All Blog Posts Tagged 'mysteries' (110)

This Week at MysterEbooks

Here is the list of ebooks featured on mysterebooks.blogspot.com this week:

Monday

Title: L.A. HEAT

Author: P.A. Brown

Genre: Police Procedural w gay characters

Setting: Los Angeles

Tuesday

Title: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

Author: Stacy Juba

Genre: Mystery/Romantic Suspense

Setting: New England

Wednesday

Title: JOURNEY TO DIE FOR

Author: Radine Trees Nehring

Genre: Mystery/senior citizen…

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Added by Peg Herring on August 2, 2010 at 8:21pm — No Comments

Today marks the beginning of a new webblog for owners of e-readers. Mysterebooks.blogspot.com begins listing mysteries for e-books with author-submitted information and reviews. This week's listings are below. Please stop by and read, comment, and enjoy!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Title THE FOUR LAST THINGS (Simeon Grist #1)

Author Timothy Hallinan

Genre/Sub-genre: LA private eye novel

Tuesday:

Title TO CATCH A COP

AUTHOR Elle Druskin

GENRE…

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Added by Peg Herring on July 26, 2010 at 9:52pm — 2 Comments

MysterEbook Launch

Monday, July 26, 2010

Title THE FOUR LAST THINGS (Simeon Grist #1)

Author Timothy Hallinan

Genre/Sub-genre: LA private eye novel

Tuesday:

Title TO CATCH A COP

AUTHOR Elle Druskin

GENRE…

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Added by Peg Herring on July 26, 2010 at 9:51pm — No Comments

Case of the Death Dealer parts one, two, and three (a free story)

Ex-detective Alexander Steele is the owner of a private upscale nightclub in Philly, but there’s a problem the retired private detective can’t seem to

solve. People keep bringing him new cases, life or death cases that he

can’t refuse.…

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Added by Larry J on July 24, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Choosing names for characters in a novel - Pauline Rowson explains how she does it in her crime novels

One thing about writing a series (Inspector Andy Horton crime novels) is that some of the character names are already set, i.e. Inspector Horton, Sergeant Cantelli, Superintendent Uckfield. Then there is DI Dennings, DCI Lorraine Bliss and others, so no need to think up new names for them. But every novel has a new crime and a new set of characters and coming up with names for them can often be quite tricky as can be…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 13, 2010 at 1:54am — 3 Comments

As Frank Would Say, "That's Life"

The week has been bad on the front lines of Personal Life. But last night I spoke at a small library to a small crowd of the nicest, most involved readers I've met in a while. It was a mixed audience: some aspiring writers, some mystery lovers, a writing teacher, and a couple of ladies who spoke mostly Polish but smiled a lot and loved the fact that they each won a book to take home with them. The group was lively and the questions were intelligent. Suddenly I'm pretty…

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Added by Peg Herring on June 17, 2010 at 8:36pm — No Comments

Who Says It's Hilarious?

One gets used to Overspeak in book blurbs. One must. Still, it bothers me, despite lowered expectations, that the term "hilarious" is used to describe the book I'm reading right now. It says on the cover: "This book is hilarious. I laughed till I wet myself." (Okay, I invented that last bit, but you know the sort of over-the-top comment I refer to.)

The book is not hilarious. It isn't even particularly funny. As a matter of fact, I don't think the author MEANT it to be funny. What it…

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Added by Peg Herring on June 3, 2010 at 9:18pm — 3 Comments

Two Word Reviews

Here are some books I've read recently and my two word reactions.

Fault Line by Barry Eisler---Not Barry

Ten Little Herrings by L.-C. Tyler---Very cute

Death and the Lit Chick by G. M. Malliet----Unexpectedly entertaining

Trunk Music by Michael Connelly----Always quality

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley----Still funny

Added by Peg Herring on June 2, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Bookstores in NYC rock

Please stop by Suspense Your Disbelief today and see which publisher is responsible for the phoenix rising of Chris Grabenstein's Ceepak series...there was beer, candy, and more than a little laughter, too...

Added by Jenny Milchman on May 15, 2010 at 4:02am — No Comments

The Tangled Web of a Mystery Plot

I hope all you mystery readers appreciate the work we writers put into killing people.

For me, a plot has to make sense, be satisfying, and follow logically. I try very hard to avoid TSTL moments (too stupid to live) where a character goes after the killer alone, at night, in a swamp, in high heels or whatever.

