winning, bestselling mystery author<br/> <br/> “Justice Served is a model of crime fiction .... Flowers may be a new voice in modern mystery writing, but he is already one of its best voices.” -- Statesman Journal<br/> <br/> “A fine procedural along with appealing characters and great local color.” -- Bill Crider, Edgar winner and crime writer on Murder on Kaanapali Beach<br/> <br/> “R. Barri Flowers writes with the passion and knowledge of someone who truly knows his craft. A steamy, non-stop thrill-ride through the seamy underbelly of Hawaii.” -- Allison Leotta, former federal prosecutor and author on Murder in Maui<br/> <br/> “An A+ suspense/mystery with a touch of heartfelt romance.... Is not just simply compelling, it also activates reader’s consciousness.... Powerful legal suspense is riveting.” -- Fresh Fiction on Justice Served<br/> <br/> “An interesting blend of classic film noir …. Quick action and tight dialogue make it a jolting thriller, but it’s also got the psychological tightness of a good mystery puzzle.” -- Robert A. Sloan, mystery author on Dead in the Rose City<br/> <br/> “An exquisitely rich and masterfully constructed mystery... A savvy, smooth, and sumptuous read that’s as hot as Waikiki beach sand.” -- Jon Land, bestselling author on Murder in Honolulu<br/> <br/> “A masterful thriller set in the dark underbelly of Maui, with lots of fine action, down and dirty characters, and the vivid details of police procedure. A terrific read!” -- Douglas Preston, bestselling author on Murder in Maui<br/> <br/> “State’s Evidence is a mixture of murder, mystery, madness and mayhem. The story was well-written and believable, and at times erotic. Flowers inflicted the characters with human flaws, among them the desire for love and revenge.” -- RAWSISTAZ Reviewers</p>
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<p></p>I Want to be Alone: A Writer's Lifetag:crimespace.ning.com,2018-11-25:537324:BlogPost:4351102018-11-25T19:51:25.000ZMitzi Szeretohttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MitziSzereto
<p><a href="https://mitziszereto.com/blog/i-want-to-be-alone-a-writers-life/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/blog/i-want-to-be-alone-a-writers-life/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://mitziszereto.com/blog/i-want-to-be-alone-a-writers-life/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/blog/i-want-to-be-alone-a-writers-life/</a></p>Courting Horror with Florida Gothictag:crimespace.ning.com,2018-11-21:537324:BlogPost:4350102018-11-21T21:10:33.000ZMitzi Szeretohttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MitziSzereto
<p><a href="https://mitziszereto.com/blog/courting-horror-with-florida-gothic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/blog/courting-horror-with-florida-gothic/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://mitziszereto.com/blog/courting-horror-with-florida-gothic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/blog/courting-horror-with-florida-gothic/</a></p>New release: Secrets in Storyville, a small town mysterytag:crimespace.ning.com,2018-07-01:537324:BlogPost:4306682018-07-01T15:33:33.000ZPatricia Gligorhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/pgligor
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kate Morgan, a single mother, lives in the small town of Storyville, Ohio where she grew up. A want-to-be author, she works as a sales clerk in the town’s only department store doing what she describes as “a job a monkey could do.” Although she’s bored with her job,…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kate Morgan, a single mother, lives in the small town of Storyville, Ohio where she grew up. A want-to-be author, she works as a sales clerk in the town’s only department store doing what she describes as “a job a monkey could do.” Although she’s bored with her job, she’s reluctant to consider making any major changes in her life. However, she’s about to find out that change is inevitable.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When Kate’s ten-year-old daughter, Mandy, tells the family she plans to do a family tree for a school project, the negative reaction of Kate’s parents and grandmother shocks her but also arouses her curiosity. Why are they so against Mandy’s project? Surely her family is too “normal” to have any skeletons in their closet.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kate decides to support her daughter even if that means defying her parents. As she searches for the truth, she discovers some long buried secrets that, if she decides to reveal them, will change her life and the lives of the people she loves - forever.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/8sd2cz4">http://tinyurl.com/8sd2cz4</a></span></u></b></p>Men in Love and Wartag:crimespace.ning.com,2018-05-30:537324:BlogPost:4293062018-05-30T01:13:02.000ZVictoria Doughertyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VictoriaDougherty
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<p>Years ago, when I was living in Central Europe, I got to know a group of men who were the kind a girl would notice. Young and charismatic, they came complete with the fascinating and swoon-worthy job of war photographer.</p>
