My debut police procedural, White Tombs, featuring Homicide Detective John Santana, was released in March 2008. White Tombs won the Reader Views Choice Award for Best Mystery and the Garcia Award for Best Fiction. The second book in the police procedural series entitled "The Black Minute" was released in September 2009. It also won the Reader Views Best Mystery of the Year and the Linda Goldman Award for Best Novel. The third novel in the series, "Bad Weeds Never Die," was released on September 1, 2011. It was chosen as 2011 Best Mystery/Thriller by both Reader Views and Rebecca's Reads. The fourth book in the John Santana series, Bone Shadows, will be released on October 1, 2012. For more information go to www.christophervalen.com. Also, visit his blog, Probable Cause, at http:/christophervalen.com/blog.
Anything by James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, Lee Child and John Connolly
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
I don't watch much TV, but I do enjoy watching Dexter on the Showtime network, Bill Maher on HBO and John Stewart and Steven Colbert on Comedy Central.
I just saw your comment on the help page (for some reason I haven't been recieving notifications for this). The tags on your blog page are for all of the content on Crimespace wide, so there isn't any way to remove them.
Hi Christopher
Congratulations on your first release. Very exciting.
I just discovered Dexter, and I'm hooked. And I no longer read serial killer stories. It's partly the actor, isn't it?
What finally hit me about serial killer stories is that, underneath the authors' creative attempts to be different, the stories and characters are all the same. They kill because they like to. They're either caught, or not. There isn't much room for twists or surprises. I was skeptical about Dexter for these reasons, but he is different.
no, our story wasn't done on 60 minutes but I was on some of the talk shows like geraldo, maury, sally, rolonda and a few others....although it never did any good. We never did get a good attorney for him. The BBC did a documentary on my life but it was like fifteen minutes and I don't think it was played here but over seas in england....anyway, the trailer cost me 150.00 and his name is Curtis Baker, Chief Editor
Ghostwriter Extraordin aire, LLC If you check them out, tell them I sent you.....I'm trying to get a discount on my next one if I find they do help with sales to the book. They put it on places like facebook, myspace and others.. His email address is curtis@gwextra.com My email is sdicks@blomand.net
I can see it much better...guess it's age and I love black and red...perhaps a lighter red would have been better for my eyes to read but the white sticks out good.....will keep you updated on how the trailer goes.....and if it does help any
It's not just the White House, we have the same problem in Canada, it's all over Europe, too. What I wonder about is the lack of outrage from the people. Or maybe what I mean is, I wonder about the support our leaders get...
Boe,
You're welcome. CrimeSpace is an excellent website that generates good discussions and feedback. I've been very busy promoting my police procedural White Tombs (just added an event post for New Mexico) and working on the next book in the series. Never seems to be enough time in the day.
Hi Christopher, 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.
You should be able to add the extra video promo code directly after the previous one. Just make sure that each of them begin with a 'less than' and end with a 'greater than' sign.
MysteryDawg
Aldo
Feb 18, 2008
Eric Stone
Eric
Feb 19, 2008
Lawrence Kelter
Feb 28, 2008
Daniel Hatadi
I just saw your comment on the help page (for some reason I haven't been recieving notifications for this). The tags on your blog page are for all of the content on Crimespace wide, so there isn't any way to remove them.
Cheers,
Daniel
Mar 3, 2008
L.J. Sellers
Congratulations on your first release. Very exciting.
I just discovered Dexter, and I'm hooked. And I no longer read serial killer stories. It's partly the actor, isn't it?
Mar 15, 2008
L.J. Sellers
Mar 15, 2008
shirley dicks
Ghostwriter Extraordin aire, LLC If you check them out, tell them I sent you.....I'm trying to get a discount on my next one if I find they do help with sales to the book. They put it on places like facebook, myspace and others.. His email address is curtis@gwextra.com My email is sdicks@blomand.net
Mar 19, 2008
shirley dicks
Mar 21, 2008
John McFetridge
Apr 6, 2008
L.J. Sellers
Apr 23, 2008
Luis
My work involves investigating both crimes and the persons who commit them. I write reports and recommend federal sentences.
Aug 5, 2008
Luis
Aug 6, 2008
Luis
Aug 7, 2008
carole gill
I read the reviews and it sounds like the best book ever.
can't wait to get it!
thanks for recommending it!
Aug 15, 2008
Christopher Valen
You're welcome. CrimeSpace is an excellent website that generates good discussions and feedback. I've been very busy promoting my police procedural White Tombs (just added an event post for New Mexico) and working on the next book in the series. Never seems to be enough time in the day.
Aug 28, 2008
Dennis Leppanen
Thanks for the invite. Look forward to White Tomb. Have always been a John Sanford fan.
Nov 19, 2008
Tom Cooke
Thank you so much for adding me as a friend. I've enjoyed reading your comments on this site and feel privileged to be added.
T.
May 24, 2009
Preetham Grandhi
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.
Jul 20, 2009
Daniel Hatadi
You should be able to add the extra video promo code directly after the previous one. Just make sure that each of them begin with a 'less than' and end with a 'greater than' sign.
Cheers,
Daniel
Sep 9, 2009
Jon Loomis
Oct 23, 2009
Robin Jarossi
Nov 14, 2010