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Sunday, November 19, 2006

Death Angel, the latest release from award-winning writer Martha Powers, has been named a finalist in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category of the “Best Books 2006” Book Awards. Sponsored by USA Book News, the Best Books 2006 Award covers books from both mainstream and independent presses.

A story seemingly ripped from the headlines, Death Angel is a chilling tale of what happens when a violent crime happens in a small town. Death Angel (Oceanview Publishing, ISBN: 1-933515-03-1) explores an unthinkable, unspeakable crime and the mind of an unconscionable killer.

Recently named a Book Sense Pick for November, Death Angel has garnered strong advance reviews. Library Journal hails Death Angel as “gripping….a true page-turner,” while Publishers Weekly heralds the book as “a gripping mix of a small town police procedural with a snazzy woman-in-jeopardy plot, [which] will remind many of early Mary Higgins Clark and Sandra Browne…this tight suspense novel with its credible characters will keep readers turning the pages.”

According to Roxanne St. Clair, bestselling author of Kill Me Twice, “Like the talisman that fuels the evil and drives the story, Death Angel is irresistible, seductive and spellbinding. Martha Powers has created a complex maze of rich characters, constant suspicion and unexpected twists. Don’t start this one late at night!”

Martha Powers is an award-winning author, sought-after speaker and humorist. She is the author of nine Regency novels and two thrillers published by Simon and Schuster.

Oceanview Publishing is an independent publisher based in Massachusetts. The Oceanview catalogue includes Patricia Gussin’s Shadow of Death, Ward Larsen’s The Perfect Assassin, and the newly-released South Beach Shakedown by Don Bruns and Trash Talk by Bob Gussin. Death Angel is available in better bookstores.

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Robert L. Iles re-introduces you to Fast Eddie, about whom an eponymous story will appear with a swell bunch of other stories in a collection from Red Coyote Press titled MAP OF MURDER. You'll get details on the paperback's price, number of pages and how to order it as a gift for yourself or somebody else you love at http://www.redcoyotepress.com/

Fast Eddie first appeared in the summer 1996 issue of Murderous Intent. You remember that, don't you? "Win Some, Lose Some"? Eddie's the kind of guy you wouldn't trust with an empty gum wrapper let alone your pretty niece or a pair of dice. But some people have, and probably will again and again, until his story appears on the front page with a lot of allegedly's sprinkled in and a public outcry for re-instituting the death penalty.

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Read the first chapter of Robert L. Iles' new mystery novel, INCIDENTAL DEATH, at www.RobertIles.com. "Big doings in small-town Ohio. Suspenseful story telling." Due in early 2007 from Hilliard & Harris Publishers.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Washington, D.C. -- Mundania Press and Ed Lynskey announce the release of the first title in a four-book PI mystery series. The Dirt-Brown Derby in the debut novel features PI Frank Johnson. Dustjacket blurbs have been contributed by Linda Fairstein, John Lutz, Steve Hamilton, Barbara D’Amato, Charlie Stella, Ed Dee, Bill Crider, and Charles Ardai. Trade paperback are available for order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

PI Frank Johnson is hired by Mary Taliaferro, a wealthy aristocrat owning a horse estate near Middleburg, Virginia. Mary's teen-age daughter Emily has died in a riding tragedy. The local law enforcement says it's an accident. Mary thinks it's murder. Frank is broke and the money Mary offers is too good to pass up, but his case quickly becomes more complicated when the stable manager is murdered one day after he starts his investigation. Frank soon discovers that there is much more going on here, and he is determined to get to the truth, even if it kills him!

ISBN 1-59426-233-0 (e-book)

ISBN 1-59426-232-2 (paperback)

Publisher:

Mundania Press LLC

6470A Glenway Avenue, #109

Cincinnati, OH 45211-5222

Phone number: 1-513-574-8902

Web address: http://www.mundania.com/books-dirtbrownderby.html

Mayhem in the Midlands
May 24 -- May 27, 2007
Omaha, Nebraska

Guest of Honor Margaret Maron
Toastmaster Nancy Pickard

You can get more information and a registration form at:
http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/mayhem/

An author often has to reinvent himself. Robert W. Walker, author of the highly acclaimed City for Ransom, and both the Instinct and Edge series wishes to announce the birth of a new baby -- a new series, beginning with PSI Blue as the title...Psi in this case meaning psychic sensory investigation, a departure from Rob's usual forensics-driven, profile-driven Instinct series. Rob describes this as Medium on speed, the main character being half Asian, half Irish, and all mixed up but spot on when it comes to psychic detection. All the same, Aurelia Murphy Hiyakawa can't balance her checkbook or figure out what's bothering her teen daughter. The series is proliferated with spirits and visitations and the paranormal, and the sequel will be entitled Deja Blue. Psi Blue is available from www.admin@echelonpress.com or via Amazon.com or at a bookstore near you. No editors were harmed in the writing of this novel.

KILLER YEAR - THE CLASS OF 2007 LAUNCHES Designed To Promote Debut Suspense Novelists

Every best-selling author began as a debut novelist. But making the step from promising beginner to proven success can be tricky, which is why four online friends, Brett Battles, JT Ellison, Jason Pinter and Sandra Ruttan decided to start Killer Year.

Founded in May 2006, Killer Year is a now a collective of suspense novelists who have banded together, sharing promotion and marketing for their debut novels. "Fiction is a crowded market," said founding member J.T. Ellison. "By working together, we hope to reach a larger audience than we could alone."

"We wanted to find a way to have equitable attention paid to all types of publication formats, from mass-market paperbacks to hardcovers," said Brett Battles, a co-founder. "One voice to promote 14 authors seemed to be our best bet to sell our books."