<p>These men were fun, courageous, and wild. They lived hard – drinking, drugging and bird-dogging every pretty female who would have them. On any given night, you could find them “shrooming” in the great outdoors, or at an underground club watching a live sex show. Maybe just hanging out and telling stories. About war zones, scars and executions.</p>
<p>One of these men – let’s call him Eddie – told me about getting shrapnel imbedded in his scrotum when he was photographing an intense battle in the former Yugoslavia. This was during the civil war there, and it was an ugly, bloody time full of weaponized rape and genocide.</p>
<p>After getting hit, Eddie was taken to a field hospital, where they removed one of his testicles without the benefit of anesthesia. Being smack in the middle of a hot war zone, there simply wasn’t any left. Wounded and dying soldiers lay all around Eddie as the doctor leaned over him, brandishing something that looked like a piece of wood.</p>
<p>“Bite down on this,” he said. “This is really going to hurt.”</p>
<p>Eddie passed out during the operation, as you can imagine any man would. When Eddie woke up, at least according to him, he propositioned a very sultry nurse, having sex with her right there in his hospital bed. Slavic boned, with wide sensual lips, and an ass to die for, she was just what the doctor ordered.</p>
<p>There, fresh out of surgery, Eddie proved to himself that he was still functional, still a man.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13648" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=497" alt="sexy nurse"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=150 150w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=300">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=300</a> 300w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=768">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=768</a> 768w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg</a> 900w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></p>
<p>Another one of these men – we’ll call him Andy – told me all about a photographer friend of his who had been killed by firing squad somewhere in the Middle East. I was aghast listening to his story. Being only about twenty-four at the time, I’d never met anyone outside of my own war-torn family, who had actually known someone who’d been executed.</p>
<p>This was a person young enough to be my peer, and now, they were dead. No, not just dead, but put up against a wall and shot point-blank by a group of strange men. I wondered if he got a last request – a prayer or cigarette.</p>
<p>“Why did they do it?” I asked Andy.</p>
<p>Andy shrugged, his face a mask of irony. “They didn’t like him.”</p>
<p>Andy was a bit of an anomaly among these guys. He was hugely talented and had spent years globe-trotting from war to war just like the rest of them. And he had a wry and irreverent sense of humor that lurked behind his every word – also like his cohorts. Andy was different from his friends in one crucial way, however: he was married and had two small children.</p>
<p>He’d left the battlefield behind, and was making a nice living snapping portraits of prominent individuals and the like.</p>
<p>This did not go over well with his war photographer friends, let me tell you.</p>
<p>Andy was taunted pretty mercilessly for no longer going off at a moment’s notice and raising hell. For staying home and raising his kids instead, trying to be a faithful husband to his wife. It was hard for Andy, too. I could see it in his eyes and in the way he talked about his past adventures. He missed the excitement, the danger, the freedom – even if he did love his family.</p>
<p>Not long ago, a mutual friend told me she’d heard Andy had left his wife and was now sailing around the world. I guess I wasn’t surprised, but I was sad for him. Andy had a good soul, he just seemed to struggle when it came to claiming it.</p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-13649 aligncenter" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-in-boat.jpg?w=497" alt="man in boat"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-in-boat.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" /></p>
<p>Only a few months after I left both my ex-pat life and this motley crew of war photographers behind, I got to know another group of men. I had fallen in love with my husband, and one of his best friends was in the United States Marine Corps. At the time, my husband’s friend – who we’ll call Dave, because it’s his real name – was a colonel and lawyer. In the wake of 9/11, he left his growing law practice in the dust and went back to full-time soldiering. A born leader with the temperment of a philospher, Dave would go on to be commissioned a full-fledged general.</p>
<p>Dave and his Marine buddies were fun, courageous and wild. They told stories about training and camaraderie, with the occassional tale about combat.</p>
