PARIS: FEBRUARY 1924 “It is the fate of every myth to creep by degrees into the narrow limits of some historical reality, and to be treated by some later generations as a unique fact with historical claims.” — Nietzsche Snow falling on the Seine. It was half-past-two and it was quiet as it gets … Continue reading Excerpt: One True Sentence
The Rap Sheet competition: Forever’s Just Pretend
"While no overt historical personages haunt the pages of Forever’s Just Pretend, the crimes that drive the plot are based on a real cycle of murders and arsons that rocked 1920s America. Now, here’s a challenge to all you Lassiter series readers: the first three people who can correctly identify the inspiration for the “Key … Continue reading The Rap Sheet competition: Forever’s Just Pretend
More short fiction from Colin O’Sullivan
Read Colin's short stories WATCHER, PIRANHAS and SEGUES here: http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/tag/colin-osullivan/
For Hector Lassiter’s fans: the first chapter of RHAPSODY IN BLACK
Over the years, Craig McDonald has been asked if he would write a Hector Lassiter novel in the sense of creating a novel BY Hector Lassiter. Here, for the first time, is the first chapter of Hector's OWN debut novel, RHAPSODY IN BLACK, a novel that we see Hector drafting in ONE TRUE SENTENCE: http://bit.ly/1kUhCe6
“Sharp”, “hilarious”, “observant”, “entertaining”: SILK, of course!
"The writing is sharp and humorous. Mallon is a very observant author and her heroine Kat negotiates her way through a world it's clear her creator knows a lot about. In particular the passages in Italy made me feel as if I were there myself, without having to get on the plane to go there." … Continue reading “Sharp”, “hilarious”, “observant”, “entertaining”: SILK, of course!
Indonesia remains true to form over French journalists in West Papua
Why Mayo's novel FRANCESCA is still relevant despite being set in 1970s
The Last Island: “an unforgettable experience”…
A new review of David Hogan's beautiful novel:" The Last Island delivers smoothly an unforgettable experience you won't get anywhere else." Full review here: http://thereaderandthechef.blogspot.ie/2014/08/book-review-last-island-by-david-hogan.html?m=1
Travel with our books
Travel to Ireland, Indonesia and Greece with our books KILLARNEY BLUES, FRANCESCA and THE LAST ISLAND featured on http://www.TripFiction.com
Raven Crime Reads about Kevin Stevens’ novel REACH THE SHINING RIVER
"Not only a solid murder mystery, but equally a colourful and thought-provoking study of a moment in time. With the rhythm and cadence of the prose, echoing the blues soundtrack that underscored the whole book, Stevens easily achieved that balance between crime fiction and literary fiction due to his exceptional characterisation and engaging prose." Full … Continue reading Raven Crime Reads about Kevin Stevens’ novel REACH THE SHINING RIVER
About Sam Hawken’s writing: “powerful and tinged with sadness”
First - glowing! - review for Sam Hawken's new novel, "Missing", coming out from Serpent's Tail in September: "Any aspiring crime writer, or student of crime writing, in need of a lesson (or refresher course) in modern noir fiction could do no better than invest in a copy of "Missing" by Sam Hawken. This is … Continue reading About Sam Hawken’s writing: “powerful and tinged with sadness”
Excerpt: Permanent Fatal Error
1 It started with an email: From: writerswife@yahoo.com Subject: Query Regarding Suggested Life of Author Everett Hyde To: Chase Alger Reply-To: Amanda Hyde Chase was accustomed to acquiring editors writing to suggest topics for biographies. The recent PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Chase’s biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry had resulted in a flurry … Continue reading Excerpt: Permanent Fatal Error
Excerpt: Reach the Shining River
1. It was Wardell found the body. He was walking along a cutbank north of town, snapping heads off cattails with his cane pole and checking the river for sunfish. The corpse lay face down in the mud between the railroad tracks and the river path. A man, hard to say what age. His jacket … Continue reading Excerpt: Reach the Shining River
Book Review: Killarney Blues by Colin O’Sullivan
Thoughtful and beautiful review of KILLARNEY BLUES
Video trailer for TOROS & TORSOS by Craig McDonald
Watch the video for third novel in the Hector Lassiter series here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMM8uas92yI
Video trailer for FOREVER’S JUST PRETEND by Craig McDonald
Watch the video for the second novel in the Hector Lassiter series here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p4j-P0wysg
Video trailer for ONE TRUE SENTENCE by Craig McDonald
Watch the video for first novel in the Hector Lassiter series here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nbpExeK8U
The Last Island reaches #1 in Australia
David Hogan's novel THE LAST ISLAND is #1 in Literary Fiction and in Contemporary Fiction on http://www.amazon.com.au!
Kat’s Italian Dictionary
Kat Connelly has travelled far from her days on the farm in rural Ireland. She now finds herself chasing a career in fashion through the cobblestone roads of Milan. She’s picked up some Italian vocabulary along the way. Here’s a bit of what she’s learned: Ragazzi (men): Enticing creatures who roam the streets of … Continue reading Kat’s Italian Dictionary
Crime writer Sheila Bugler about Sam Hawken’s novel LA FRONTERA
La Frontera is a heart-breaking novel of corruption, broken dreams and the indominatable power of the human spirit. Set in the harsh, desert landscape of the borderland between Texas and Mexico, the novel is, at its heart, an exploration of the socio-economic conditions that force millions of people to enter the US illegally in search … Continue reading Crime writer Sheila Bugler about Sam Hawken’s novel LA FRONTERA
“The Last Island” is a Finalist in the San Diego Book Awards
Congratulations to David Hogan whose novel "'The Last Island" is a Finalist in the San Diego Book Awards (Category: Published – Contemporary Fiction). The winners will be annouced on the 21st of June. Fingers crossed for David!
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