L. A. Starks's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T19:52:17ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbookshttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60986767?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=Starksbooks&xn_auth=noTulsa, Sunday May 25th; See You There (for Oklahomans only)tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-05-08:537324:BlogPost:3891352014-05-08T23:46:08.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>Sunday, May 25th--you know you need to read about Skiatook Lake after you ski it Memorial Day weekend.</p>
<p>STRIKE PRICE is set in Tulsa and northeast Oklahoma, except for the scenes in North Dakota, Minnesota, Chicago, San Antonio, Vancouver, England, Paris, Florence, and the south of England...</p>
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<p><strong>Sunday, May 25 at 2:00 pm</strong> <br></br> <a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2585" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble - Woodland Plaza</a> <br></br> 8620 71st…</p>
<p>Sunday, May 25th--you know you need to read about Skiatook Lake after you ski it Memorial Day weekend.</p>
<p>STRIKE PRICE is set in Tulsa and northeast Oklahoma, except for the scenes in North Dakota, Minnesota, Chicago, San Antonio, Vancouver, England, Paris, Florence, and the south of England...</p>
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<p><strong>Sunday, May 25 at 2:00 pm</strong> <br/> <a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2585" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble - Woodland Plaza</a> <br/> 8620 71st Street <br/> Tulsa, OK 74133 <br/> Book Discussion with Signing <br/> <br/> <strong>Sunday, May 25, 2014, 5:00 pm</strong> <br/> <a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2845" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble - Southroads Shopping Center</a> <br/> 5231 East 41st Street <br/> Tulsa, OK 74135 <br/> Book Signing</p>North Texas/USA: Dallas Book Festival, Saturday, April 12thtag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-04-10:537324:BlogPost:3883332014-04-10T00:30:32.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>Join us 12 PM-5 PM at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street. Parking underground at Wood or nearby at Wood & Ervay.</p>
<p> The Festival offers a range of events for readers, authors, artists, musicians, and children including Alma y Corazaon Tejano Ballet Folkorico, the Black Vegetarian Society, a Discovery Wall "trip" to the Cleveland Institute of Music complete with performances by its students, and a young poets' workshop.</p>
<p> AuthorSpeak will include a…</p>
<p>Join us 12 PM-5 PM at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street. Parking underground at Wood or nearby at Wood & Ervay.</p>
<p> The Festival offers a range of events for readers, authors, artists, musicians, and children including Alma y Corazaon Tejano Ballet Folkorico, the Black Vegetarian Society, a Discovery Wall "trip" to the Cleveland Institute of Music complete with performances by its students, and a young poets' workshop.</p>
<p> AuthorSpeak will include a panel of local authors Karen Blumenthal, Harry Hunsicker, and L. A. Starks, moderated by Robert Wilonsky of the Dallas Morning News.</p>
<p> Many other authors will be featured, including award-winning Gary Vineyard, already a master of the western-mystery genre in his debut novel, The Grave on Peckerwood Hill.</p>
<p> The seventh floor of the J. Erik Jonsson library showcases Shakespeare's First Folio, compiled in 1623, and a (once-lost) broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed July 4, 1776.</p>Award for Strike PRICEtag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-04-01:537324:BlogPost:3881172014-04-01T15:13:24.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>STRIKE PRICE won the 2014 Texas Association of Authors' best-in-category award for mysteries and thrillers. <a href="http://books.txauthors.com/category-s/1981.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1981&show=10&page=2">http://books.txauthors.com/category-s/1981.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1981&show=10&page=2</a></p>
<p>STRIKE PRICE won the 2014 Texas Association of Authors' best-in-category award for mysteries and thrillers. <a href="http://books.txauthors.com/category-s/1981.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1981&show=10&page=2">http://books.txauthors.com/category-s/1981.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1981&show=10&page=2</a></p>Last day to partytag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-05:537324:BlogPost:3875792014-03-05T20:39:25.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>It's simple, hangover-curing literary lagniappe for the final day of the STRIKE PRICE release party. Just questions.</p>
