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By George Ebey
Author Katherine Schellman brings us a mystery in a historical setting in her latest book, THE BODY IN THE GARDEN.
It's 1815, and newly-widowed Lily Adler is no stranger to the glittering world of London's upper crust. At a ball thrown by her oldest friend, Lady Walter, she expects the scandal, gossip, and secrets. What she doesn't expect is the dead body in Lady Walter's garden—or that Lord Walter would bribe the investigating magistrate to drop the case.
Aided by a roguish navy captain and a mysterious heiress from the West Indies, Lily sets out to discover whether her friend's husband is mixed up in blackmail and murder. But the dead man knew secrets that someone powerful is killing to keep hidden. Now, Lily will have to uncover the truth, before she becomes the murderer's next target.
The Big Thill recently checked in with the author to learn more about this thrilling new tale.
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In November 2011, Melinda Leigh appeared in The Big Thrill with her debut She Can Run. In asking her to look ahead five or 10 years, she says, "I feel like I'm still learning the process and everything I write gets better. Who knows where my imagination will take me."
Her imagination and determination to get better have already taken her through a myriad of situations with numerous characters. Today she brings her 19th novel that kicks off her fifth series, her first with recurring characters—CROSS HER HEART.
For more than 25 years, Philadelphia homicide detective Bree Taggert has tucked away the nightmarish childhood memories of her parents' murder-suicide, until her younger sister, Erin, is killed in a crime that echoes that tragic night: innocent witnesses and a stormy marriage that ended in gunfire. There is one chilling difference: Erin's husband, Justin, has vanished.
Bree knows how explosive the line between love and hate can be, yet the evidence against her troubled brother-in-law isn't adding up. Teaming up with Justin's old friend, former sheriff's investigator and K-9 handler Matt Flynn, Bree vows to uncover the secrets of her sister's life and death, as she promised Erin's children. But as her investigation unfolds, the danger hits close to home. Once again Bree's family is caught in a death grip. And this time it could be fatal for her.
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It's 1912. America is the land of Jim Crow, and a young society woman, who always thought she was white, discovers that the grandfather she barely knows may be passing. She can't subject her little boy to that, or her mother and sisters and brothers.
She follows her grandfather onto the newest, safest, biggest ship in the world to learn the truth—the right truth, the one that will save her family. But after the iceberg, she finds the truth is more complicated than black and white, more daring, more loving, and far more dangerous. And what she'll have to find is not a convenient truth, but a new America.
Award-winning novelist Sarah Smith stopped by for a quick chat with The Big Thrill about her latest mystery, the fourth installment in the Reisden and Perdita Mystery series, CRIMES AND SURVIVORS:
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The ingredients seem familiar: A remote island in upstate New York. A fierce rainstorm. A blood-soaked bed. A missing man. A failing business. A group of family, friends, and employees, all of whom might (or might not) have a reason to resort to violence and mayhem. A police detective with a troubled past.
Stir, then shake.
And what you wind up with is Tessa Wegert's debut novel, DEATH IN THE FAMILY, which introduces readers to Senior Investigator Shana Merchant. The novel, in the mighty tradition of Agatha Christie, weaves a gripping tale that twists and turns in the wind, leaving the reader collecting clues in hopes of solving the mystery: what really happened to Jasper Sinclair.
The Big Thrill recently talked with Wegert about her path to publication, the demands of plotting a murder mystery, and the inspiration for her debut novel.
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Saralyn Richard was already an award-winning children's book author when she started her first police procedural. She hadn't set out to write a series, but when she began crafting the story of an elegant birthday party gone wrong, Detective Oliver Parrott emerged as a character she wanted to explore more deeply. Smart, professional, and determined, Parrott was someone readers could root for. It wasn't long before they started clamoring, "More Parrott, please," and Richard was happy to oblige.
Asked what she enjoys about the genre, she says, "I've always loved mysteries, mostly for the intellectual and emotional puzzles they offer. In no other genre are authors and readers so tightly bound together in the thinking process. I also love the endless variety of plot structures and writing strategies that keep mysteries fresh and creative."
Richard's series gives readers a glimpse into the lives of the privileged and powerful in America's Brandywine Valley. In the first book, Murder in the One Percent, someone comes to an elaborate birthday party "with murder in his heart and poison in his pocket." The second, A PALETTE FOR LOVE AND MURDER, involves a theft in Brandywine's prestigious art community.
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Ohio, 1926: For many years, the railroad track in Moonvale Tunnel has been used as a shortcut through the Appalachian hills. When an elderly woman is killed walking along the tracks, the brakeman tells tales of seeing a ghostly female figure dressed all in white.
Newly elected Sheriff Lily Ross is called on to the case to dispel the myths, but Lily does not believe that an old woman would wander out of the hills onto the tracks.
With the help of her friend Marvena Whitcomb, Lily follows the woman's trail to The Hollows—an asylum in northern Athens County—and they begin to expose secrets long-hidden by time and the mountains.
The Big Thrill got a sneak peek into the mind of author Jess Montgomery about the second book in her historical Kinship mystery series, THE HOLLOWS:
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By George Ebey
David William Pearce brings us the second book in his Monk Buttman series, A TWINKLE IN THE EYES OF GOD.
Having successfully survived the Marshan affair, Monk Buttman is looking forward to nothing more than a peaceful life filled with days at the beach. However, an unexpected call from his estranged daughter, Rebekah, pulls Monk back to Virginia and back through his past, something he doesn't want to do. But family ties run deep, and before Monk can think it through, he, Agnes, and Rebekah find themselves on the road searching for Rebekah's runaway husband, encountering ghosts and angels, God and love, and murder along the way.
