All Blog Posts Tagged 'Dark' (29)

Killer Unknown Chair

We're praying hand’s never giving up this Universal World speed of lightning mystery game.

Past not so perfect what’s in every body’s treasure. Rumor has it to the very end of the game Scramble.

What we all experience no helping hands to connect spiritual connection Chakra or my surrounding Feng Shay my bedroom needs a change and my chair is all distressed. All I see is 3…

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Added by Robin Carretti on March 6, 2017 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Are you ready for a chill change? Is this your end of existence.Bull headed matador his name was Devlin trying to seduce me oh please! I am not the crime doesn't pay type. Anything but crime I have a long blood line and a smile that bangs, My name is Carmella by the name I seem warm and so inviting, Seeing his dominant eyebrow trait's he stared into bloody stream consciousness. Red cape Taurus eye's smothered me for -God-sake spat out his word's like a covered drape. I…

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Added by Robin Carretti on March 6, 2017 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Review - Dark Horse, Honey Brown

Title: DARK HORSE

Author Name: Honey Brown

Author's Home Country: Australia

ISBN: 9781921901539

Year of Publication: 2013

Publisher: Michael Joseph

Category: Thriller

Location: Victorian Country

Book Synopsis

It's Christmas morning on the edge of the rugged Mortimer Ranges. Sarah Barnard saddles Tansy, her black mare. She is heading for the bush, escaping the reality of her broken marriage and her bankrupted trail-riding business.Sarah…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on May 7, 2013 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Review - Dark City Blue, Luke Preston

Book Title: DARK CITY BLUE

Author: Luke Preston

ISBN: B009DF1IBI

Year of Publication: 2012

Author's Home Country: Australia

Book Synopsis

If there's one thing worse than a crooked cop on your heels then it's a whole unit of them.

A fistful of people are murdered, fifteen million dollars is stolen and detective Tom Bishop is stuck in the middle. When he hits the street, every clue points in the same direction - his…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on December 5, 2012 at 7:43pm — No Comments

Used Cars - Revenge isn't always sweet.

'Mister on the day the lottery I win, I ain't never gonna ride in no used car again.'

Well, that's what Springsteen said, but for my part I would be straight down to the dealership for a vintage Challenger, like the one in my latest story.

I'm delighted to be back up at 'Near to the knuckle'…

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Added by Chris Leek on September 18, 2012 at 4:42am — No Comments

Review - A Dark and Broken Heart, R.J. Ellory

Book Title:   A DARK AND BROKEN HEART

Author: R.J. Ellory

ISBN:   9781409124146

Location:   USA

Publisher:   Orion

Year of Publication:   2012

It should have all been so easy for Vincent Madigan. Take four hundred grand from the thieves who stole it in the first place and who could they turn to for help?

Madigan is charming, resourceful, and knows how to look after himself. The only problem is that he's up to his neck in debt to Sandià - the drug king…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on June 12, 2012 at 9:10pm — No Comments

Poe, Dark Shadows, Elizabeth Zelvin, short story & more in new KRL issue

New issue of Kings River Life Magazine is up today and we have an interview with mystery author Elizabeth Zelvin, a review of her latest book "Death Will Extend Your Vacation" and a chance to win a copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/05/12/interview-with-mystery-author-elizabeth-zelvinreviewgiveaway/

We also have a short story featuring Edgar Allan Poe by Bobbi Chukan, as we…

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Added by Lorie Ham on May 13, 2012 at 10:25am — 1 Comment

Review - Dark Blood, Stuart MacBride

Book Title:   DARK BLOOD

Author:   Stuart MacBride

Publisher:   Harper Collins

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-0-00-724460-7

No of Pages:   469

Book Synopsis:

Everyone deserves a second chance...

Richard Knox has served his time, so why shouldn't he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Yes, he was convicted of a brutal abduction and rape, but he's seen the error of his ways. Found God. Wants to leave his dark past in Newcastle and make a new… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on March 10, 2011 at 7:39pm — 1 Comment

Review - Dark City, Simon Read

Book Title:   DARK CITY

Author:   Simon Read

Publisher:   Ian Allan Publishing

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-0-7110-3443-3

No of Pages:   192

Book Synopsis:

There was more to wartime London than stiff upper-lips and rousing choruses of ‘Roll out the Barrel’. There was crime and plenty of it in the time of Blackouts, Blitz and Bloodshed, and it is chronicled here in this lively and accessible history . . .

