Murder Mystery Book: Secrets of the Dead by John Luciew

Book Description:

In the streets of Harrisburg, a man is killed in what appears to be a straightforward hit-and-run - until the victim turns out to have no identity whatsoever. Obituary writer Lenny Holcomb's ability to glimpse the secrets of his column's subjects leads him to suspect that his old friend, ex-congressman George Packard, may have had a hand in the "accident." But if so, why do all the clues point to Packard's slick political rival? With the help of ambitious reporter Jacqueline Towers, Lenny follows a trail of political spin and corruption to the highest levels of Pennsylvania government - where the right influence can make any problem disappear. Unfortunately, some very powerful people think Lenny Holcomb has just become a problem ...In his sequel to Fatal Dead Lines and Death Notice, John Luciew doubles the action and triples the suspense. And the odds against Lenny Holcomb ever finding the truth couldn't be higher. It's a rip-roaring political yarn with an authentic, torn-from-the-headlines feel. You won't be able to put it down. Buy now at Amazon.

Murder Mystery Book: Kill the Story by John Luciew

About the Book:

A serial killer known as "The Reader" is murdering journalists in the manner of their most famous stories. Dubbed the "Media Murders" by the press, the killings baffle authorities, turn once-aggressive reporters into prey and shock the country in what soon becomes a national story. The cunning killer's first strike is cleverly disguised as a political assassination, mirroring John Hinckley's attempt on Ronald Reagan. As it turns out, the fallen reporter had covered Reagan's shooting. It's the first of several bizarre killings with eerie similarities to sensational stories the murdered journalists once covered. The story is so big, The New York Times assigns its new national reporter, Cassandra "Cassie" Jordan, to cover its every development. The assignment returns Cassie to her familiar stomping grounds of Harrisburg, Pa., reuniting her with Frank "Telly" Tellis, chief political reporter for The Harrisburg Herald. Only Telly can put together the murderous truth as the secret motive for the killings is buried deep in his journalistic past. But can he solve the puzzle before falling under The Reader's deadly crosshairs? John Luciew, the author of FATAL DEAD LINES, once again plumbs the depths of power, politics and the press, and the result is pulse-pounding suspense. Buy now at Amazon.

Mystery Detective Novel: Evolution of a Sad Woman by Gale Laure

Book Description:

Five very different men - all strangers - are drawn together to solve a murder by an uncommon thread - the love of the same beautiful woman, Kizzy. When she is murdered, they pull their past into their present, their present explodes, and their future is filled with surprise and changed forever! When police detective Evan Picard, attorney William Newton, cabdriver Jimmy Smithson, former pro-football player turned used car salesman Tom Hastings and Father C.D. Casmiersky are forced together - personalities explode, tensions build and relationships develop. The ending to this chapter of their lives and to Kizzy's murder will have a surprise none of them will ever expect.

Author Website:

http://www.galelaure.com/

Evolution of a Sad Woman is available at Amazon.

Erotic Fiction: Pray for Death by Cash Pawley

Book Description:

** THIS IS THE NEW RE-EDITED EDITION ** ( As of 08/08/2009 )(FIRST BOOK in an ongoing Series - The Pray Series)

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS! A Psychopath stalks and attacks Exotic Dancers; always leaving them horrifically scarred and barely alive; with an agenda much deeper than anyone could ever imagine. The Story unfolds in one of the mostly unlikely of places... Asheville, North Carolina, where crime has always been notoriously low. However, with the opening of Asheville's first Adult Entertainment Club in 2002, that all changes. Detective Steve Layton, of the Sheriff's Sex Crimes Division, is solely assigned to the case initially, as the first attack is considered an isolated incident. However, when the second and third victims emerge, Jimmy "Buster" Cagle, the local Sheriff, assigns Layton some help. Soon thereafter, Detective Layton learns that the Psychopath he is after, was also responsible for a crime that was personal to him. The routine investigation nowbecomes a personal manhunt by the Detective. He trusts no one, and will stop at nothing to catch this sick and twisted individual... and kill him. The story also takes you deep into the life of the Police Detective determined to catch one of the world's most sadistic, modern day criminals.- Be sure to watch for the Sequels to this book"PRAY FOR MERCY" and "PRAY FOR SIGHT" (coming soon)

Author Bio:

Cash Pawley was born in Tampa, Florida in 1970. After graduating High School at 17, he felt a strong calling to enter the Marine Corps. After being discharged from the Marines, he worked mostly in Restaurant Management. He married in 1993 and had one son. After 5 years of marriage, he Divorced in 1998. Two years later he finally met the woman of his dreams. They were together for 5 years as well, but he discovered her cheating on him and broke off the relationship. He was so devastated by the loss that he decided to travel. His travels throughout the Country and the World gave him insight to many different types of people and a look inside of worlds he never knew even existed. He began to move places and take jobs that he never would have normally dreamed of, in order to study many different types of people and the lives around them. Although originally devastated about his breakup, Cash managed to pull himself together through his literary expression (His First and Second Novel). Although his books are fictional, many of the characters and events portrayed, are based on people and events in his history.