The Big Thrill recently checked in with Pearce to learn more about Monk Buttman and his ongoing series of adventures.
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By Terri Nolan
The team behind the Renee Patrick pseudonym—Rosemarie and Vince Keenan—grew up in Queens, New York, separated by a few subway stops, but met for the first time in Florida. The married authors are self-described lovers of movies, cocktails, and the New York Jets. Their first novel, Design for Dying—set in 1937 Los Angeles—was published one month before their 25th wedding anniversary. Sounds like a terrific bit for a screenplay, right? It is.
And even more exciting is their third novel.
SCRIPT FOR SCANDAL defies the subgenre box and offers something juicy for every type of mystery lover, be it cozy, noir, suspense, thriller, or the classic whodunit. It takes place in Los Angeles, 1939. World War II is coming. Global political maneuvering is of everyday interest to the populace. Going to the theatre to watch a movie is a favorite entertainment and an escape from reality. The desire of many men and women to make it big in Hollywood is a proverbial dream. Gossip about the rich and famous is an anticipated cocktail party pastime. The Los Angeles Police Department is at its crimefighting best and corrupt worst. Gangsters want a piece of Hollywood glitz and the payday that comes with success. Unions flex their muscle and power. Glamorous movie stars are on parade and we readers get to experience the inner workings of moviemaking. All this and more is wrapped in a neat and thrilling package more commonly known as a novel that should be made into a big screen movie.
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Nikki Garcia, former international fraud auditor turned private investigator, escapes to Spain to avoid death threats on her last assignment in Mexico. A week later, Nikki and her fiancé, Eduardo, find themselves caught up in a terrorist attack at one of Barcelona's major tourist attractions.
As events unravel, Nikki discovers she is being stalked, worse, she may have been the target of the deadly bombing. To find out who has plotted against her, they consider international connections to people she encountered in her past investigations in Latin America.
Weaving their way through Barcelona in an attempt to get facts, Nikki and Eduardo further endanger their lives upon discovering a series of suspects, from flamenco dancers to foreign nationals.
Will they be able to outsmart the would-be assassin's attempts on Nikki's life?
Kathryn Lane spent some time with The Big Thrill discussing the next installment in the Nikki Garcia series, REVENGE IN BARCELONA:
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One night in Rome. One car. One dead scientist. Italian police investigate, but in the end, all they have are kind words for the new widow. Months later, a video emerges challenging the facts. Had he stepped into traffic, or was he pushed? The widow returns to the police, but they have little interest and no answers. Exit the widow.
Enter Diamond. One name for a woman with one purpose. Resurrecting her CIA cover, she follows the shaky video down the rabbit hole. Her widow's run unearths a plethora of suspects: the small-time crook, the mule-loving rancher, the lady in waiting, the Russian bookseller, the soon-to-be priest. Following the stink greed leaves in its wake reveals big lies and ugly truths.
Murder is filthy business. Good thing Diamond plays dirty.
WIDOW'S RUN author T. G. Wolff spent some time with The Big Thrill discussing her latest thriller:
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When reclusive, retired silver screen actress Barbara Lace dies in her bed, only the young widower of Cedarville suspects a crime. But Samson Delaware has always been something of an outsider, and his wife's death hasn't exactly improved his reputation. In fact, the local gossipmongers think he might be losing his mind. Their bless-your-heart manners can't disguise their distrust, which makes his amateur attempts at an investigation even more difficult.
When Lace's assistant is found decidedly murdered, the town starts to change its tune, though, and soon Samson finds himself in the thick of an improbable chase. Hollywood hotshots and small-town law enforcement make strange bedfellows—especially when secrets are getting women killed.
The Big Thrill caught up to author Erica Wright just in time to discuss her latest mystery, FAMOUS IN CEDARVILLE:
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What dark secret is hidden in her past? What evil has been handed down through the generations?
Emily Burton found happiness in a small, picturesque town on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Her sense of peace and security is shattered when she's brutally attacked, and an innocent person is murdered. The authorities believe the incident is random, until Emily becomes the target of further violence and threats.
With the help of her enigmatic neighbor, she uncovers an eerily similar crime that dates back 60 years. Could there be a connection between the two attacks? Did malevolence stretch its deadly arm across generations?
Emily is convinced there's a link, but she needs to find it before it finds her.
Author A. J. McCarthy spent a few minutes with The Big Thrill discussing her latest mystery, LEGACY OF FEAR:
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By Don Helin
Between fending off the advances of her parole officer and trying to get by in 1978 San Francisco, private investigator Colleen Hayes struggles to put her life back together so she can reconnect with her runaway teenage daughter. She accepts a case from a wealthy, retired industrialist dying of cancer who is desperate to solve the brutal murder of his own daughter that took place in Golden Gate Park 11 years earlier—during the Summer of Love. Colleen must find the killer so that her client might die in peace.
The investigation turns deadly as Colleen digs in. But there is little to go on. Until a song on the radio makes her wonder—did the murdered girl leave a clue others may have missed?
The Big Thrill had the opportunity to talk to author Max Tomlinson and ask him a few questions about his latest release, VANISHING IN THE HAIGHT.
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State Trooper Jim Duncan's quiet overnight shift turns deadly when fire destroys a ski lodge at a local resort and the first responders find a man's body inside. What starts as a suspicious accident quickly becomes sinister when the autopsy proves the victim is not the man who rented the cabin. Jim's left with three questions. Who is John Doe? Why was he at the ski lodge? And who hated him enough to kill him?
