All Blog Posts Tagged 'thriller' (298)

Review: The Third Person, Steve Mosby

I for one am very happy to see when a crime author decides to blend genres and firmly leaps out of the box create for the genre. Steve Mosby presents us with an excellent crime story, which has elements of speculative science fiction chucked in, along with a dash of horror.

Steve Mosby published his first book at about the same time as me, and at about the same age, around 26. When I read The Third Person, it left me gobsmacked and not a little jealous. If he can… Continue

Added by Richard Kunzmann on April 15, 2009 at 7:24pm — No Comments

Review: Last Car To Elysian Fields, James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke is arguably one of America’s greatest hardboiled detective authors, and Last Car to Elysian Fields not only does that reputation justice, it strengthens his position as a crime writer with an immense literary range that borders on the poetic.

Detective Dave Robicheaux is asked by Father Jimmie Dolan to join him on a trip into St. James Parish, where he meets the daughter of a musician who disappeared years before. Soon strange links begin to emerge between… Continue

Added by Richard Kunzmann on April 15, 2009 at 7:03pm — No Comments

Elvis, Literacy and Advice for Aspiring Writers: An Interview with Deborah LeBlanc

Reader's Entertainment caught up with author Deborah LeBlanc while she was on the road and somehow convinced her to answer our "interesting" questions. lol

Thank you Deborah for finding the time to chat with us! Let's go right to the Q&A!

Question: Who are in your top 10 spaces on MySpace?

DL:

I have MySpace set on random top friends, so today my top 10 are:

1. Stephen

King

2. Dean Koontz

3. Lorrie Jones

4.… Continue

Added by Sheila English on April 14, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

Spying On A Thriller Writer: An Interview with Haggai Carmon

Reader's Entertainment caught up with espionage/thriller writer Haggai Carmon this week to talk about his new release, Chameleon Conspiracy and find out more about what makes this series, and this author, unique.

Question: Using the Twitter method of answering (140 characters or less) tell us what makes your series different from others of the same genre?

They’re different because I’m an insider. My thrillers are partially based on the real adventures I had while… Continue

Added by Sheila English on April 12, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

Book Review: A Beautiful Place to Die, Malla Nunn (Picador)

There's a lot happening on the international crime fiction scene these days, and so much of it seems to be linked to Southern Africa. Roger Smith's hardboiled Mixed Blood has become a pressure-cooker story on the international front: German publishers have snapped it up and the film's been optioned with Samuel L. Jackson linked to the project. Then there's Michael Stanley and the writing duo's A… Continue

Added by Richard Kunzmann on March 8, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Mixed Blood by Roger Smith hits the shelves

My debut thriller, Mixed Blood (Henry Holt & Co), is available today in the US.

An American, hiding out in Cape Town, South Africa, after being blackmailed into a bank heist back home, is building a new life for his pregnant… Continue

Added by roger smith on March 4, 2009 at 1:45am — No Comments

Dead End Road Interview in the Big Thrill

For those of you interested in my last thriller Dead-End Road and the Harry Mason / Jacob Tshabalala series in general, have a look at this month's issue of the Big Thrill Magazine. And for those writers who haven't yet joined, or the readers who haven't yet subscribed, check out the whole magazine. It's packed with tons of goodies.

Here's the URL: http://www.thrillerwriters.org/2009/02/dead-end-road-by-richard-kunzmann.html

The interview discusses why I came… Continue

Added by Richard Kunzmann on March 2, 2009 at 3:44am — No Comments

Irene Nash (Nash Black) reviews FRESH FROZEN by Darden North

Irene Black (Nash Black) has posted a review of my current novel Fresh Frozen. I hope you'll take a look.

http://www.nash-black.blogspot.com/

Thanks,

Darden North
www.dardennorth.com

Added by Darden North, MD on February 3, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Irene Nash (Nash Black) reviews FRESH FROZEN by Darden North

Irene Black (Nash Black) has posted a review of my current novel Fresh Frozen. I hope you'll take a look.

http://www.nash-black.blogspot.com/

Thanks,

Darden North
www.dardennorth.com

Added by Darden North, MD on February 3, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Excerpt from Hell Swamp

The hand wrapped around my throat, the long nails on its fingers cut my skin. I screamed. I could hear myself screaming. I snatched out of the fingers’ grip and fell. Fell a long way. Then the dirt hit my face. I was being buried alive! I scrambled sideways when I realized there was nothing to stop me. When I hit the table, I woke up, piled on the floor with the aloe plant from the bedside table and all its dirt on top of me. The nightmare I’d… Continue

Added by Susan Whitfield on January 27, 2009 at 7:08am — No Comments

Thrillers and Crime Fiction- Feeding the addiction

Since attending ThrillerFest last year in NYC I have been absorbed with this genre. I find I like two kinds of thrillers.