<p>Why does the Raven Mocker appear? Who employs the assassin?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0991110706">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0991110706</a></p>
<p>For anyone needing more post-Mardi Gras medicine, here's a line by Robert Earl Keen, Jr. "The road goes on forever and the party never ends."</p>
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<p>It's simple, hangover-curing literary lagniappe for the final day of the STRIKE PRICE release party. Just questions.</p>
<p>Why does the Raven Mocker appear? Who employs the assassin?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0991110706">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0991110706</a></p>
<p>For anyone needing more post-Mardi Gras medicine, here's a line by Robert Earl Keen, Jr. "The road goes on forever and the party never ends."</p>
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<p>Laissez le bon temps roulez. Still rolling in NOLA....</p>
<p>Today's the fourth day of the five-day release party for STRIKE PRICE. The Cherokee language and culture informs this thriller, so today's literary lagniappe is a link to a Cherokee-language radio show, part of a comprehensive Cherokee nation website. <a href="http://www.cherokee.org/News/RadioShow.aspx">http://www.cherokee.org/News/RadioShow.aspx</a></p>
<p>Laissez le bon temps roulez. Still rolling in NOLA....</p>
<p>Today's the fourth day of the five-day release party for STRIKE PRICE. The Cherokee language and culture informs this thriller, so today's literary lagniappe is a link to a Cherokee-language radio show, part of a comprehensive Cherokee nation website. <a href="http://www.cherokee.org/News/RadioShow.aspx">http://www.cherokee.org/News/RadioShow.aspx</a></p>Party Ontag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-04:537324:BlogPost:3874002014-03-04T04:00:00.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>It's the third day of the five-day launch party for the release of energy thriller STRIKE PRICE! Get ready for Mardi Gras--or for those of you in Australia--celebrate now!--and enjoy this book trailer.</p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/P-_Iv2YKtkI">http://youtu.be/P-_Iv2YKtkI</a></p>
<p>LAS</p>
<p>It's the third day of the five-day launch party for the release of energy thriller STRIKE PRICE! Get ready for Mardi Gras--or for those of you in Australia--celebrate now!--and enjoy this book trailer.</p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/P-_Iv2YKtkI">http://youtu.be/P-_Iv2YKtkI</a></p>
<p>LAS</p>The Party Continues: Literary Lagniappe for new release, STRIKE PRICEtag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-02:537324:BlogPost:3872852014-03-02T19:39:56.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>As you watch the Oscars: Jennifer Lawrence is attached to a potential movie about the Marlands, a story told in STRIKE PRICE</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/kdva43b">http://tinyurl.com/kdva43b</a></strong></p>
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<p>As you watch the Oscars: Jennifer Lawrence is attached to a potential movie about the Marlands, a story told in STRIKE PRICE</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/kdva43b">http://tinyurl.com/kdva43b</a></strong></p>
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<p>Celebrate the launch of STRIKE PRICE , the second Lynn Dayton thriller, on Nook & Kindle as well as in print, with literary lagniappe through Wednesday. Here's today's--a featured song from the book, and the English translation.</p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/S_Sy5-sOodA">http://youtu.be/S_Sy5-sOodA</a></p>
<p><a href="http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Durch-den-Monsun-Durch-den-Monsun.html">http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Durch-den-Monsun-Durch-den-Monsun.html</a></p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>L. A.…</p>
<p>Celebrate the launch of STRIKE PRICE , the second Lynn Dayton thriller, on Nook & Kindle as well as in print, with literary lagniappe through Wednesday. Here's today's--a featured song from the book, and the English translation.</p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/S_Sy5-sOodA">http://youtu.be/S_Sy5-sOodA</a></p>
