Hi Jon, 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.

thanks for your reply to my discussion Jon.
How are you doing?
Probably better than me! WRITING A BOOK IS HARD! but you knew that already. so did i, but gee! I just want to have some hair left!
anyway--take care.
best.

Hi, thanks for accepting my add request. As a reader, I really need to expand my reading base, and as a writer, I appreciate the interaction that writers and readers have on CrimeSpace.

Hey Johnny O.,
Thanks! Very glad you liked it, and I absolutely appreciate any help in getting the word out.

On Friday I finished Body Trace. Great novel! One of these days I'll blog about it.

Hey Jon,
A l-o-o-ong time ago you told me to get myself up on this site. Well, here I am. Nice to see you're at three and counting with the Madison Cross series.

Hey, Joe Dublin, I'd like to get one of your novels from my library. Which one are you most proud of?

Hi,

thanks for the invite. I was interested in your blogging comment. I gave the blog thing a go but found I was getting too hung up about what I was going to write - about what I was writing. It started to encroach on my writing day... then I considered including a character in my novel who was blogging obsessively and I considered drawing from my own blogging attempts... then I noticed my thoughts were starting to form like blog entries. It got too scary so I stopped.

Good luck with the blogging but don't feel bad if you don't bother in the end. Alison x

You're most welcome. I admit I've not been using this site as I should. I need to rectify that!

Jon: Since I seem to be getting a noir-ish reputation as writer Noircon will definitely be on my must-attend list once I finish grad school - in forensics.

Hi Jon
I really enjoy forensic thrillers. I'm trying to talk our local ME into letting me watch an autopsy.

Hi John, Yes, the Internet itself is an invaluable tool but also a time thief. I have been mugged on one or two occassion by this darned computer when I should be writing...like now, yoikes!

Hey, Jon...hope the Doylestown signing went well. We're STILL in Brooklyn. Sara's dad's still in the hospital. Looks like this is where we'll be spending the holidays.

Hope yours is dramatically more cheerful, brother!

Hey Jon,

It ain't easy, I'll tell you that...

My bookstore has it and is holding it, but I also ordered the first one, since I love to read series from the beginning. I love forensics even though I'm not an expert, so I'm looking forward to both of the books. And yes, I'll be glad to tell you how I liked them :o)

I meant to look for your book last night at the store but got involved with some needy mystery customers (I love them...I recommend all sorts of good reads) and forgot! I'll definitely check it out online though.

..I told Lou that I'm not sure yet...I have to be at Thrillerfest in New York in July and I'm not sure if I can manage two trips across the pond in such a short time span... but I'm keeping the decision open for the moment.

Cheers, Pat.

Hi Pat,
Thanks!
I certainly will be at Noircon. I'll actually be on one of the panels.
Any thought of coming?
Jon

Jon, you said:

"I have a book coming out next Tuesday: Blood Poison by D. H. Dublin is a forensic crime thriller from Penguin Books. "

I'll be sure to add it to my list. If you're in Philly, I presume you'll be there to see Ken Bruen get the David Goodis Award at Noircon in April.

Best, Pat.