<p>I remember Dave confiding to me and my husband about two young men who’d been under his command. They’d been killed during an ambush and Dave was remembering them on one, gloomy Memorial Day a few years ago. He went into some detail about their lives and interests, who they’d loved. And he asked my husband to tell those young men’s stories to our children, so that they wouldn’t be forgotten. Dave told us all of this on the phone, but I could imagine his fierce blue eyes the whole time. Powerful, lived-in eyes that were full of humor, but took everything seriously. The eyes of a man with grave responsibilities.</p>
<p>For his men, for whom he had sacrificed so much, and for his family, who had sacrificed so much for him.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13657" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=497" alt="Marine coming home"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=994 994w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=144">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=144</a> 144w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=289">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=289</a> 289w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=768">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=768</a> 768w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=986">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=986</a> 986w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></p>
<p>Not long before leaving on one of his tours, Dave and I found ourselves alone in my kitchen. We were drinking beer, casually, after my husband had washed his hands of us and gone to bed.</p>
<p>We talked about how his wife had put her own concerns aside and taken on the full burden of family life, all the while not knowing whether he would return. The way Dave had to leave the people he loved most and enter a world of danger and few comforts. These weren’t voiced as complaints, but observations. He felt a reverence for the faith his loved ones had in him – the fact that they shared his values despite what they had to endure when he was gone.</p>
<p>Dave, with those same blue eyes boring into mine – in person this time, alive with tenderness and emotion, unflinching – revealed to me how much he loved his wife.</p>
<p>“She’s all that matters,” he told me, going so far as to describe the way she looked when she was sleeping.</p>
<p>The way her hair lay against the pillow. The look of soft determination that marked her face, even at rest.</p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-13650 aligncenter" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg?w=497" alt="love soldier"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg?w=116 116w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg?w=233">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg?w=233</a> 233w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg</a> 500w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></p>
<p>As I’ve been endeavoring to write a truly compelling romantic male character over the past few years – I’ve been thinking back on the war photographers and marines, training my cold writer’s eye on them, a vision sharpened by years of steady surveillance. But I’ve engaged my heart, too – one warmed by half a lifetime of being a wife and mother.</p>
<p>Both teams of men command our attention, making us want to follow their journeys, root for them. I’ve tried to understand what sets them apart and anticipate which man a woman would choose to be her lover and why. How a woman would assess these two groups of alpha males if she found herself having to choose between them.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13656" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/men-arm-wresting.jpg?w=497" alt="men arm wresting"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/men-arm-wresting.jpg?w=150 150w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/men-arm-wresting.jpg?w=300">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/men-arm-wresting.jpg?w=300</a> 300w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/men-arm-wresting.jpg">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/men-arm-wresting.jpg</a> 760w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></p>
<p>Manhood, for Dave and his friends, was defined by meaning, and meaning was attained through the exercise of duty and honor. Being husbands, fathers, friends, and in their case, soldiers was a thing of the highest order. They held within them a deeply personal form of power. A competence that stretched far beyond what they were capable of on a battlefield, or any other professional arena. You didn’t dare underestimated them.</p>
<p>Andy and Eddie were charming, intelligent, funny and untamed. They were curious and had an unquenchable appetite for life. The sort of dangerous but captivating men you could find in any number of movies and novels. Full of bravado, fighting wars within themselves while they sought the wars outside. All of this hinted at an inner depth that might make a girl get out her shovel and dig until she found it…or didn’t. Yes, they were riveting in their own right.</p>
<p>I believe they truly cared about the people and events they were capturing with their cameras, despite their sardonic posturing. And I often wondered if they felt a bit lost in the theater of war – like people once removed. Intermediaries who were putting their lives on the line to bring images of conflict to the rest of us sitting at home. Denied the fight, all the while being exposed to the same perils. Dressed in the blood and grime of war, but not the uniform.</p>
