Celebrating Independent Authors
Hoodoo Money (The Stolen Nickel Series Book 1)
by Sharon Cupp Pennington
Genre: mystery, thriller, suspense
Available at Amazon.
A cursed nickel? Not likely. Well, maybe. There was the mugging outside the New Orleans cemetery, a deadly accident, the break-in and now murder. Multiple murders! Braeden felt someone watching, following. The confounded nickel was lifted from the grave of a hoodoo woman. A black gypsy. Could it be? Naw…
The Cut-Out
by Jon King
Genre of this Book: Conspiracy Thriller
Word count: 97,000
He said he was a retired Special Forces Green Beret, a CIA runner, so I knew the information he had was potentially explosive. But even so, I never imagined he would tell me what he did: that someone of global renown, “within days from now”, would be assassinated, and that the hit would be made to look like an “accident”. Why tell me? A low-key conspiracy journalist? I didn’t know. And quite frankly, I didn’t believe him, either—until a week later, when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, an “accident”. That’s when the nightmare began. Based on a true story.
This book is available from Amazon. Continue reading “Book Brief: The Cut-Out”
Mortom
by Erik Therme
Genres: mystery, thriller, suspense
Available at Amazon.
After his estranged cousin dies, Andy travels to Mortom to survey the estate. When he finds a dead rat with a key in its mouth, he thinks it’s some sort of joke. Then he discovers the letter left by his cousin . . . detailing the rules of “the game.”
Excerpt:
His hand froze mid-air as Ricky’s truck crept around the curve and shuddered to a stop. The grill grinned at him with tiny cavities of rust. Ricky sat motionless inside.
“Go around,” Andy said under his breath.
The old man dogged the gas pedal, taunting him.
“Go,” he said, raising his voice. His heart accelerated from a fast run into a gallop. “You’ve got plenty of room.”
The engine revved. Andy forced himself to stand his ground. It wouldn’t matter if he moved an inch or a mile; this had nothing to do with the road. The old man was a bully—plain and simple—and it was going to end here and now.
“I’m not budging,” he said loudly. “I can—”
It was all he got out before the truck lurched forward on squealing tires.
What others are saying:
“This book had me from the first page…a unique plot, great characters and an unexpected ending.” – Diane W
Jonestown: A Novel
by Ryan Roy
Genre: thriller, suspense, historical fiction
Available from Amazon.
Jonestown is a historical thriller about a father determined to free his son from the compound of cult leader Jim Jones. The novel allows readers to glimpse the sadistic governance of the Peoples Temple, and it carries them along the path of the congressional delegation whose inspection of Jonestown in 1978 led to the shocking climax.
Excerpt:
Jim Jones stepped onto the pavilion stage and looked out at the ocean of faces gazing in his direction. His followers packed the benches, shoulder to shoulder. They looked to their leader.
Maria handed the reverend a microphone. The congregation hushed to a perfect silence—so quiet that the sounds of the jungle two hundred yards away seeped through the open pavilion. Jones gazed longingly at his people. Every minute of instruction, every sermon, every lesson, every session of catharsis and every instance of discipline had prepared them for this one moment. Jones saw in those faces the indomitable spirit of the Cause—a people who had been marginalized and besieged by entities of evil in positions of political power, and yet a people willing to fight back, willing to purchase the attention of the world with the currency of their lives.
Jones settled into the cushioned chair overlooking the crowd. He raised the microphone to his lips.
What others are saying:
“Roy’s ability to create and sustain suspense combined with the thorough research and knowledge of Jonestown is a recipe for an amazing read.” – Robert J. Stephens, Jr.