Spurred by a mention on Sarah Weinman's award winning blog, Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind, the four put up a website and blog, and Killer Year was born. The ranks quickly filled with excellent authors who, like the founders, are debuting in the fiction genre in 2007. All the books will be released from major New York publishing houses and first class small publishers, and will be commercially available in all retail outlets.

International Thriller Writers (ITW), the first professional organization for thriller writers, is lending a hand to the 14 novelists. The idea resonated with M.J. Rose, who heads up ITW's marketing committee. "One of our mandates is to build a community of writers who can help each other. Another is to get serious attention for our authors and make them stand out from the crowd. Not just established authors, but debut authors as well. This program fits both those goals."

One ITW member will mentor each Killer Year member, providing individual advice, blurbs and a short review of their book they can use in promotional material. They will also introduce Killer Year at a special breakfast during ThrillerFest 2007, the premier event for the thriller writing community. After 2007, Killer Year will remain an ongoing program, with ITW welcoming a new class of debut novelists.

"Only in the suspense genre can something this exciting, this cutting edge happen," founder Sandra Ruttan said. "We work as a team," added Jason Pinter. "We're here to support each other and make sure all of our members succeed in their first year as published authors."

Killer Year is an elite group of 14 debut suspense novelists working to create an interactive community with potential readers, buyers, reviewers and publishing professionals. The Killer Year founders are Jason Pinter (THE MARK, Mira), Brett Battles (THE CLEANER, Bantam Dell), J.T. Ellison (ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS, Mira) and Sandra Ruttan (SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, Tico).

Members include Robert Gregory Browne (KISS HER GOODBYE, St. Martin's), Bill Cameron (LOST DOG, Midnight Ink), Toni McGee Causey (BOBBIE FAYE'S VERY (very, very, very) BAD DAY, St. Martin's), Sean Chercover (BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD, William Morrow), Patry Francis (THE LIAR'S DIARY, Dutton), Marc Lecard (VINNIE'S HEAD, St. Martin's Minotaur), Derek Nikitas (PYRES, St. Martin's Minotaur), Gregg Olsen (A WICKED SNOW, Kensington), Marcus Sakey (THE BLADE ITSELF, St. Martin's Minotaur) and Dave White (WHEN ONE MAN DIES, Three Rivers Press).

Visit the KillerYear website for more information on these fine authors.

The Fall 2006 Issue of Spinetingler is now available. This is a double issue, in every sense of the word. Nineteen stories. 23 reviews. Profiles and interviews with Crème de la Crime, Peter Robinson, Reggie Nadelson and Simon Kernick, as well as a special look at joint promotion with Barry Eisler and JA Konrath find out what they really did at Thrillerfest.

Readers will recognize a few familiar names, with contributions by JT Ellison and Stephen Allan, and accomplished short story writers such as Stephen D. Rogers and Patricia Abbott.

I was told recently that Alexander McCall Smith had cornered the market on crime fiction set in Botswana: Lauri Kubuitsile, who resides in Botswana, hopes to prove that isn¹t the case.

**We have a few books to give away. I'm going to post something about that in a few days. You might want to note why Simon Kernick threatened to kill Mark Billingham, and which Scottish crime fiction author has been immortalized as the namesake for a police officer in a work of fiction.

You can download, or choose to read online from here: http://www.spinetinglermag.com/issuedownload.htm

Stories:

Roudabout by Patricia Abbott
The Killing by Stephen Allan
The Devil To Pay by John Barr
I am Sam by Bill Blume
Prey For Change by Betsy Dornbusch
Boys Will Be Boys by Sam Douglas
Killing Carol Ann by JT Ellison

The New Kid by James Goodman
Bad Dreams by Andy P. Jones
With The Help of a Stranger by Lauri Kubuitsile
Lucy Comes Calling by Sarita Leone
Camera Shy by Ed Lynskey
Haven City by Beverle Myers
Natural Causes by James Oswald
When Kyle Comes by Colleen Quinn
Tip Your Head Back by Stephen D. Rogers
In The Bones by Tracy Sharp
Cat¹s Pay by Pam Skochinski
Nuts to You by Paul Svendsen

Profiles/Interviews:

Chris High profiles Peter Robinson and interviews Reggie Nadelson and reviews their latest works.

Sandra Ruttan interviews Simon Kernick and profiles publisher Crème de la Crime, who has exciting news for North American crime fiction fans

Andrea Maloney reviews:

Twisted Perception by Bob Avey, Art¹s Bloody by Vicki Lane, Max Unlocks The Universe by Mark Bouton, Murder, Mather & Mayhem by ME Kemp, The Deadly Tools of Ignorancy by Robert Elias, A Dream of Drowned Hollow by Lee Barwood, Philippine Fever by Bruce Cook, Baby Shark by Robert Fate, Deadly Interest by Julie Hyzy, The Final Judgment by Michael A. Black, Blind Traveler Down a Dark River by Robert P. Bennett

M. Wayne Cunningham reviews, Framed by Tonino Benqcquista, The Last Days by Gail Bowen, The Joining of Dingo Radish by Rob Harasymchuk

Flood Gondek reviews Murder Without Pity by Steve Haberman, The Scout Master: A Prepared Death by Luisa Beuhler

Diana Bane reviews The Case of Emily V by Keith Oatley

Sandra Ruttan reviews The Flood by Ian Rankin, Pale Immortal by Anne Frasier, The Last Assassin by Barry Eisler, The Green Room by Deborah Turrell Atkinson

Between the Hardbacks with Barry Eisler and JA Konrath by Elizabeth Krecker and MG Tarquini

** This issue is to be our first available for print purchase but we were unable to finalize the proofs in time for today¹s release due to several days without internet service. We apologize for the delay and expect the print version to be available to order online by September 25.