Assistant Public Defender Sally Castle, still reeling after the events of several months earlier, tries to bury her feelings of guilt and fear in her work. When an anonymous note from a secret admirer arrives at the courthouse, she brushes it off as an empty threat. As the missives, each one darker than the last, continue to arrive at her office as well as her home, Sally is forced to review all of the possibilities. Is the letter writer a person from her legal past? Or is the threat closer to home?
As the questions multiply, Jim and Sally are thrown into a race to find a murderer as well as a stalker…before Sally ends up facing more than an unwanted pen pal.
The Big Thrill caught up with author Liz Milliron, and she was kind enough to take a few minutes and discuss the second installment of her Laurel Highlands mystery series, HEAVEN HAS NO RAGE:
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By George Ebey
Robert J. Randisi takes us into the world of a private detective in his latest outing, THE HEADSTONE DETECTIVE AGENCY.
John Headston is a private detective who, early in his career, was very successful, running a 12-man operation called the Headstone Detective Agency, mainly because the guy who painted the name on the door added the "e" at the end without realizing it was wrong. As the book opens, however, Headston is now 50, and the agency is down to just him. In his past he had run-ins with not only the law, but also the New York State agency that had licensed him. As a result he spent some time in jail and had his license revoked. Now he has it back, and he's trying to get started again. His first case is a missing persons case, a wealthy woman whose husband just seems to have vanished from his Wall Street stockbroker job. Headston finds the man, who is now living under very odd circumstances, but the missing persons case quickly turns to murder. Aided by a tattooed young lady who decides she should work for him, Headston decides to work on the murder case while attempting to avoid running afoul of the law and having his license revoked again—possibly for good this time.
The Big Thrill recently caught up with Randisi to learn more about this story and his insights into suspense fiction.
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San Francisco. Late September, 2004.
The Giants are hanging on to the slim hope of a spot in the Major League baseball playoffs.
The Forty-Niners are hoping for their first win of the season after three losses.
Vinnie "Strings" Stradivarius is in the intensive care ward at St. Francis Memorial Hospital—and Jake Diamond is hoping Vinnie will both survive and avoid a homicide indictment if he pulls through.
Vinnie has been double-crossed, shot, and left for dead at a crime scene, and he is the chief suspect in the murder of one of the city's most influential businessmen.
Anyone who knows Vinnie knew he wouldn't hurt a fly.
But the district attorney and the San Francisco Police Department brass don't know him—and they don't care. There's pressure from the mayor's office and the public is calling for a quick indictment and conviction—and Vinnie is handy.
Jake Diamond has a strong dislike of the double-cross. If asked why the chicken crossed the road, Jake would suggest the road had crossed the chicken.
In a race against time—with the help of Darlene Roman, Detective Sergeant Roxton Johnson of the SFPD, Sonny "The Chin" Badalamenti, bookmaker William "Big Bill" Conway, and mob underboss Tony Carlucci—Jake frantically scrambles to find answers before the case is closed with Vinnie taking the fall.
In Abramo's first Jake Diamond mystery since the Shamus Award-winning Circling the Runway, Jake is determined to prove that you cross the chicken at your own risk. The Big Thrill caught up to the award-winning author to discuss his latest mystery, CROSSING THE CHICKEN:
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The rainbows-and-unicorns period of her friends-to-lovers relationship with Mike Finnegan officially over, Karina Cardinal is taking a tactical retreat. No way is she calling him for rescue from one of her infamous "scrapes." Too bad trouble, if not her middle name, is a close relative.
Sadira Manon, friend and colleague of Karina's sister Jillian, has been dropping way too much cash on designer labels for a middle school teacher. Even one who moonlights as a jewelry store clerk. But when she's accused of theft, the loose diamond falling out of her purse is enough for the police to sing the song of their people—"Miranda Rights."
Karina, Jilly, and Silverthorne Security join forces to investigate who's setting Sadira up to take a fall, and why. They dig up a shady tangle of Russian mob ties and gambling debts. By the time Karina realizes they've dug too deep—and maybe a little too far outside the law—Jillian's in trouble, and the only way out of this particular pot of hot water is to make that phone call…and hope Mike doesn't let it go to voicemail.
International bestselling and award-winning author Ellen Butler stopped by The Big Thrill to tell us about book three in the Karina Cardinal mystery series, DIAMONDS & DECEPTION:
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Private investigator August Riordan returns to San Francisco to avenge the death of his friend and one-time partner, Chris Duckworth. Duckworth had taken over Riordan's old business, his old office, and even his old apartment, and Riordan suspects Duckworth's death is linked to the missing person case he was working when he died.
An alluring young woman named Angelina hired Duckworth to look for her half-sister, but what Riordan finds instead is a murderous polyamorous family intent on claiming a previously unknown manuscript from dead Beat writer Jack Kerouac.
Following clues from Duckworth and a trail of mutilated bodies left by the family, Riordan soon realizes that avenging his partner will first involve recovering the manuscript—and then saving Angelina and himself from kidnap, torture, and death. As the bodies pile up, Riordan must work with old allies and enemies to untangle Duckworth's last case before time runs out.
The Big Thrill tracked down multiple award-nominated author Mark Coggins for a quick Q&A about his latest mystery, THE DEAD BEAT SCROLL:
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Lila Maclean has successfully navigated four years as a professor at Stonedale University, but not without some detours and bodies along the way. Currently she is on the cusp of earning tenure and her focus is on her research, and its presentation and publication. She hopes to make solid gains with both at the literary conference held at the Tattered Star Ranch. But then dead bodies start turning up and someone has clearly taken the theme, Malice in the Mountains, to heart.
Such is the setting for Cynthia Kuhn's fourth Lila Maclean Academic Mystery, THE SUBJECT OF MALICE. Within the confines of the story, Lila needs to ace her presentation and secure a publishing contract for her research while attempting to solve the murders of colleagues and deal with the machinations of her nemesis.