<p>“Sometimes I can’t figure out what the hell we’re doing out there,” one of them once remarked.</p>
<p>Maybe that’s why those war photographers lived so hard, playing up their bad boy romanticism. Occupying that middle ground is complex and befuddling. You might have the courage of a soldier, but not the motive. You’re both up close to and at an arms length from humanity at its most base and most noble. And unlike a soldier, you have no articulated directives that bind your heart and mind –<span> </span><em>Semper Fidelis, First to Fight, Uncommon Valor, The Few, The Proud.</em></p>
<p>A man like that might be a bundle of ingredients that can’t seem to come together if he wasn’t careful.</p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-13661 aligncenter" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-confused-and-blue.jpg?w=497" alt="man confused and blue"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-confused-and-blue.jpg?w=107 107w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-confused-and-blue.jpg?w=214">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-confused-and-blue.jpg?w=214</a> 214w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-confused-and-blue.jpg">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-confused-and-blue.jpg</a> 500w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></p>
<p>It occurred to me, as I thought back on how Dave had described his feelings – employing no irony and embracing, boldly, a deep sentimentality worthy of a Carpenters song – that clarity is an aphrodisiac few women can resist. It’s a Holy Grail for men all over, too, and some spend their entire lives in search of it.</p>
<p>Clarity of purpose. That law dictated from the bowels of the conscience, and adhered to. That’s the difficult part. Most can hear the call, but not every one can figure out how to follow it without getting lost.</p>
<p>But it is that very fidelity to intention that distinguishes men and boys. A husband from a boyfriend. The protagonist in any story from the rest. It is what makes a man whole, and a character transcend the story that’s been written for him.</p>Men in Love and Wartag:crimespace.ning.com,2018-05-30:537324:BlogPost:4293042018-05-30T01:11:20.000ZVictoria Doughertyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VictoriaDougherty
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<p>Years ago, when I was living in Central Europe, I got to know a group of men who were the kind a girl would notice. Young and charismatic, they came complete with the fascinating and swoon-worthy job of war photographer.</p>
<p>These men were fun, courageous, and wild. They lived hard – drinking, drugging and bird-dogging every pretty female who would have them. On any given night, you could find them “shrooming” in the great outdoors, or at an underground club watching a live sex show. Maybe just hanging out and telling stories. About war zones, scars and executions.</p>
<p>One of these men – let’s call him Eddie – told me about getting shrapnel imbedded in his scrotum when he was photographing an intense battle in the former Yugoslavia. This was during the civil war there, and it was an ugly, bloody time full of weaponized rape and genocide.</p>
<p>After getting hit, Eddie was taken to a field hospital, where they removed one of his testicles without the benefit of anesthesia. Being smack in the middle of a hot war zone, there simply wasn’t any left. Wounded and dying soldiers lay all around Eddie as the doctor leaned over him, brandishing something that looked like a piece of wood.</p>
<p>“Bite down on this,” he said. “This is really going to hurt.”</p>
<p>Eddie passed out during the operation, as you can imagine any man would. When Eddie woke up, at least according to him, he propositioned a very sultry nurse, having sex with her right there in his hospital bed. Slavic boned, with wide sensual lips, and an ass to die for, she was just what the doctor ordered.</p>
<p>There, fresh out of surgery, Eddie proved to himself that he was still functional, still a man.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13648" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=497" alt="sexy nurse"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=150 150w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=300">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=300</a> 300w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=768">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg?w=768</a> 768w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/sexy-nurse.jpg</a> 900w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></p>
<p>Another one of these men – we’ll call him Andy – told me all about a photographer friend of his who had been killed by firing squad somewhere in the Middle East. I was aghast listening to his story. Being only about twenty-four at the time, I’d never met anyone outside of my own war-torn family, who had actually known someone who’d been executed.</p>