<p><a href="http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Durch-den-Monsun-Durch-den-Monsun.html">http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Durch-den-Monsun-Durch-den-Monsun.html</a></p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>L. A. Starks</p>
<p><a href="http://lastarksbooks.com">http://lastarksbooks.com</a></p>Countdowntag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-02-20:537324:BlogPost:3870902014-02-20T23:09:10.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70763798?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70763798?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a>Just a little over a week until the release of the new STRIKE PRICE. Can't wait!</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70763798?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70763798?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a>Just a little over a week until the release of the new STRIKE PRICE. Can't wait!</p>try this one--word of the daytag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-02-08:537324:BlogPost:3867452014-02-08T03:30:53.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>Boyar--it was new to me...</p>
<p>Boyar--it was new to me...</p>Monuments Men & Hunsicker's new booktag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-02-02:537324:BlogPost:3865532014-02-02T20:07:56.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>I am looking forward to seeing Monuments Men, written by Robert Edsel & directed by George Clooney. And I am delighted to hear about a new book from Harry Hunsicker, a thriller called The Contractors.</p>
<p>I am looking forward to seeing Monuments Men, written by Robert Edsel & directed by George Clooney. And I am delighted to hear about a new book from Harry Hunsicker, a thriller called The Contractors.</p>50% off StoneThread e-bookstag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-12-30:537324:BlogPost:3844182013-12-30T23:58:48.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>From now through January 14th. Try western mystery author Gary Vineyard, thriller writers Richard Holcroft and L. A. Starks, and cozy mystery author Nora Barker. Or sample the writing of several StoneThread authors in an anthology.</p>
<p><a href="http://stonethreadpublishing.com/sale/">http://stonethreadpublishing.com/sale/</a></p>
<p>From now through January 14th. Try western mystery author Gary Vineyard, thriller writers Richard Holcroft and L. A. Starks, and cozy mystery author Nora Barker. Or sample the writing of several StoneThread authors in an anthology.</p>
<p><a href="http://stonethreadpublishing.com/sale/">http://stonethreadpublishing.com/sale/</a></p>Holiday Sale! Half-price e-books and free fiction samplertag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-12-01:537324:BlogPost:3826212013-12-01T21:07:21.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>Great news for my fellow CrimeSpace readers: StoneThread Publishing is offering all of its titles in any e-book format (Kindle/Nook/Kobo/Apple, pdf, etc.) for 50% off between now and December 24th. In addition, StoneThread is offering a FREE fiction sampler.</p>
<p>Of course, I hope you'll take a look at my thriller, <em><strong>13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy</strong></em>. Among the StoneThread titles I've read and recommend are <em><strong>The Grave on Peckerwood Hill…</strong></em></p>
<p>Great news for my fellow CrimeSpace readers: StoneThread Publishing is offering all of its titles in any e-book format (Kindle/Nook/Kobo/Apple, pdf, etc.) for 50% off between now and December 24th. In addition, StoneThread is offering a FREE fiction sampler.</p>
<p>Of course, I hope you'll take a look at my thriller, <em><strong>13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy</strong></em>. Among the StoneThread titles I've read and recommend are <em><strong>The Grave on Peckerwood Hill</strong></em> (western/mystery in the style of Cormac McCarthy), <em><strong>Patriot's Blood</strong></em> (thriller), <em><strong>Red-</strong><strong>Hot & Dead</strong></em> and <em><strong>Murder in Primary Colors </strong></em>(cozy mysteries), and <em><strong>Last of the First</strong></em>-<em><strong>Born</strong></em> (sci-fi).</p>
<p>I hope you'll explore this opportunity to read my fellow talented and engaging writers. Coupon codes and links are at <a href="http://stonethreadpublishing.com/sale/">http://stonethreadpublishing.com/sale/</a> </p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>L. A. Starks</p>