Lila has matured in her professional role over the series and in THE SUBJECT OF MALICE, we see her knowledge has grown about the inner workings of Stonedale University.
"She's getting better at negotiating the dynamics of the position. Being on the tenure track can be tricky, both professionally and socially: she's had to recognize what she's willing to do to be successful—particularly where the limits are and when she's willing to push past them," Kuhn says.
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Annelise Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of the popular Mattie Winston mystery series. I caught up with Annelise to chat about her upcoming release, NEEDLED TO DEATH, a spin-off from the Mattie Winston books. Ryan developed this new series with her editor to allow readers to enjoy a different, fun character in the "Mattie-verse."
NEEDLED TO DEATH, which Kirkus termed a "provocative page-turner," features Hildy Schneider, a social worker. Motivated by her own difficult past, Hildy has an unparalleled commitment to supporting troubled clients through grief and addiction in Sorenson, Wisconsin. But when a distraught group therapy member reveals disturbing details about her late son's potential murder, Hildy goes from dedicated mental health professional to in-over-her-head amateur sleuth.
I asked Ryan how she avoids the "Cabot Cove" syndrome with two series set in the same small town. (Or one series, for that matter.) She laughed and pointed out that it's a bit of a challenge given the small size of the town used as a setting for both books. In response, she developed a way for Hildy to branch out geographically with the new "Helping Hands" job she takes on in NEEDLED TO DEATH. Hopefully, Ryan says, that will keep things interesting and more realistic.
As for the murder frequency, she used significant time hops in the Mattie Winston series to spread the death around a little more. (There's a line you won't hear every day.) Also, both Mattie and Hildy have jobs that can take them into other parts of the county they live in, so the geographic area isn't confined to tiny Sorenson, Wisconsin.
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By George Ebey
This summer, Ann Simas brings us TAKEN TO DIE, the fifth installment in her exciting Grace Gabbiano mystery series.
Crop circles, animal mutilations, unidentified flying objects—Sgt. Grace Gabbiano is determined to find out what's going on in Coburg, Oregon. What she doesn't know is that the threat to her life is much more sinister than little green men.
The Big Thrill recently checked in with Simas to learn more about her series and what it has in store for readers.
For the uninitiated, can you give a little background into what your series is about?
The idea for my Grace Gabbiano mystery series came to me when I was taking a forensics class at the local community college. I decided to set the series in Coburg, Oregon, which then had a population of 1,000. I knew the Coburg PD police chief at the time, and he provided a wealth of information concerning some of the obstacles his small-town police department faced, along with what it was like policing in a city environment (he'd been a detective in the county sheriff's department before that).
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In this clever reimagining of Charles Dickens's life, he and fiancée Kate Hogarth must solve the murder of a spinster wearing a wedding gown . . .
London, June 1835: In the interest of being a good neighbor, Charles checks in on Miss Haverstock, the elderly spinster who resides in the flat above his. But as the young journalist and his fiancée Kate ascend the stairs, they are assaulted by the unmistakable smell of death. Upon entering the woman's quarters, they find her decomposing corpse propped up, adorned in a faded gown that looks like it could have been her wedding dress, had she been married. A murderer has set the stage. But to what purpose?
As news of an escaped convict from Coldbath Fields reaches the couple, Charles reasonably expects the prisoner, Ned Blood, may be responsible. But Kate suspects more personal motives, given the time and effort in dressing the victim. When a local blacksmith is found with cut manacles in his shop and arrested, his distraught wife begs Charles and Kate to help. At the inquest, they are surprised to meet Miss Haverstock's cold and haughty foster daughter, shadowed by her miserably besotted companion. Secrets shrouded by the old woman's past may hold the answers to this web of mystery. But Charles and Kate will have to risk their lives to unveil the truth…
Bestselling author Heather Redmond took some time out for The Big Thrill, where she discussed the latest installment of her A Dickens of a Crime series, GRAVE EXPECTATIONS:
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Vanessa Westermann, author of AN EXCUSE FOR MURDER, knows a lot of words. But when she finished her first draft of her first novel, she found she'd used 128,000 of them. That's when she knew her work had really just begun.
"In the process of trying to find a publisher, I received some valuable feedback that helped improve my writing style," she explains. "As with most writers, it took me quite some time to sell my book to a publisher—six years, in fact. A fellow Arthur Ellis Awards judge was kind enough to read through my manuscript and gave me constructive criticism. She pointed out that I was making the mistake many new writers make: my writing was too flowery. So, I learned a valuable lesson: less really is more. I stripped down the prose, taking out excess adjectives and metaphors, and the manuscript went from 128,000 words to 75,000 and my writing was the better for it."
And so, as it turns out, is the reader.
AN EXCUSE FOR MURDER, which combines elements of three genres—cozy mysteries, thrillers, and romantic suspense—features Kate Rowan, the owner of a small bookstore in a borough of London, and Gary Fenris, owner of a securities firm. Kate lives with her great-aunt, and one day she stumbles across the dead body of a neighbor at the bottom of the basement stairs. At first, it's suspected he died of natural causes but, of course, Westermann wouldn't have much of a crime novel if that were the case. Eventually, Kate and Gary team up to find out what really happened to a man who turns out to be a little more than simply an innocent boarder.
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Mystery novels have been set in virtually every workplace imaginable, from coffee shops to wineries, libraries to law firms. But Mark S. Bacon has come up with a unique setting for his series of books: Nostalgia City, a theme park that aims to recreate a small town from the '60s and '70s.