<p>This was a person young enough to be my peer, and now, they were dead. No, not just dead, but put up against a wall and shot point-blank by a group of strange men. I wondered if he got a last request – a prayer or cigarette.</p>
<p>“Why did they do it?” I asked Andy.</p>
<p>Andy shrugged, his face a mask of irony. “They didn’t like him.”</p>
<p>Andy was a bit of an anomaly among these guys. He was hugely talented and had spent years globe-trotting from war to war just like the rest of them. And he had a wry and irreverent sense of humor that lurked behind his every word – also like his cohorts. Andy was different from his friends in one crucial way, however: he was married and had two small children.</p>
<p>He’d left the battlefield behind, and was making a nice living snapping portraits of prominent individuals and the like.</p>
<p>This did not go over well with his war photographer friends, let me tell you.</p>
<p>Andy was taunted pretty mercilessly for no longer going off at a moment’s notice and raising hell. For staying home and raising his kids instead, trying to be a faithful husband to his wife. It was hard for Andy, too. I could see it in his eyes and in the way he talked about his past adventures. He missed the excitement, the danger, the freedom – even if he did love his family.</p>
<p>Not long ago, a mutual friend told me she’d heard Andy had left his wife and was now sailing around the world. I guess I wasn’t surprised, but I was sad for him. Andy had a good soul, he just seemed to struggle when it came to claiming it.</p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-13649 aligncenter" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-in-boat.jpg?w=497" alt="man in boat"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/man-in-boat.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" /></p>
<p>Only a few months after I left both my ex-pat life and this motley crew of war photographers behind, I got to know another group of men. I had fallen in love with my husband, and one of his best friends was in the United States Marine Corps. At the time, my husband’s friend – who we’ll call Dave, because it’s his real name – was a colonel and lawyer. In the wake of 9/11, he left his growing law practice in the dust and went back to full-time soldiering. A born leader with the temperment of a philospher, Dave would go on to be commissioned a full-fledged general.</p>
<p>Dave and his Marine buddies were fun, courageous and wild. They told stories about training and camaraderie, with the occassional tale about combat.</p>
<p>I remember Dave confiding to me and my husband about two young men who’d been under his command. They’d been killed during an ambush and Dave was remembering them on one, gloomy Memorial Day a few years ago. He went into some detail about their lives and interests, who they’d loved. And he asked my husband to tell those young men’s stories to our children, so that they wouldn’t be forgotten. Dave told us all of this on the phone, but I could imagine his fierce blue eyes the whole time. Powerful, lived-in eyes that were full of humor, but took everything seriously. The eyes of a man with grave responsibilities.</p>
<p>For his men, for whom he had sacrificed so much, and for his family, who had sacrificed so much for him.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13657" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=497" alt="Marine coming home"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=994 994w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=144">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=144</a> 144w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=289">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=289</a> 289w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=768">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=768</a> 768w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=986">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/marine-coming-home.jpg?w=986</a> 986w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></p>
<p>Not long before leaving on one of his tours, Dave and I found ourselves alone in my kitchen. We were drinking beer, casually, after my husband had washed his hands of us and gone to bed.</p>
<p>We talked about how his wife had put her own concerns aside and taken on the full burden of family life, all the while not knowing whether he would return. The way Dave had to leave the people he loved most and enter a world of danger and few comforts. These weren’t voiced as complaints, but observations. He felt a reverence for the faith his loved ones had in him – the fact that they shared his values despite what they had to endure when he was gone.</p>
<p>Dave, with those same blue eyes boring into mine – in person this time, alive with tenderness and emotion, unflinching – revealed to me how much he loved his wife.</p>
<p>“She’s all that matters,” he told me, going so far as to describe the way she looked when she was sleeping.</p>
