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At 10:10am on August 12, 2009, Preetham Grandhi said…
Hi Scott, 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.
At 11:02pm on June 19, 2008, J.R. Lindermuth said…
Good seeing you too, Scott. Thanks for adding me.
At 1:24am on December 6, 2007, Scott Nicholson said…
This is something I've been wondering, and it directly affects my career, but I already know the answer: How do you write horror that isn't horror? I hear over and over that "Horror doesn't sell," yet clearly major publishers are regularly printing books that are horror in most every sense but the label on the spine. Truth is, there is no loyal horror readership out there, at least not one that matters enough to influence the publishing landscape. People who read Stephen King obviously aren't embracing other horror authors with a similar passion. This could be because King is one of America's best writers in any form, and he just happens to enjoy writing spooky stuff, at least most of the time. And people enjoy good writing more than they enjoy ordinary writing.

Of course, Hollywood is the exact opposite, and films are more likely to undeservedly be labeled "horror" because the audience for the genre is very loyal and broad. A run of popular horror films have never really carried over or created interest in horror fiction, and I think it's safe to assume this will always remain true--with the recent National Endowment for the Arts study showing a continually declining readership, I believe there will never be a large horror book audience. That doesn't mean people don't read, or that people don't like scary stuff; horror is just as dead as westerns and big-bug monster fiction. Kind of makes you wonder why anybody bothers writing the crap...

Oddly enough, I'm not bitter about it, though I have not yet embraced the idea that I either need to write something else or cleverly disguise the weird stuff in my books. I just kind of fell into a groove, and I don't even read that much horror fiction myself. I don't even view it as a "problem." It's not like I can say, "You're stupid if you don't like horror" or "Everybody loves horror," because it's clearly untrue. It's just reality. Lucky for me, I've never had much use for reality.
At 1:21am on December 6, 2007, Brian L Porter said…
Thanks for adding me Scott. Good to know you!

Brian
At 3:28am on November 29, 2007, jur said…
Hey Scott, like your "about me"!!!

regards from Switzerland, Jan
At 3:22am on October 30, 2007, Clea Simon said…
Re: What am I doing for Samhain?

Worshipping my cat, of course. Sadly, it's too chilly up here in New England to run around skyclad. And you?
At 8:10am on October 24, 2007, Lyn LeJeune said…
Greetings Scott, the adventurer!: Just to let you know that my New Orleans noir mystery, The Beatitudes, has received 5 starred reviews! I am donating all royalties to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation to help rebuild the public libraries. I have posted Chapter I on my blog www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com. Please read and if you like it, help rebuild a library for NOLA. Thank you Lyn LeJeune
At 12:22am on October 19, 2007, Krystal Waters said…
Howdy Scott! I wanted to stop and say hello. Haven't talked in a long time. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods! lol

Kristine
At 8:28pm on September 8, 2007, Eric Enck said…
Ahhhh Scott...no more Mcdonalds...i guess the next book will have me eating at KFC...lol...
At 11:58am on September 8, 2007, Chip DePew said…
Aha! Look at you, waiting for the circuit rider are we? And not a goat in sight...
At 4:20am on September 8, 2007, Clea Simon said…
Hi Scott, Lovely to make your acquaintance. -
Clea (who should add "lackadaisacal pagan" to her profile)
At 3:50am on September 8, 2007, Krystal Waters said…
Hi Scott, I spoke with Eric Enck. I guess we have a mutual friend. Very nice guy.

He told me that 1 out of 50,000 people get in with the big publishers. I'll cross my fingers that your next book will be that "one."

All the best to you,

Kristine
At 8:41am on September 5, 2007, Cheryl Norman said…
Hi, Scott! Between your photo and your username, I'm intrigued! Thanks for "friending" me here at CrimeSpace.

Cheryl Norman
At 1:08am on September 5, 2007, Krystal Waters said…
Hi Scott, just stopping by to say hello. Six novels... I heard the fifth novel you start making money. Is this true? I have to get busy!

Kristine
At 3:17pm on August 28, 2007, Krystal Waters said…
Hi Scott, just stopping by to say hello.


Kristine
At 10:37am on August 27, 2007, Newt Love said…
Hey! I am newt, slithering from the shallow end of the gene pool, into the open ocean. Sharks are likely to eat me before the salt water kills me, but who wants a quiet life?
At 3:34am on August 25, 2007, Peg Herring said…
Thanks for the invite. Love the Grant Wood look.
At 1:59am on August 25, 2007, Lynette Hall Hampton said…
Hi Scott, It's good to see you here.
At 12:10am on August 25, 2007, Donna Moore said…
Cheers for the invite - nice to meet you.
At 7:43am on August 23, 2007, Kevin Allman said…
Thanks for the virtual handshake! Good to meet you.

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