Over the course of his latest novel, THE MARIJUANA MURDERS, Bacon does an excellent job of making the park and the people who run it—as well as the murder investigation that unfolds there—seem real.
Maybe that's because he's drawing on his own experience.
As a former reporter, Bacon spent day after day on the police beat. "I learned about police work, the exciting times, and the monotony," he says. Later, as a copywriter, he worked "in the advertising department at Knott's Berry Farm, the big theme park just down the freeway from Disneyland."
He knew he wanted to blend those two experiences for a story, but the question was how?
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By P. J. Bodnar
At the age of 23, Lindsay's best friend, Edie, dies during what should have been the greatest time of their lives. Ten years later, Lindsay finds out that not all of their former friends think it was a suicide.
Lindsay, now faced with the fact that her friend may have been murdered, must confront her own demons to learn what really happened—even if it means uncovering some hard truths about her personal role in Edie's death.
A journalist by trade, THE LOST NIGHT is Andrea Bartz's first thriller. Here, she takes time out of her busy schedule to discuss her remarkable novel with The Big Thrill.
In your other life you write freelance features. What drew you to write thrillers, and which format do you prefer?
I always loved reading thrillers, so when I decided to try my hand at fiction, I knew I wanted to write a mystery. I like exploring the dark side of things and (safely) feeling afraid—one reason I love horror movies—so I figured I should write the kind of book I'd love to read. Drafting a novel is so different from writing magazine features because with the former, there are no limits or parameters on what happens, and while that can feel overwhelming, it's freeing, too. I've been a journalist for so long that I can almost write a reported feature with my eyes closed, so I've enjoyed the challenge of creating an entire world with its own characters and events and rules, and shaping it into a narrative.
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He hasn't been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate or a king, but Tom Savage's resume includes a whole bunch of interesting careers, two of which come in handy in his latest thriller, THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SPY, the next installment in the Nora Baron series.
Set in the Caribbean, on both a cruise ship and various islands along the route, Nora, a former actress, and her husband, Jeff, a former CIA operative, try to track down and follow Claude Lamont, a shady French businessman who has a connection to an international terrorist known only as Diablo.
As far as we know, Tom Savage has never been a spy, but he has been an actor, which is a nice talent to have when it comes to fooling people into believing you're someone you're not.
But here's who Tom Savage is: He was born in New York City and raised in St. Thomas, USVI. He and his two sisters were adopted by their maternal aunt after his mother died when he was only two years old. His aunt was a theater actress before she moved to the Islands and started a real estate company. Savage returned to the mainland to attend Hofstra University, majoring in drama and minoring in English.
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Joe never wanted to come back to Arnhill. After the way things ended with his old gang–the betrayal, the suicide, the murder–and after what happened when his sister went missing, the last thing he wanted to do was return to his hometown. But Joe doesn't have a choice. Because judging by what was done to that poor Morton kid, what happened all those years ago to Joe's sister is happening again. And only Joe knows who is really at fault.
Lying his way into a teaching job at his former high school is the easy part. Facing off with former friends who are none too happy to have him back in town–while avoiding the enemies he's made in the years since–is tougher. But the hardest part of all will be returning to that abandoned mine where it all went wrong and his life changed forever, and finally confronting the shocking, horrifying truth about Arnhill, his sister, and himself. Because for Joe, the worst moment of his life wasn't the day his sister went missing.
It was the day she came back.
"Tudor maintains a tone of creeping dread throughout the book, of something lingering always in the background, coyly hiding its face while whispering promises of very bad things to come. In the last quarter, however, she goes for broke with outright horror, giving readers an effective jolt of adrenaline that will carry them all the way to the terrifying conclusion. Readers won't know what hit them. Tudor came out swinging with The Chalk Man, but this one puts her firmly on the map. Not to be missed."—Kirkus
"Tudor has crafted another fantastic horror-tinged thriller (after The Chalk Man, 2018) in the vein of John Connolly and Brendan Duffy" – Booklist
"Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time – The Hiding Place is terrific in every way." – LEE CHILD
"With The Hiding Place, C. J. Tudor has proven that she is a true master at creating perfectly dark, highly propulsive, and tightly coiled mysteries that are utterly impossible to put down. From page one, the reader is pulled in with a gathering sense of dread, and taken on an addictive, thrilling ride to the very last page." – AIMEE MOLLOY, New York Times Bestselling author of The Perfect Mother
"Dark, gothic and utterly compelling, The Hiding Place pulls off a rare combination – an atmosphere of unsettling evil along with richly nuanced characterisation." – JP DELANEY
C. J. Tudor is the author of The Chalk Man, and lives in Nottingham, England, with her partner and three-year-old daughter. Over the years she has worked as a copywriter, television presenter, voice-over, and dog walker. She is now thrilled to be able to write full-time, and doesn't miss chasing wet dogs through muddy fields all that much.
Photography credit: Bill Waters
By Azam Gill
Christina Hoag's latest mystery, ANGEL'S LUST, has readers applauding its fast pace, deft characterizations, and unconventional take on the police procedural subgenre.
When an unidentified male body is found in an alley, LAPD Detective Verity Thrett suspects murder most foul. The investigation is burdened with the ambitions of Detective Finbar McNab, a brash new transfer who'll stop at nothing to get his derailed career back on track. As the detectives investigate the possible homicide, they uncover the existence of a secretive BDSM club and a trail of sex trafficking that leads to solving a cold-case murder.
"I'm fascinated with people who lead double lives," says Hoag, on the dynamics that drive her new thriller. "People often have secrets that are completely at odds with their public persona. Of course, this is a natural for all fiction writing, but especially handy for mystery and thriller writers. In this book, I explore people's hidden sexual lives and how this led to a cover-up of a murder and formed the basis of a lucrative business. The detectives unravel these secrets in the course of the investigation, not suspecting where it will lead."