Pray for Death is available at Amazon Kindle.

Political Crime Drama: The Awakening of the Lion by Steve Stoessler

Book Description:

On his 6th birthday Asad Mohammad witnesses the murder of his entire family. His uncle and Asad survive the massacre. He swears revenge and through his uncle he becomes involved with a group of people who use the cover of the religious education to work towards a goal which would bring chaos to the Western World. Asad is an exceptionally gifted boy and makes his way into a different culture. He goes to the French Boarding School for Boys in Algiers, where he finds friends of different faith to his and yet they become best of friends. The people who are financing his education manage to get him in the school holidays to training camps where he learns the basics of terrorism. It is there that he meets a girl with whom he falls in love. Years later they get married and whilst Asad goes to France to study Chemistry and English, his wife becomes the mother of a little boy. Like many times before Asad wants to get out of the terrorism and live a normal life, but then tragedy strikes again.

The Awakening of the Lion is available at Amazon.

Love Story: Shattered Images by Victoria Lane

About the Book:

Born to a strong-willed and cruel mother with whom she would be in constant conflict and a passive father whom she adored, Jennifer Vicci spent much of her childhood away in a convert school, returning home as a teenager. Wavering between fear and rebellion at her mother's rigid standards, Jennifer secretly meets her first love, a handsome marine. But fate steps in to part them, and she is propelled into a series of devastating marriages.

About the Author:

The author was born in Burlington, Vermont, the only child of Italian-American parents. When she was a small child her family moved to a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. Near an Apache reservation. She went to high school in Phoenix and married soon after graduation. She owned and operated a series of small businesses and raised a large family. Always a voracious reader, she did not begin her literary career until she was middle aged. Her works include family orientated fiction and satire.

Shattered Images is available at Amazon.

Science Fiction: New Life Incorporated by Maria Rachel Hooley

Book Description:

The Longevity Chip is a marvel of biotechnology—an implant that slows aging and ensures virtual immortality. It’s safe, affordable, and guaranteed. Thousands have been sold, and thousands more are in production, quickly making New Life Incorporated the wealthiest, most powerful corporation on the globe. The fountain of youth, it seems, has at long last been found. But the Resistors aren’t buying it; they suspect the Chip has some guarded, secret purpose and seek the truth of its design. Still, the truth often comes at great cost—as their increasingly violent confrontations with the Lifers who defend their newfound “salvation" attest. As far as Joe Ramsey is concerned, he’d just as soon stay out of it. As a veteran, he's already tormented by his past so he doesn't need a troubling future. But when he inadvertently thwarts the assassination of a key Resistor, Joe is thrown headlong into a tangle of deceit, treachery, and intrigue that may prove New Life CEO Caleb Walker the most dangerous man on earth.

Author Website: http://www.mariarachelhooley.com/

The Kindle edition of New Life Inc. is available at Amazon.

Romance Fiction: Look Away Silence by Edward C. Patterson

Book Description:

Martin Powers wanted an ironing board for Christmas. Instead, he got . . . Matthew Kieler, a non-returnable gift, but a gift that kept on giving. Chance encounters are sometimes the ones that most change our lives. He sold Matt a tie, but got more in the bargain - more than most people would want and more than anyone deserved. Although these lovers may not have had the pink American dream, they had it better than most, even as they faced a crisis that would change us all. Look Away Silence is a romance set in the time of AIDS, when ignorance could spell trouble and often did. It encompasses the author's experiences in volunteer community service and personal friendships during a tragic period in American history. The novel is dedicated to the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, the NAMES Project and to the author's own fallen angels. "Mothers, do not shun your children, because you never know how long you have to revel in them."

Look Away Silence is available at Amazon.

