January 2012 Blog Posts (131)

This Week on The G-ZONE

Another week full of fun and surprises. Here is the guest list and times:

Monday-Allan Zendell-11am EST

Tuesday- Kyle Hemmings-6pm EST

Weds- Joe Edd Morris- 4pm EST

Thursday- Josh Mark-4pm EST

Friday-The Mayor & Deputy Mayor of Book Town and  Manjo Rao- the fun starts at 6pm EST            

Added by Giovanni Gelati on January 9, 2012 at 9:48pm — No Comments

Review - The Precipice, Virginia Duigan

Book Title:   THE PRECIPICE

Author:  Virginia Duigan

ISBN:   9781741667165

Publisher:  Vintage Books

Year of Publication:   2011



Thea Farmer, 77, a reclusive and difficult retired school principal, lives in isolation with her dog in the Blue Mountains. Her distinguished career ended under a cloud over a decade earlier, following an unspecified scandal involving a much younger male teacher. After losing her savings in the financial crash, she is forced to sell the…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on January 9, 2012 at 3:42pm — No Comments

Review of the Vine in the Blood by Leighton Gage

Right out of the oven, “A Vine in the Blood ” by Leighton Gage is the newest in the Chief Inspector Mario Silva stories. This time, Gage blends his story with Soccer (or…

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Added by Ehsan Ehsani on January 9, 2012 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

'Tilt your head back and laugh at the sky." Buddah

Danny Boyle is a 24 year old, part-time police officer at the Sea Haven PD. He enjoys hanging out on the beach with his friends and doesn't carry a weapon. He narrates this bizzare story.

 

John Ceepak is a former MP who served in Iraq. He and Danny are having coffee when a young girl screams that her father has been shot. The event occurred at the Tilt-A-Whirl ride at an amusement park in Sea Haven, New Jersey.

 

Ceepak only took the job for the summer and being…

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Added by michael draper on January 9, 2012 at 4:43am — No Comments

Red Means Run - Brad Smith

I've added Brad Smith's previous books to my Canadian authors displays at the library in the past, but I admit I hadn't read this author until I picked up his new release  - Red Means Run.And I…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 9, 2012 at 12:28am — No Comments

DISTRACTED novella free

In day two of my free promotion experiment at Amazon for my thriller novella, DISTRACTED. I've published several books traditionally (Harlequin, Simon & Schuster) as well as a handful independently. The publishing landscape is changing, and I for one am excited about the possibilities. Looking for something to read? Check out DISTRACTED.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W3QS3O…

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Added by Phillip Thomas Duck on January 8, 2012 at 3:12pm — No Comments

For Your Reading Pleasure

A Virtuous Thief, a Sticks Hetrick short story, is in the current issue of Kings River Life, http://kingsriverlife.com/01/07/a-virtuous-thief-an-original-mystery-short-story/

Comment welcomed.

Added by J.R. Lindermuth on January 8, 2012 at 3:45am — No Comments

Censorship by Margot Justes

 

With age comes wisdom and tolerance, at least that is what they say, whoever they are.

Well, I find my intolerance for censorship is growing, not diminishing with age.

 

We accept the most brutal, disgusting and gory displays of our bodies in books, games and television, the more horrific the better, yet a look at a nude picture or painting puts us in a tizzy. Why?

 

We all come in different shapes and sizes, and we are all beautiful in our own…

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Added by Margot Justes on January 8, 2012 at 3:35am — 1 Comment

Alex Matthews, giveaway, mystery short story & more in new KRL issue

In the new issue of Kings River Life we have some great mystery fun. There's a mystery short story by J.R. Lindermuth http://kingsriverlife.com/01/07/a-virtuous-thief-an-original-mystery-short-story/

An interview with mystery author Alex Matthews, a review of her book "Healer's Heresy" featuring her therapist sleuth & a chance to win a copy of the book…

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Added by Lorie Ham on January 8, 2012 at 3:21am — No Comments

A Note on Editing

Have you ever seen the drawing of a pyramid of triangles in which you're supposed to count the number of triangles there are in the picture? Some people count the obvious smaller individual triangles, but miss the fact that the way the picture is drawn, there are bigger triangles throughout.