<p><a href="http://lastarksbooks.com">http://lastarksbooks.com</a></p>New Release: STRIKE PRICEtag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-05-19:537324:BlogPost:3723352013-05-19T22:11:17.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p><span class="title">L&L Dreamspell has published the print and e-book editions of my second thriller!</span></p>
<p><span class="title">STRIKE PRICE</span> is a story about a business deal turned deadly, concluding with a plot to destroy a massive energy depot, disrupt the world’s economy, and bring the US into confrontation with another global power. To stop it, up-by-the-bootstraps Lynn Dayton must trust a Cherokee elder who carries a corrosive secret. <br></br><br></br>“If you're looking for…</p>
<p><span class="title">L&L Dreamspell has published the print and e-book editions of my second thriller!</span></p>
<p><span class="title">STRIKE PRICE</span> is a story about a business deal turned deadly, concluding with a plot to destroy a massive energy depot, disrupt the world’s economy, and bring the US into confrontation with another global power. To stop it, up-by-the-bootstraps Lynn Dayton must trust a Cherokee elder who carries a corrosive secret. <br/><br/>“If you're looking for big business wheeling-and dealing, international intrigue, murder, mayhem and high-geared action, you've come to the right place. Toss in a charming and nervy protagonist like Lynn Dayton and L.A. Starks' <span class="title">STRIKE PRICE</span> is right on the money. Well-written, well-plotted and well worth a reader's time...” <br/> <em><a href="http://www.truecrime.net/carltonstowers/" target="_blank">Carlton Stowers</a> - - - two-time Edgar winner</em></p>
<p><em>“<span class="title">Strike Price</span> takes the reader from Oklahoma Indian reservations to the streets of Florence, in an imaginative and well informed fusion of oil refining economics, Native American politics, and the potential for lethal mayhem in the global energy market -- with a couple of interesting twists along the way.” <br/> </em><a href="http://michaelbennis.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Michael Ennis</a> - - - author of New York Times bestseller, <strong>The Malice of Fortune</strong> </p>
<p>I hope you'll take a look and buy a copy or two.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>L. A. Starks</p>
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<p><em>Amazon</em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Price-ebook/dp/B00CGPDGNU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1366637271&sr=1-1&keywords=Strike+Price">http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Price-ebook/dp/B00CGPDGNU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1366637271&sr=1-1&keywords=Strike+Price</a></em></p>
<p><em>Barnes & Noble</em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-price-la-starks/1115161372?ean=2940016666099">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-price-la-starks/1115161372?ean=2940016666099</a></em></p>
<p><em>Kobo</em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Strike-Price/book-oHXyO4c-2U-8-81iJQHLIQ/page1.html">http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Strike-Price/book-oHXyO4c-2U-8-81iJQHLIQ/page1.html</a></em></p>Eerie resemblance in new booktag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-04-19:537324:BlogPost:3709842013-04-19T18:25:32.000ZL. A. Starkshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Starksbooks
<p>"It was no mistake I was to meet the enforcer here. I had been told he was Chechen."</p>
<p>-page 1, STRIKE PRICE, a thriller by L. A. Starks due out within a few weeks from L&L Dreamspell</p>
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<p><span class="title">STRIKE PRICE</span> is a story about a business deal turned deadly, concluding with a plot to destroy a massive energy depot, disrupt the world’s economy, and bring the US into confrontation with another global power. To stop it, up-by-the-bootstraps Lynn Dayton must…</p>
<p>"It was no mistake I was to meet the enforcer here. I had been told he was Chechen."</p>
<p>-page 1, STRIKE PRICE, a thriller by L. A. Starks due out within a few weeks from L&L Dreamspell</p>
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<p><span class="title">STRIKE PRICE</span> is a story about a business deal turned deadly, concluding with a plot to destroy a massive energy depot, disrupt the world’s economy, and bring the US into confrontation with another global power. To stop it, up-by-the-bootstraps Lynn Dayton must trust a Cherokee elder who carries a corrosive secret. </p>
<p><a href="http://lastarksbooks.com" target="_blank">http://lastarksbooks.com</a></p>