Hoag's two other book-length fictional works are the noir crime novel Skin of Tattoos, a finalist for the 2017 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Suspense, and the YA thriller Girl on the Brink, named one of Suspense Magazine's Best of 2016. She has contributed stories to several anthologies, and her short stories have been published in literary reviews.
Besides her fiction work, Hoag is the co-author of Peace in the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End the Violence, about gang violence mediation and intervention—a subject that caught Hoag's interest years ago, when she interviewed several Hells Angels about their holiday toy drive. "I found their lifestyle fascinating," Hoag says. "Later, I was doing a magazine story about gang members from Los Angeles deported to their native El Salvador. It struck me as an odd consequence of immigration, and that became the genesis of my novel Skin of Tattoos. When I moved to Los Angeles in 2008, I worked for the Associated Press and I covered a lot of gang issues—LA being the world capital of street gangs. So, I became more interested in how and why they operate."
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Only by looking into the past can Audrey save her future.
Audrey Eames is happy living the wanderer's life. After a near-death experience in her teens, Audrey can see people's past lives whenever her skin touches theirs, and afraid of being labeled delusional, she's never stayed in one place too long or made any deep connections.
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Twenty-three-year-old Walter MacGregor (aka Wallie) craves adventure, her desires whetted by Sherlock Holmes tales. Her prayers are answered when her father's rum-running brother Rory lands on the MacGregors' doorstep, fleeing from enraged bootleggers. In quiet Gunmetal, Texas, during Prohibition, Rory's tales of adventure charm Wallie, but appall her father, a respected judge.
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I did not grow up in a family that made moments special. As a matter of fact I've had birthdays come and go without so much as a boo. That was when I was young…very young. These days I have lots of celebrations and fun and try to make the most of every moment.
Something happened though in those day of growing up, I'm not a psychologist obviously, BUT it has been a lot of hard work and intentional living learning to make people matter, moments matter and just plain everyday matter. I think when you grow up in a home where you are not celebrated, you just get used to the fact that you don't really matter.
Of course this is not true, but children live what they learn.
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My older kids got more of the raw deal of me not knowing how to celebrate and make life count. Mostly because I was an alcoholic when they were very young and then in early recovery as they grew up. Oh I got better and better as the years went by and they would say I'm a wonderful Mom…(below is a quote one of my daughters posted on my timeline on Mothers Day)
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To get things started, the first clip gives us some flashback footage, featuring Dr.
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Editor's Note: This article is adapted with permission from the author's book, The Birthplace of Capitalism: The Middle East.
The people of China have experienced a significant wealth increase over the last few decades thanks to the country's integration of some market principles into its economy. Now a similar transformation is taking shape in India. It is commonly argued that the success of Western capitalism has encouraged China and India to adopt free markets. However, China and India have a tradition of enterprise and markets which is older than that of the Western world. These ancient civilizations are returning to their own free-market roots.
But the next wave of free-market reforms is waiting to happen in the part of the world where capitalism was originally born some 4,000 years ago: the Middle East. Americans should encourage this renewal by focusing more on trading with Middle Eastern countries and less on interventionist foreign policy. It might sound odd to the modern reader, but for most of human history, Middle Eastern civilizations have flourished through free enterprise. The oil-dependency of Middle Eastern nations will decline over time. If the obstacle of its oil-dependency finally ends, free markets might again make the Middle East great.
The cities of Mosul and Aleppo have featured heavily in American news in recent years. The two cities, separated by a day's drive through the deserts and mountains of Iraq and Syria, are too often home to war and extremist violence. Extremism, war, ethnic conflict, dictatorship, terror, and human suffering: This is what the world has come to associate with Mosul and Aleppo. Add "oil" and "corruption" and you have a list of the words most commonly associated with the Middle East.
Prospering cities such as New York, London, Stockholm, Singapore, and Hong Kong are characterized by commerce, enterprise, vibrant city life, and entertainment. Yet, for centuries, these terms best described Mosul and Aleppo, gaining these cities admiration around the world. Free markets run deep in the DNA of the Middle East, and Mosul and Aleppo are just two of many examples of the enterprising history of the region.
The ideas of free markets, individual liberty, and limited government are concepts with a much older origin than is commonly understood. The first entrepreneurs, enterprises, banks, and financial speculators had already emerged 4,000 years ago in ancient Babylonia and Assyria. Over time, a large number of clay tablets from these civilizations have been found and deciphered. Many of these clay tablets are receipts of economic transactions, and they paint a clear picture: Middle Eastern civilizations prospered and fostered human progress because they were largely driven by market exchange. Surviving accounts even tell us how the market prices in ancient Babylon fluctuated from month to month. As Dutch historians Robartus Johannes van der Spek and Kees Mandemakers have written: "That market mechanisms played their part in the Babylonian economy seems now to be unquestionable."
This market tradition persisted in the Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great — which at its peak accounted for a substantial chunk of the global population. Adam Smith is often considered to be the father of economics and the first intellectual supporter of free-market ideals. But the first account of how markets develop through the division of labor and specialization was given by the Greek historian Xenophon, who described the workings of a marketplace in ancient Persia fully 2,000 years before Adam Smith was born. Xenophon retells a Persian story that amounts to the world's first known defense of voluntary market exchange. The story concerns Cyrus the Great, and its moral was that a wise ruler should not regulate the marketplace based on what the ruler believed to be an efficient exchange; rather, he should concern himself only with whether the transaction had been conducted voluntarily and in accordance with property rights. That, of course, is the essence of free enterprise.