I think editing is similar. There are so many areas of editing, you may not be aware of where they show up and what you are doing when you do it. Let's look at a few instances.



You've…

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Added by Stephen Brayton on January 7, 2012 at 6:42am — 3 Comments

Needs a review or two--maybe even a fan or two. Hey! It could happen!?

I'm not saying this is the greatest novel since Dick and Jane Spent the Night Together.  But it's pretty damn close.

 

For all you hard boiled police-procedural fans out there, you might discover a jewel in the rough with this one.  And while you're at it, maybe a review?…

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Added by B.R.Stateham on January 6, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

Conference Countdown!

Only 29 days til the start of the 13th Love is Murder Conference, returning to Chicago February 3-5 at the Intercontinental Chicago O'Hare Hotel.

This year's featured authors are Donald Bain (…

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Added by Love Is Murder Conference on January 6, 2012 at 5:54am — No Comments

Something for Everyone Part 1

If you’re looking for a good book to read, look no further. There’s something here for everyone.…


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Added by Patricia Gligor on January 6, 2012 at 1:02am — No Comments

"A Taste of Old Revenge" by CrimeSpace's Own B.R. Stateham

B.R. Stateham cranks out the kind of volume usually reserved for meat grinders and garage bands. I'm talkin' numbers and intensity. The guy produces more work at a consistently high quality than any crime author I know. So much so that I named his style "red meat crime fiction." Fans know his…

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Added by Benjamin Sobieck on January 5, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

FIRE SEASON off to the copy editor.

The manuscript is in great shape (my editor thinks so, anyway) but the copy editor will find some damn thing on practically every page--this is the way of copy editors.  There will be a period of three weeks or so in which we wait, and then a great rush to respond to her notes, then off to the typesetter, then to the printer.  My understanding is that it's already available for pre-order on Kindle.  Ha.  Oh, and here's the cover:…

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Added by Jon Loomis on January 5, 2012 at 3:41am — 5 Comments

The Retribution - Val McDermid

Wow...Val McDermid's latest book, The Retribution, was literally a non-stop read for me. Picked it up in the morning and finished late that night.

Now, I don't know if you're…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 5, 2012 at 12:15am — No Comments

Here are My 5 Writing Goals for 2012, What are Yours?

These aren't New Year's resolutions. These are goals. Because resolutions are made to be broken, and goals are more attainable. Unless you're referencing my brief career as the Shuffling Log on a track and field team. Then, not so attainable.

 

 

These are the five things I hope to accomplish before the calendar turns to 2013 (or the world blows up Dec. 12). Authors out there, feel free to grab this list idea and run with it. I'm interested to know what other people have…

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Added by Benjamin Sobieck on January 4, 2012 at 11:30pm — 3 Comments

Review - Comeback, Peter Corris

Book Title:   COMEBACK

Author:  Peter Corris

ISBN:   9781742377247

Location:   Sydney

Series:   Cliff Hardy

Publisher:   Allen & Unwin

Year of Publication:   2012



Cliff Hardy has his PI licence back - but does he still have what it takes to cut it on the mean streets of Sydney?



Cliff reckons the skills are still there, if a little rusty, and actor Bobby Forrest's case looks promising.  Bobby's a nice-enough guy, but why is he being stalked by a…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on January 4, 2012 at 9:26pm — No Comments

Splattered Blood

Happy to announce that my debut novel, "Splattered Blood' has its release date of tomorrow, Jan4th.

Please check this mystery out.

Thanks,
Mike

Added by michael draper on January 4, 2012 at 1:15pm — No Comments

Don't drop this

Good ole Harry Bosch is getting close to retiring, hope he has a good retirment plan.
He takes on a couple of cases, one about DNA and the other with political ties.
He does a good job of investigation and juggling the both cases while spending time with his fifteen-year-old daughter who shows signs she wants to go into buz with dad.

Enjoyable and some nice plot twist.

Added by michael draper on January 4, 2012 at 1:11pm — No Comments

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