Science Fiction Novel: Ground State - Odyssey of the Last Scientist by Anthony Stender

About the Book:

Science seems to advance more rapidly with every passing year. Yet, some day in the not so distant future, the age of science will reach its peak and begin to fade away. Such is the setting for Ground State. Unbeknownst to most of the world, the last great scientific discoveries are being made at a facility operated by the Committee. The Committee is a secretive government contractor that freely ignores ethics in order to accomplish its goals and to keep its employees in line. Into this environment steps Tracy Stenzel, a bright and humble young woman. Tracy always wanted to be a scientist, but like many brilliant minds before her, she feels stymied by departmental politics during graduate school. As a result, Tracy quits school and accepts a promising position with the Committee. Within a year's time, Tracy is transformed into a cunning and valuable member of the group. However, she has also lost her innocence and all connections with her family. At first, Tracy accepts her new life and all of the sacrifices that go with it. But in time, Tracy becomes depressed, and her orderly way of life falls apart. Only time will tell whether or not Tracy has to make the ultimate sacrifice for her chosen path. Meanwhile, Tracy's co-workers are busily attempting advanced experiments in physics, biology, and chemistry. Some experiments succeed, while others fail miserably. But they all involve Tracy in some way. Ground State is the first novel in the series, Odyssey of the Last Scientist. It is a story filled with suspense, action, and humor. Several important themes are explored in the novel, such as: the dangers of abandoning ethics and morals, the effects of totalitarianism on the individual, and the value of practicing discernment. Ground State is a project that I began in the spring of 1996, although a couple of the chapters date back farther than that. When I started working on this book, I was mainly focused on the scientific experiments, and it made for a very short tale. Every few years, I would revisit the story, and I would end up editing it in some way. The finished story is actually focused on the people and their relationships. Science is still important to the story. It's the common bond that's shared by this group of intriguing people. Remove the science, and the plot would remain unchanged. But science defines who these people are. They trained to be scientists, and it's the kind of work they want to do. They can't imagine doing anything else.You don't need to be a scientist to understand and enjoy the story. Ground State, and the novels to follow in this series, can be read and enjoyed on many levels. Science is about asking difficult questions and searching for answers. So is Ground State.

About the Author:

Anthony Stender is a graduate student and researcher in chemistry at Iowa State University. Anthony also holds a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, a M.S. in meteorology from the South Dakota School of Mines, and a certificate in forensic science from Hamline University. Anthony is a resident of Young America, Minnesota. Ground State is Anthony's first novel.

Ground State is available at Amazon.

Mystery and Suspense: Negatives by Robert Birchfield

Book Description:

It was April 16, one week since Sam Watkins found out that the five men convicted for the brutal murder of his family were recently released from prison. It was on this day, the fifth anniversary of their death, Sam would now begin a roller coaster of events that would turn his life upside down within 10 short days. Working in his small Atlanta camera shop he owns, he comes across a mysterious roll of film that he seems compelled to develop. Going against everything he has ever said he would never do, he develops the film and begins to realize that he is now caught up in some twisted form of blackmail incriminating him in crimes he cound never do. Confused, scared, and alone, he began to search for answers as to who this man is that's trying to set him up for murder, only to learn that he, himself, may be more involved in the murder than he wants to believe.

Author Bio:

Robert Birchfield was born in Ohio but spent his formative years in Florida, and Georgia. Currently, he is living in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and children. He has an education in business and accounting allowing him to be in business for himself at an early age. He is currently still in business for himself, while he pursues his passion for writing.

Negatives is available at Amazon.

Suspense Thriller: Death Dealt The Hand by John E. Bailor

Book Description:

When Special Agent Trevor Byrne investigates the hasty approval of an experimental AIDS treatment, he uncovers a plot by genetics lab DNAY to unleash a deadly toxin on the world. Can Trevor stop DNAY before it's too late?

Author Bio:

With a lifelong love of books, television, and movies, it was only a matter of time until I wrote a novel. As a Pennsylvania native, it's no surprise much of my debut thriller, Death Dealt the Hand, takes place in Central PA. What was a surprise was having the first release of the novel ranked one of the Top Ten Books of 2007!

Even with the success my first book achieved, when Gryphonwood Press began discussions to republish Death Dealt the Hand, I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to tweak the story.

My first professionally published work was the short story "Operation: Desert Destroyer," which was included in Warren Murphy's anthology Destroyer World: New Blood.

I'm a bank manager by day, with twenty-plus years in the financial industry. I enjoy working at a local bank and helping people and businesses with their financial needs.

I'm always learning more about writing and am a member of Pennwriters. Currently several project are in the works, including the second Trevor Byrne novel, A Devastating Death.

Death Dealt The Hand is available at Amazon.