Later came the Islamic Golden Age, which lasted from the 8th century to the 13th century. It was a period characterized by advanced market practices and proto-industrialization. Many kinds of businesses developed, including agribusiness, astronomical instruments, ceramics, chemicals, distillation technologies for the early oil industry, clocks, mechanical hydro- and wind-powered machinery, matting, mosaics, glass, pulp and paper, perfumery, petroleum, medicines, rope-making, silk, sugar, textiles, and weapons. Early factory complexes (tiraz) were built for these industries. Knowledge generated from these industries made its way to Europe, encouraging early European industrialization. Egyptian craftsmen in Greece founded simple glass factories in the 11th century.
For a long time, Baghdad was one of the wealthiest cities in the world. The heroes of the One Thousand and One Nights collection of Middle Eastern folk tales are often merchant capitalists, who — through their pursuit of wealth — benefit themselves as well as the rest of society. The Eastern tradition of portraying entrepreneurs as heroes differs sharply from the modern Western tradition, in which the agent of an economic enterprise is often the villain, while the hero is characterized by his disregard for material wealth. Today, Western institutions are shaped in accordance with the principles of the market economy, yet parts of contemporary Western culture still retain a hostile view of enterprise, commerce, and wealth accumulation. Such concepts continue to be celebrated in Middle Eastern cultures.
Hamid S. Hosseini writes about the Islamic economic tradition in the book A Companion to the History of Economic Thought (2003), explaining that medieval Muslim writers held a more favorable view of economic activity and wealth accumulation than do contemporary Christian thinkers. Hosseini cites several influential Persian Muslim thinkers, who praised wealth accumulation and self-interest. He notes: "In contrast to their European counterparts, medieval Muslim writers praised economic activity and the accumulation of wealth, viewed individuals as acquisitive, and scorned poverty" This reflects that individual aspirations and ingenuity were seen as important drivers on the marketplace.
Khajeh Nasir Tusi, an influential Persian Islamic intellectual during the 13th century, provided intellectual support for individual wealth accumulation. The ideal of rational self-interest, many centuries later made popular by Western intellectuals, was first expressed during the Islamic Golden Age. The concept that American conservatives often refer to as the Laffer Curve, which stipulates that as taxes rise to a high-enough level, tax revenues might actually fall, was originally developed by the 14th-century North African Arab philosopher Ibn Khaldun.
The Middle East is not the only society in which markets independently evolved. First came the Middle East; then came China and India. The Chinese thinker Mencius, born in 372 B.C., an influential Confucian philosopher, argued in favor of protecting private property, emphasized the importance of market competition, opposed monopolies, and explained that individuals constitute the fundamentals of the country. Lao-tzu, the founder of Taoism, believed that government, with its "laws and regulations more numerous than the hairs of an ox," was an oppressor of the individual, and should be feared more "than fierce tigers." The "Tale of the Moneyed Rat Trader," an old Indian folktale, explains how voluntary market exchange and capital accumulation can allow even the most impoverished individual to climb the social ladder.
And China has, over the last two-and-a-half millennia, seen its economic policies shift forward and back, from the laissez-faire model of free exchange to central government control. During the second half of the 20th century, the failed Communist experiment led to tens of millions of Chinese starving to death. Market reforms that began in the 1980s saw China return to its capitalist roots. In 1990, more than 60 percent of people in East Asia were in extreme poverty — the people of China and its neighbors were in some instances poorer than those who lived in Africa. Now only 3.5 percent of those who live in East Asia are extremely poor. A similar transition from poverty to wealth is happening in India. Cultures with a long tradition of enterprise can, relatively quickly, generate prosperity.
Our current time, when the region is associated with sectarian violence, oil-dependency, and statist control, is after all more of a historic parenthesis than the normal state of the region.
Such can also be true of the Middle East. The region has thrived for millennia through enterprise, and it can thrive once again. Our current time, when the region is associated with sectarian violence, oil-dependency, and statist control, is after all more of a historic parenthesis than the normal state of the region. Free-market thinking was strong in the region before the birth of Islam, and it continued to flourish during the golden age of Islam.
Today, many pundits believed that the Middle East could be "fixed" by military force and other forms of foreign government intervention. But commerce ought to be the way forward. It is easy to view Palestine, Lebanon, and Israel as places of eternal conflict. Yet, the ancestors of the Palestinians, the Lebanese, and the Jews were successful traders and entrepreneurs who paved the way for great progress. It was in this region that the ancient Phoenicians invented the alphabet, largely to keep track of economic transactions. The Phoenicians' trade networks played an important role in the early development of the Mediterranean region, in which much of early Western civilization evolved. This tradition of enterprise still lives on.
Iranians, Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Assyrians, Jews, and the myriad other groups in the Middle East have much that set them apart from one another — but they are all natural dealers. Throughout its history, the region has been ravaged by wars countless times. Some of these — such as the brutal attacks of the Mongols and Timur — left deep and lasting scars. Yet the Middle Eastern societies have always bounced back, not by relying on the riches provided by oil, but rather through commerce and enterprise. This is also a viable path in our time, when Marxist ideology and oil-dependency are gradually losing their grips on the Middle East. The U.S. can encourage such a transformation by relying more on free exchange than foreign intervention. American conservatives should understand that the ideas of limited government, strong markets, and strong families run deep in Middle Eastern tradition. The part of the world which is today known for endless conflict might one day be known as a vibrant home of capitalism. That is an admirable goal to strive for.