I want my readers to have a fair shot at identifying the killer, but I really hope they are surprised, too. In the book I finished reading this morning at breakfast, the…

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Added by Peg Herring on April 22, 2010 at 10:49pm — 8 Comments

Choosing names for your characters

Getting the right name for characters in a novel can be a tricky business. Sometimes they come to me completely out of the blue as I am creating a character, other times I will struggle to find the name that best suits the character.

I have always had this thing that people should look like their names. When someone is introduced to me I will think yes, you are a Jacqueline or a Malcolm. Other times I will think, oh no, you're definitely a Karen or a Wayne. And so it…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on April 12, 2010 at 10:04pm — 1 Comment

Whirlwind book tour of the North East of England

I’m back from a highly successful whirlwind mini tour of the north east of England, my second in six months and I’m delighted to say I was met once again with very friendly people and some avid fans of my marine mystery crime novels.

The first stop was Washington Town Centre Library, yes, home of George Washington the first President of the United States of America, 1789 to 1797, whose ancestors settled in Washington, England, then called…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on March 21, 2010 at 12:55am — No Comments

Literary reviews: If you can’t say something nice…

Kingsley Amis said that “a bad review may spoil your breakfast, but you shouldn’t allow it to spoil your lunch.” That’s because Kingsley, bless his vindictive old heart, was probably too busy spoiling someone else’s. Believe me, a bad review leaves a bad taste all day long.

That’s not because of any insecurity about my writing. If a review is negative or even mildly snarky, I know the reviewer got it wrong. It’s the mere existence of negative thoughts about me…

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Added by Matt Rees on March 8, 2010 at 1:15am — 2 Comments

The strange world of PR, vital to authors

The strange world of PR is always looking for angles, because it's the strongest angle that will grab the headline, or at least get some coverage in the media. And authors need PR as much as actors, artists, and anyone else in the creative industries.

Press, or rather I should say media coverage is a hugely cost effective way of spreading a message, and now with the multitude of Internet media it is even more powerful. But there is a vast difference between pumping…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on February 15, 2010 at 11:19pm — 2 Comments

How do you decide on a title for your novels?

With great difficulty or considerable ease is the answer. Some titles can come instantly, almost the moment the novel hits the page (or rather the computer screen) Dead Man's Wharf was one such case. Others are like pregnancy, taking months to develop and even when the novel is finished I might still have no idea for a suitable title. A bit like the Horton novel I'm currently working…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on February 8, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Outrage: Raymond Chandler in the trash

The last decade has been one of outrage piled upon outrage, from 9/11 to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on to Hurricane Katrina, the Asian tsunami and the smart-ass bankers who thought they ruled the world they were in the process of destroying. On the first day of the new decade I was faced with something less outrageous, perhaps, but somehow even more puzzling than any of these things.

I was walking along a street near my home in Jerusalem with a friend. A few… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on January 4, 2010 at 1:24am — 3 Comments

It's shaping up to be a busy 2010

2010 is already shaping up to be a busy year with lots of writing activity, talks and book signings to look forward to. Here is the line up for the first six months of the year as it stands at the moment. There is a new Calendar of Events page on my official web site and all my events, book signings and publications will be posted there throughout the year, as well as here.

On 27 January I start the year… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on January 1, 2010 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Large Print, Reviews and Frankfurt

I received the large print edition of The Suffocating Sea, the third in the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime novels last week, and it looks good. This will now be on sale on line or to order through bookshops, and also available on loan through libraries. In addition, The Suffocating Sea is available as a talking book, which can be bought as a… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on October 12, 2009 at 8:15pm — No Comments

Mini Book Tour A Success

There was certainly a welcome in the hillside and on the banks of the River Tyne for me in the north of England this week during my mini book tour, which kicked off at Newcastle City Library and ended at The Richmond Walking and Book Festival. I met some fantastic people who made me very welcome and very kindly bought tons of my books. Thank you.

The new city library at Newcastle is most impressive and a million miles away from the libraries of… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on October 2, 2009 at 11:51pm — No Comments

Novel Ideas

Ideas for novels come from a variety of sources: overheard conversations, stories relayed by others, personal experience, locations and the news. On my blog I recently mentioned the Windsurfing Festival on Hayling Island as a potential idea for an Inspector Andy Horton Marine Mystery crime novel, well here's another idea that popped into my Google Reader - Murder on the Hayling Seaside Express. For the first time since 1963 a steam passenger train is to return to Hayling Island.

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Added by Pauline Rowson on September 16, 2009 at 12:16am — No Comments