Most of these stories have appeared in magazines and online ezines, all are about the crooked paths we take, and the choices that lead us to certain ends. Safecrackers, runrunners, killers, PIs, they're all here.

Book Title:   BOUND

Author:  Vanda Symon

ISBN:  9780143565277

Publisher:   Penguin

Year of Publication:   2011



A brutal home invasion shocks the nation. A man is murdered, his wife bound, gagged and left to watch.



But when Detective Sam Shephard scratches the surface, the victim, a successful businessman, is not all he seems to be. And when the evidence points to two of Dunedin's most hated criminals, the case seems cut and dried... until the body count…

It was another busy week for our authors as they continued to release new digital short stories and full length novels again last week. Here is the rundown of the new releases:

Carey Jane Clark- “After the Snow Falls”- a full length novel

Angelique LaFontaine/Eddie Frantom- “Thirty-1 Therabs-Volume 4 “

Angelique LaFontaine- “The Lipstick…

Michel R. Vaillancourt- “The Sauder Diaries-By Any Other Name” a full length novel

David L. Hoof-“ Just Machines”

Chantal Boudreau- “Insurance”

Malcolm Holt- “Crime Tyme Shots-Volume 2”

Graham Smith- “Harry Chambers Chronicles” a novella

Lisa Vooght- “Small Doses-Flash Fiction in a Medical Vein”

Amy Bennett-Rollo’s Journey” a…

Starting tomorrow and running through at least Friday, who knows maybe I will have to add Saturday, we have another intense week on The G-ZONE, my blogtalk radio show sponsored by Trestle Press. Here is the lineup:

Tuesday-December 13-Daniel Palmer and Graham Smith 4pm EST

Weds. December- 14- B.R. Stateham and Paul D. Brazill 4pm EST. Who knows who else may call…

A Blue Line train in Chicago goes faster than it should. The vibrations from its passing causes a light bulb to fall and shatter. Soon, people become sick and die.

P.I. Michael Kelly is asked to provide security when it is determined that there could be a threat of a biological weapon on the Chicago railway system.

As more and more people die,…

Drop over to Trestle Press to catch my guest post about the obsession that is writing. Here's a taste:…

  Obsession

I seem to have two speeds: obsessed and don't care. The greater part of the world falls into "don't care": politics, fashion, television, sports -- I just don't care. For that matter, add cooking and cleaning and talking to people who don't amuse me. Obsessions: writing, Peter Cook, The Fall, writing, myth, magic, folklore, writing, travel, theatre,…

The Flash Fiction Offensive published my crime flash fiction piece, Wine Into Water. Here's the first part:

20 Years Ago.

It was shouting "faggot" on the school bus. Bolting off with me at my stop. Stalking me home. Twisting my bones on the sidewalk. Kicking me black. Saying, "This is a test."…

A biological pathogen is set loose on the Chicago railway system.

P.I. Michael Kelly is brought in to help with security.

People begin to die and Homeland Security quarantines a part of Chicago. This enables  some criminals to have the opportunity to rid themselves of rivals. Looting and burning of buildings begins.

Dr. Ellen Brazile…

What? You’ve Written a Book?

How long have you had the idea that one-day you would love to write a book? I think many, many people hold this ambition or so I have found anyway since I’ve let the cat out of the bag and admitted to my friends and colleagues that I’ve been lucky enough to have some of my writing published.

People have been…

Trestle Press and Lisa Taylor will be releasing the fourth installment of her popular “Shana Black series” called “Tensions and Traitors”. It will be available for sale December 11. Look for at Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook. Here is the synopsis and author biography.…

The new issue of Kings River Life is out and it's filled with mystery & Christmas fun! We have a review of Kate Kingsbury's latest Christmas book, "Herald of Death" and a chance to win a copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/12/10/herald-of-death-review/

Also we have a review of Linda Johnston's new animal rescue mystery "The More the Terrier" & a chance to win a copy of that book…

It's official, Paul Little has taken the award for Best Male Character over at Dead End Follies. Here's the good news:



"The beauty in Paul Little is how Aaron Philip Clark illustrated how badly he is torn in between the life he knows and the life he dreams about. He's a product of the streets, it's the world he fits in and yet he knows it's going to kill him. I have never read another novel where you go that far in the mind of…

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Heroes.

We all need them.  In a world filled with bad guys, bad times, and bad memories, heroes are the one set of safety pins that keep us all from going irretrievably insane.

But what about our heroes.  Do we really want the caped figures of a Batman or Superman?  Heroes of unimaginably super powers and incredible durability.  Figures born out…

No, not that number two. His rock solid innards have a hard enough time doing that thing. I'm talking about Amazon's War on Drugs category.…

Well, my part of Iowa received about two inches of snow last night, reafffirming my loathing of winter. The temp is sitting at a crisp (ugh!) 12 degrees. So, I hop in my transporter, pick up this week's featured author and it's off to England...where I think she forgot it's still winter.



Anyway, we land in Shropshire at an old Norma castle with the…

Saturday I’ll have a book signing at the Annapolis Bookstore. This great local independent bookstore and café has a nice selection of used, antique and new books. Stop by between 3pm and 6pm to chat and pick up an autographed copy of one of my mysteries or thrillers. In fact, if you get more than one I'll buy you a cup of their excellent coffee. The store is at 35 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD. …

The action begins in the Four Corners section of Chicago, a place that is gang dominated. Two brothers, Bobby and Ruben Vargas join the Chicago PD.

Coleen Brennan was Bobby's childhood girlfriend but was murdered when she was age thirteen. Now "The Chicago Herald" is about to run an expose stating that Bobby and Rubin were the two boys who murdered…