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The final round of the TCR International Series has arrived and after an incredible season of racing, both Pepe Oriola and Jordi Gene have a shot at taking home the inaugural drivers' championship title. After scoring the greatest number of points of any driver in Thailand, Oriola is now only two points behind the championship lead. Teammate Gene is in third place and has a large gap to close, but with the unpredictable nature of Macau, he is still in with a chance given his recent string of results. Sergey Afanasyev scored another podium in Thailand, helping the team extend its lead in the teams' championship, while this weekend he will be looking for his maiden win of the season.
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Gene will be carrying 10 kg of ballast, which gives him a small edge over his two competitors, who are the only other drivers still in the running for the title. With a 34 point gap to close, it is going to be a tough ask for Gene, but with the unpredictable nature of Macau and his veteran touring car experience, he could still pull off one of the biggest Macau Grand Prix upsets in recent history.
Afanasyev has reached the end of his first touring car season and after a podium in the last round and no ballast to contend with this weekend, he is looking to finish on a high note. With a thirteen point lead in the teams' championship, another strong finish from Afanasyev, alongside his teammates will be instrumental in helping the team to seal the title on Sunday.
Frank Yu is joining the TCR Asia Series once again and will be piloting the #99 INTERUSH Craft-Bamboo SEAT Leon. An experienced Macau competitor in the GT category on six separate occasions will hopefully set him apart from the Asia Series competition. While it is Yu's first time in a touring car at the street circuit, he will only have to get to grips with the car as his knowledge of the track is impeccable. After a successful Singapore round, Frank is determined to raise the stakes and take his first win of the season in what would be a fantastic end to his Macau touring car debut.
Practice will be held on Friday, 20th of November 12:30 – 13:00. Qualifying will be held Saturday, 21st of November 07:30 – 08:10. Two 10 lap races will be held on Sunday 22nd of November between 10:00 and 12:00 with a 15 minute break between races. Live streaming from the Macau Guia Circuit will be available on the series' official website www.tcr-series.com.
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"I know we are really close in the championship and Macau is a track I really like. I have had good years and bad years in Macau so I am hoping for the best this weekend. We will see what happens when free practice begins but I have a good feeling about the race and I want to end the season on a high for both myself and the team."
Sergey Afanasyev, Driver #77
"I'm totally excited to be racing in Macau. I have been learning the circuit and I am ready to go as usual. These two races will decide who will become the champion and I am really hoping that it is one of my teammates! My target is to continue learning as much as possible and finish my first touring car season as best as possible by hopefully taking the teams' championship"
Jordi Gene, Driver #88
"I have a huge battle ahead of me this weekend and a big gap to close as well but I will be pushing as hard as I can to take every last point. Macau is a tough circuit and with limited overtaking opportunities I need to make the most of my qualifying session."
Frank Yu, Driver #99 TCR Asia
"I am really excited to be racing in Macau once again. I have raced there on numerous occasions in the GT category but this will be my first time in a touring car. Macau is always such a special race and I can't wait to be a part of this."
Richard Coleman, CEO of Craft-Bamboo Racing
"It has been a challenging season and the team has done a marvelous job to continually bring home top results. We have two drivers in the running for the championship, with Pepe Oriola having considerable experience at this track before; along with many of our team members. Whilst you can never be confident at Macau a lot of things on paper are in our favour, we are not the ones under pressure. I am a little worried about Rob Huff in the Honda but he is a true professional and won't get involved in anything that would affect the championship although he will be looking to win for sure."


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Book & Author Details:
Courting Kate by Tori Kron
Publication date: 23rd June 2019
Genres: Sports Romance
Slapped with court ordered community service for brawling—again, Miller Cassidy, the Indianapolis Panther's star player, is forced into laboring under stodgy non-profit supervisor, Kate Gallagher. Her saving grace—she happens to be best friends with Stella, the woman he's been chasing for years.
Despite the masses falling for his charm, Kate doesn't care for Miller's notorious reputation or his flippant behavior. But wanting to impress her strict boss, she agrees to a trade that could give them both a shot at success.
Propelled into an unlikely alliance, Miller finds himself taking a defensive stance when he sees beyond Kate's hard exterior. And Kate is equally thrown off guard when she discovers there's more to Miller than games.
But is love worth sacrificing friendship? And can Miller let go of the feelings for Stella he's held onto for years?
In love and basketball, it's five fouls and you're out, and every play counts.
OK. I'm going to get this cleared up first – there is no cheating in this book. If that is a turn off for you (and it is for me), then you're safe.
So, to the story. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a good story, but this exceeded expectations.
The dual POV works really well in the context of this story, particularly as the relationship unfolds. And although I didn't warm to Miller at first, I soon warmed up to him.
And as for Kate? well, she has issues. But her growth as a character makes for pleasant reading.
In short, well worth a look.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.
Tori Kron has spent ten years educating middle school students in the art of English writing. She is a proud graduate of Purdue University, where she discovered a love for nearby Chicago and the adventures that awaited within.
When Tori isn't in front of the classroom, you can find her working with fellow authors in the Midwest Writers Guild or traveling the world with friends. In between excursions, she happily resides in Evansville, Indiana with her husband and son.
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Epoxy coated rebar, also referred to as green rebar, is used in concrete subjected to corrosive conditions. These may include exposure to deicing salts or marine environments. Epoxy coated rebar or corrosion resistant rebar is utilized in the following structures:
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Epoxy coated rebar or corrosion resistant rebar is used instead of conventional reinforcing bars to strengthen the concrete and protect against corrosion. The epoxy coating is applied in a factory to the steel prior to shipping to ensure corrosion reistance. Epoxy-coated steel reinforcing bars (rebar) may be used in any concrete subjected to corrosive conditions. These may include exposure to deicing salts or marine waters.
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