By Christine Nolfi As I mentioned on this blog, my next book, Torn Roots, will join the Lei Crime Kindle World on July 31, joining the second “wave” of titles in this series. One of this wave is the second in the series by bestselling author Christine Nolfi. Christine also published a novella in the […]
This installment of Written Words has reviews of two very different types of books. First is Secrets by SL Pierce: a taut, fast-paced thriller. Pierce is a professional writer. Her skill and knowledge of putting together a good read is evident in all her books. She doesn’t waste words and knows how to make a […]
Actually, I’m happy to hop onto author Jennifer Chase’s first-ever blog hop. She’s got a new Emily Stone novel and a literally kick-ass new video to support it. Check it out: Crime has a new nemesis and her name is Emily Stone. She will continue to hunt serial killers and child abductors as long […]
Review of Golgotha Connection by Caleb Pirtle III I don’t like a lot of the thrillers I read. Most of them seem to be emulating another derivative thriller, just trying to ride some bandwagon to market success. Far too many read as if the author were trying to write an episode of his or her […]
I began reading Gae-Lynn Woods’ The Devil of Light in January, at about the same time I started watching True Detective on HBO, the gritty series starring Woodie Harrelson and Matthew MacConaughey, and was immediately struck by the similarities between the two stories. Both stories feature victims of ritual murders, corpses found in bizarre […]
Bestseller Toby Neal has just launched her sixth Lei Crime novel. I asked her how she has changed as an author since she launched the first novel, Blood Orchids, in 2011. I know my characters so well now that dialogue really flows—banter between Lei and her partner, Pono, interdepartmental meetings with Captain Omura, therapeutic phone […]
Writers are inspired and informed by authors they’ve read. I asked some best-selling authors what they like to read most. This week, I’ve asked two very different authors for their opinions. Best-selling Toby Neal is author of the Lei Crime series, set in her home state of Hawai’i; Russell Blake writes thrillers from his home […]