Hi Jennifer, I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a murder, mystery, psychological thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. You can also read more reviews by clicking on the More Reviews button at the website. Thanks for your time in advance.
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
Hey Jennifer,If you're like me, you've been so busy, you don't have much time to converse with your old crimespace buddies. Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know I was still here.
Charlotte
Finalist, for Thriller Award from International Thriller Writers
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell (Dutton)
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover (William Morrow)
From the Depths by Gerry Doyle (McBook Press)
Volk's Game by Brent Ghelfi (Henry Holt and Co.)
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (William Morrow)
Congrats, Ms. Carrell. Excellent book, and your in good Company. I don't know all of these books, but I do know "The Heart-Shaped Box" and "Big City, Bad Blood."
At 9:07am on February 22, 2008, Linda Hedley said…
I am not surprised you have degrees and been to Harvard, it shows it your writing, trouble is, you assume everyone else that reads 'The Shakespeare Secret' has also. Trouble you didn't take as much time to research the Bible as you quoted from it as you did Shakespeare. Phaoroah's daughter did not hide Moses in the rushes, his mother and sister did. Pharoah's daughter found him in the rushes. The Bible never mentions the fruit in the garden of Eden, not once is Apple mentioned. God never conversed with Eve, only Adam.
What fun to read your page! We have so much in common...it's amazing.
First: I adore your book. I got it early on, and was reading it as I toured for my first mystery. I went to a bookstore in California, and there was the proprietor--reading IWTB! He was delighted that I had read it..and we had a lovely chat about it.
Hey. We were supposed to be chatting about MY book, Prime Time, but la dee dah.
Winter's Tale--the Mark Helprin book, right? Is my favorite book ever.
I majored in Shakespeare in college--but have spent the last 30 years (and counting) as an investigative reporter.
(Now on the air on th NBC affiliate in Boston.)
When other girls in college were infatuated with the latest movie stars, I literally (hmm) day-dreamed about meeting Henry V.
I'll be sure to look out for the book - it usually takes 6 months to a year before stuff finally makes it this far north. But I can probably get someone in London to send me a January copy up.
Now - ballerina/astronaut/Shakespeare professor is far more exotic than sheep keeper. I wanted to be a vet in my way younger days, but I was useless at science and discovered I fainted at the sight of blood. Both these issues I am working on here - I like a challenge too.
I never was a publisher - I worked in publishing - I was a designer and reprographics person. This meant I created the ideas, created the artwork and the reprographics bit meant I created the film from which plates were made for print.
Books were only a small part of things, I did identity (logos etc), reports, board games, posters - anything for print. Most "notable" book would have to be : "Understanding Disease" By Stephen Mera, published by Stanley Thornes. (Yawn) Not quite as thrilling as reading crime novels I am afraid.
Hi - thanks for the invite. Absolutely astounded by your early "career" options quite a distance between ballerina, astronaut ans Shakespeare - though I doubt the great bard would think so. I must say I am intrigued by the book you have written and how you managed to involve the man himself. I guess it would be rather like tracking down the holy grail for a Shakespeare professor - the missing manuscript. I hope to see copies over here.
How cool is this! Just received an invite from Bruce Findleton (see his comment below) saw your name on his comments, and thought to myself: this name seems familiar... A ha! (Trained detective, here. ;-) I'm halfway thru your great book, right now! Kate and Ben have just bumped heads on the airplane on their way into Frankfurt! :-)
Love your book so far. I have to get up at 4:30 AM, and you are making it very, very difficult to put this book down and sleep!!!
"The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones. So let it be with Ceasar that the noble Brutus has said that Ceasar was ambitious. If it was so, it was a grievous fault and grievously has Ceasar answered it..."
Something like that. I think. Would've remembered more from my 10th grade English class assignment, but I was geting it all from my buddy in front of me, and he turned his shoulder a little too far one way, and I missed the rest.
Hi, Jennifer. I'll look forward to reading your novel. I'll buy it or have my local library get it, or I'll donate mine.
Wow! Four and five star reviews all over the place. A 1/3 page add in the New Yorker. Ladies and gentlemen we have a star--and that's not sarcasm. Your book goes in with my next order.
And thanks again for "Shakespeare Learns to Edit." I think a lot of us can take lessons from "House" and "The Black Adder."
I majored in Russian Literature oh so many years ago - love them big fat books full of story and conflict.
4MA is short for 4_mystery_addicts, a Yahoo-based mystery discussion group that I've belonged to for a few years. I'm on a handful of online discussion lists but this is the only one of them that has in-depth book discussions (and no promotional stuff or flames).
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Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
Charlotte
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell (Dutton)
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover (William Morrow)
From the Depths by Gerry Doyle (McBook Press)
Volk's Game by Brent Ghelfi (Henry Holt and Co.)
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (William Morrow)
Congrats, Ms. Carrell. Excellent book, and your in good Company. I don't know all of these books, but I do know "The Heart-Shaped Box" and "Big City, Bad Blood."
What fun to read your page! We have so much in common...it's amazing.
First: I adore your book. I got it early on, and was reading it as I toured for my first mystery. I went to a bookstore in California, and there was the proprietor--reading IWTB! He was delighted that I had read it..and we had a lovely chat about it.
Hey. We were supposed to be chatting about MY book, Prime Time, but la dee dah.
Winter's Tale--the Mark Helprin book, right? Is my favorite book ever.
I majored in Shakespeare in college--but have spent the last 30 years (and counting) as an investigative reporter.
(Now on the air on th NBC affiliate in Boston.)
When other girls in college were infatuated with the latest movie stars, I literally (hmm) day-dreamed about meeting Henry V.
Can't wait to read your next book!
All best
Hank
are your book published in the EU as well???
kind regards from Switzerland, Jan
Now - ballerina/astronaut/Shakespeare professor is far more exotic than sheep keeper. I wanted to be a vet in my way younger days, but I was useless at science and discovered I fainted at the sight of blood. Both these issues I am working on here - I like a challenge too.
I never was a publisher - I worked in publishing - I was a designer and reprographics person. This meant I created the ideas, created the artwork and the reprographics bit meant I created the film from which plates were made for print.
Books were only a small part of things, I did identity (logos etc), reports, board games, posters - anything for print. Most "notable" book would have to be : "Understanding Disease" By Stephen Mera, published by Stanley Thornes. (Yawn) Not quite as thrilling as reading crime novels I am afraid.
Love your book so far. I have to get up at 4:30 AM, and you are making it very, very difficult to put this book down and sleep!!!
Something like that. I think. Would've remembered more from my 10th grade English class assignment, but I was geting it all from my buddy in front of me, and he turned his shoulder a little too far one way, and I missed the rest.
Hi, Jennifer. I'll look forward to reading your novel. I'll buy it or have my local library get it, or I'll donate mine.
I'm in Tucson from time to time (from Colorado) and love the different elements of the desert.
And thanks again for "Shakespeare Learns to Edit." I think a lot of us can take lessons from "House" and "The Black Adder."
4MA is short for 4_mystery_addicts, a Yahoo-based mystery discussion group that I've belonged to for a few years. I'm on a handful of online discussion lists but this is the only one of them that has in-depth book discussions (and no promotional stuff or flames).
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