<p>The way her hair lay against the pillow. The look of soft determination that marked her face, even at rest.</p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-13650 aligncenter" src="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg?w=497" alt="love soldier"/>https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg?w=116 116w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg?w=233">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg?w=233</a> 233w, <a href="https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg">https://victoriadougherty.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/love-soldier.jpg</a> 500w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></p>
<p>As I’ve been endeavoring to write a truly compelling romantic male character over the past few years – I’ve been thinking back on the war photographers and marines, training my cold writer’s eye on them, a vision sharpened by years of steady surveillance. But I’ve engaged my heart, too – one warmed by half a lifetime of being a wife and mother.</p>
<p>Both teams of men command our attention, making us want to follow their journeys, root for them. I’ve tried to understand what sets them apart and anticipate which man a woman would choose to be her lover and why. How a woman would assess these two groups of alpha males if she found herself having to choose between them.</p>
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<p>Manhood, for Dave and his friends, was defined by meaning, and meaning was attained through the exercise of duty and honor. Being husbands, fathers, friends, and in their case, soldiers was a thing of the highest order. They held within them a deeply personal form of power. A competence that stretched far beyond what they were capable of on a battlefield, or any other professional arena. You didn’t dare underestimated them.</p>
<p>Andy and Eddie were charming, intelligent, funny and untamed. They were curious and had an unquenchable appetite for life. The sort of dangerous but captivating men you could find in any number of movies and novels. Full of bravado, fighting wars within themselves while they sought the wars outside. All of this hinted at an inner depth that might make a girl get out her shovel and dig until she found it…or didn’t. Yes, they were riveting in their own right.</p>
<p>I believe they truly cared about the people and events they were capturing with their cameras, despite their sardonic posturing. And I often wondered if they felt a bit lost in the theater of war – like people once removed. Intermediaries who were putting their lives on the line to bring images of conflict to the rest of us sitting at home. Denied the fight, all the while being exposed to the same perils. Dressed in the blood and grime of war, but not the uniform.</p>
<p>“Sometimes I can’t figure out what the hell we’re doing out there,” one of them once remarked.</p>
<p>Maybe that’s why those war photographers lived so hard, playing up their bad boy romanticism. Occupying that middle ground is complex and befuddling. You might have the courage of a soldier, but not the motive. You’re both up close to and at an arms length from humanity at its most base and most noble. And unlike a soldier, you have no articulated directives that bind your heart and mind –<span> </span><em>Semper Fidelis, First to Fight, Uncommon Valor, The Few, The Proud.</em></p>
<p>A man like that might be a bundle of ingredients that can’t seem to come together if he wasn’t careful.</p>
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<p>It occurred to me, as I thought back on how Dave had described his feelings – employing no irony and embracing, boldly, a deep sentimentality worthy of a Carpenters song – that clarity is an aphrodisiac few women can resist. It’s a Holy Grail for men all over, too, and some spend their entire lives in search of it.</p>
<p>Clarity of purpose. That law dictated from the bowels of the conscience, and adhered to. That’s the difficult part. Most can hear the call, but not every one can figure out how to follow it without getting lost.</p>
<p>But it is that very fidelity to intention that distinguishes men and boys. A husband from a boyfriend. The protagonist in any story from the rest. It is what makes a man whole, and a character transcend the story that’s been written for him.</p>A Valentine's Day mystery!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2018-01-14:537324:BlogPost:4291552018-01-14T14:54:56.000ZPatricia Gligorhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/pgligor
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Valentine's Day is just around the corner - and so is Marnie's stalker!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Valentine's Day is just around the corner - and so is Marnie's stalker!</span></p>
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<p>I have a new short story up. It's a Western, but also a mystery. Have a look: <a href="http://www.ropeandwire.com/western-short-story-the-price-of-a-meal-by-j-r-lindermuth.html">http://www.ropeandwire.com/western-short-story-the-price-of-a-meal-by-j-r-lindermuth.html</a></p>
<p>I have a new short story up. It's a Western, but also a mystery. Have a look: <a href="http://www.ropeandwire.com/western-short-story-the-price-of-a-meal-by-j-r-lindermuth.html">http://www.ropeandwire.com/western-short-story-the-price-of-a-meal-by-j-r-lindermuth.html</a></p>