I like the scary kind, like Karen Rose's can be. And I like the kind that make you wonder who the killer is and take you through the steps so you can almost feel like you're a detective too! I guess those are more crime fiction.

I have read a lot of the classics, a lot of romance, self help and horror. If something sounds inspirational I'll read that. I… Continue

Added by Sheila English on January 19, 2009 at 2:10pm — 12 Comments

Becoming an Amazon reviewer

Today I finally threaded my way through the convoluted process of becoming an approved Amazon reviewer. My first official act was to award myself a five-star review for Eldercide. I'll have to wait 48 hours to see if it goes through or if they're picky enough to catch the blatant self-promotion and maybe ban me forever.

To be a reviewer in good standing, you also have to surrender your credit card number and to have purchased books from Amazon in the relatively recent past. I… Continue

Added by Julie Lomoe on January 14, 2009 at 4:54am — 3 Comments

Nan Graves Goodman Reviews FRESH FROZEN for PORTICO JACKSON Magazine

Reprinted from ...

WHAT TO READ

BY NAN GRAVES GOODMAN

PORTICO JACKSON Magazine - December 2008 - Page 14

Fresh Frozen by Darden North, M.D. (Ponder House Press; October 2008, hardcover)

Jackson (MS)OB-GYN physician and author of House Call and Points of Origin, both recipients of literary awards, has woven yet another spellbinding medical world novel of suspense and intrigue, this one based in the modern, expensive world of… Continue

Added by Darden North, MD on December 17, 2008 at 12:02pm — No Comments

CONVERSATIONS LIVE! RADIO Interviews Darden North

Please copy and past the link below to listen to the December 2008 interview by Cyrus Webb:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/conversationslive/2008/12/12/author-darden-north-talks-to-conversations-live

Added by Darden North, MD on December 17, 2008 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Would You Like to Host a Thriller/Espionage Author on Your Blog?? If so, Read On...

I'd like to talk with you about hosting an interesting author guest on your site. In return, we would promote your blog as part of the tour. Some of the options include:

1 - Send interview questions for the author to answer (related to his book or writing).

2 - Hosts may require a guest post - about their book, writing, the background or a topic in the book.

3 - Post an excerpt from the book.

4 – If you have another idea, let me know. I love promoting – outside the… Continue

Added by Nikki Leigh on December 16, 2008 at 9:03am — No Comments

ARE BOOKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS RECESSION PROOF? MAYBE THEY’RE JUST AN INVESTMENT OR, PERHAPS, EVEN A LITTLE FUN

Not often a factor analyzed by the national media as it dooms the national and global economy, book signings may be holding their own --- at least around here. Even as my third novel, FRESH FROZEN, was enjoying an October 2008 book release just as the economy was really tanking (not a cause and effect relationship, I’m sure), I along with hoards of other authors and publicists was busy. The goal was to line up and confirm appearances at… Continue

Added by Darden North, MD on December 9, 2008 at 4:28pm — No Comments

DELTA MAGAZINE reviews FRESH FROZEN by Darden North

Reprint from DELTA MAGAZINE - Nov/Dec 2008 issue - Page 31

Book review written by Denise Grones

Fresh Frozen by Darden North, Ponder House Press

Where else do you find a handsome, young doctor, a gorgeous socialite, a thief, a flamboyant personal shopper and a grisly murder plot? All in a Darden North novel, of course. North, a Cleveland native and practicing obstetrician and gynecologist in Jackson, has just released his third medical… Continue

Added by Darden North, MD on December 6, 2008 at 11:09pm — No Comments

A Web 2.0 Book Launch Party

Because my friends live all over the world, I knew only a handful would be able to attend my book launch no matter where it was held. So I decided to recreate the traditional launch party experience on the Web.

Entertainment for the October 1-3, 2008 event includes video welcomes from David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, James Rollins, and Douglas Preston, a reading by a professional voice actress who's also a New York Times author, standup comedy from one of my author friends - even… Continue

Added by Karen Dionne on October 1, 2008 at 5:24am — No Comments

In For The Kill Now In Polish!

I have just received copies of the Polish translation of my thriller In For The Kill. (The Polish version is on the left, and the English one on the right in case you have any doubts!) It's always exciting to see your work in another language.

Red Horse Publishers based in Poland bought the translation rights to three of my crime and thriller novels earlier this year and… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on September 16, 2008 at 3:07am — No Comments

A Novel Every Three Months Would Do It

To celebrate the completion and upcoming release of his third medical thriller, FRESH FROZEN hardcover, October 2008), author Darden North, MD blogs again.

After two years of tapping on laptop keys, enduring multiple edits, working through some research, and waiting for divine inspiration, the manuscript of my third novel, FRESH FROZEN, is finally complete and headed for publication. The urgency imposed by its October 2008 release helped me… Continue

Added by Darden North, MD on September 2, 2008 at 8:05am — No Comments