Criminals hunted their prey without fear… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on March 10, 2011 at 11:18am — No Comments

"Eight Maids-A-Milking" and "Santa Must Die"

Who says that Christmas has to end? Certainly not Dark Valentine Magazine or Do Some Damage Blog. They have plenty of goodies left to give to the good girls and boys, as well as for the not so good girls and boys. First up, we're talking thrills, under-dressed chills, milk spills and hamburgers. We're talking the very first "Dairy Noir" and…

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Added by Cormac Brown on January 3, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Review - Trick of the Dark, Val McDermid

Book Title: TRICK OF THE DARK

Author: Val McDermid

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 978-1-4087-0200-0

No of Pages: 451

Book Synopsis:

When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of press cuttings about a brutal murder, it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college - a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne, his… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 12, 2010 at 11:29pm — No Comments

Review of Jamie Freveletti's new novel, "Running Dark"

Author Jamie Freveletti will be part of "The Body in the Library" Love is Murder Conference Preview at the Schaumburg Township Public Library Sept. 15, 7:00-8:30pm -- Agatha Christie's birthday. Here's a recent Chicago Tribune review of Freveletti's new novel.

Added by Juli Bridgers-Schatz on August 28, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Review - Dark Matter, Juli Zeh

Book Title: DARK MATTER

Author: Juli Zeh

Publisher: Harvill Secker

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 978-1-846-55208-3

No of Pages: 322

Book Synopsis:

Sebastian and Oskar have been friends since their days studying physics at university, when both were considered future Nobel Prize candidates. But their lives took divergent paths, as did their scientific views. Whenever Oskar comes to visit from his prestigious research post in Geneva, there is tension in the air, and… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on August 6, 2010 at 11:05pm — No Comments

Review - In the Dark, Mark Billingham

Book Title: IN THE DARK

Author: Mark Billingham

Publisher: Little & Brown

Copyright: 2008

ISBN: 978-1-4087-0070-9

No of Pages: 370

Book Synopsis:

A rainy night in London. Shots are fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement and ploughs into a bus stop. It seems that an act of casual gang violence has cost an innocent victim their life. But the reality is even more chilling...

Book Review:

If somebody could explain to me what… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on June 3, 2010 at 6:41pm — 4 Comments

Review - Home Before Dark, Charles Maclean

Book Title: HOME BEFORE DARK

Author: Charles Maclean

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 987-0-340-95150-7

No of Pages: 474

Book Synopsis:

About to close a major deal, Ed Lister is called to the phone. It's the news every parent dreads. His art-student daughter Sophie has been found brutally murdered in Florence.

Frustrated with the official police inquiry, Ed vows to find Sophie's killer. When his quest leads to a mysterious… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on April 22, 2010 at 4:49pm — No Comments

Review - The Dark Side, Roger Rogerson

Book Title: THE DARK SIDE

Author: Roger Rogerson

Publisher: Kerr Publishing

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 9780958128315

No of Pages: 224

Book Synopsis:

Roger Rogerson hasn't been a police officer for more than 20 years. Yet his name makes him the most well-known 'detective-sergeant' in Australia.

He has been the subject of articles, appearances, profiles and books; portrayed in TV dramas; and recorded by covert listening devices at home for… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 21, 2009 at 4:16pm — No Comments

Review - Dark Mirror, Barry Maitland

Book Title: DARK MIRROR

Author: Barry Maitland

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-74175-741-5

No of Pages: 364

Book Synopsis:

When Marion Summers - red-haired, beautiful and mysterious - collapses and dies in the rarefied surrounds of the London Library, DI Kathy Kolla and DCI David Brock are sent to head the investigation. Kathy finds a reluctant kinship with the feisty Marion, who had, like Kathy, left a difficult home life… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on June 9, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

48 hours left in the Authors Lounge Cover Design Awards

There are now just two days left in which to cast votes in The Authors Lounge Cover Art Design Awards for May 2008.

I feel privileged that 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' was lucky enough to be nominated. The artwork for the book was created by the highly talented Deron Douglas at Double Dragon Publishing, Markham, Ontario, and, if anyone who hasn't voted yet would care to do so, I'd appreciate any frinedly votes that may come my way. Pllease visit… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on May 30, 2008 at 1:01am — No Comments

Cover Art Design Awards - One Week left to Vote

There is now just one week left for voting in the Authors Lounge Cover Art Design Awards, May 2008.

I'm flattered that the cover of my novel 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of ~Jack the Ripper' received a nomination for the award, and wondered if I might ask my friends if they feel so inclined, to place a vote for my book on the voting page at http://www.talauthors.com/TAL/RomanceandMoreAwards.htm

Simply check the box next to my title and click on vote… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on May 25, 2008 at 1:52am — No Comments

A Number 1 Placing (of sorts) at Amazon UK

Amazon UK have a facility by which it is possible to view the positions of books within any category according to 'Average Customer Review' It doesn't mean a lot I know, but I'm gobsmackingly delighted that A Study in Red is currently number 1 when viewed in that list, which contains over 250 books on the subject.

Please see it at… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on May 20, 2008 at 4:30am — No Comments