Ep. 224: Mystery Fiction

Bookbinding

This week has seen me do absolutely nothing in the bookbinding studio of life; life itself is interfering at the most inappropriate time. Such as when I want to make a book but haven’t the time. There are many books I want to make but need to put them off for a bit longer; perhaps winter will provide more time.

First up, if time permits, is This Page. This Page is a graphic paper, paperback-size (A6) notebook. I have it set out on my computer and await only ink, time, and paper. What more could I need?  

Fiction 

Fiction has seen me spread my time too thin, too; too many books to write, not enough time.

For example: I want to finish The Fear Trilogy. Book 0 is up and for sale on all the usual places except Amazon. Book 1 is almost finished. Book 2 is slated to be written during NaNoWriMo (November Novel Writing Month). Book 3 will be written shortly thereafter. One can hope.

Second, I have outlined my Revenge Trilogy and written chapters one and two of Book 1 titled Dark Death. Book 2 is Dark Vengeance and Book 3 is Dark Solace. 

However, on InDesign on my computer, I have started two more books. Instant Rain and The Death Amulet from the Howling Dog. This means my fiction-writing time is really, really spread thin. I need to concentrate on one (Fear Itself, Book One of The Fear Trilogy) and let the others slide a bit. Will I? I wouldn’t take any bets on it.

Instant Rain deals with four friends whose employer is killed and they set out to find out who the culprit is. At the same time they are trying to get their band jobs. They are ‘adequate’ as musicians and ‘nearly competent’ as murder investigators. 

The Death Amulet from the Howling Dog is a ghost or haunting story about a woman who fears for her life or her sanity.

Books Available for Your Reading Pleasure

 Fear Zero

Can 10-year-old Matt McKenzie, thrown in prison for murdering his mother, survive sadistic guards, violent inmates, loneliness, and fear? When released at 16 without a Citizen’s Number, will he be able to find a job or a place to live? The odds are against him.

This is the prelude to The Fear Trilogy, a dystopian future war novel which follows McKenzie from war to peace and back to war through power-hungry politicians, conspiracies, and intrigue.

 Available at  iBooks  • Kobo • Barnes & Noble  • Scribd

 The City of Cocks

Sol is wrongly arrested for murdering a teenager whose father works with important people in this small Oregon town. They all want someone – Anyone! – arrested and convicted of the murder. Sol must rely on his wife and a friend who is an alcoholic poet who sees and talks to ghosts. Not a strong defense team.

The City of Cocks is a sister-novel to Feeding Vicki’s Corpse.

Available at:  iBooks  •  Kobo  •  Barnes & Noble •   Scribd

 Feeding Vicki’s Corpse

McCorkle, a retired Boston police detective, is haunted by the death of someone he loved as he wanders around the US. In Oregon, he saves the lives of four teenagers. The chief of police asks him to help solve a cold case. In his investigations he discovers the murder is related to a rape. But the most powerful businessman in the town doesn’t want the murder solved or the rape exposed.

Feeding Vicki’s Corpse is a sister-novel to The City of Cocks.

Available at: iBooks  •  Kobo   • Barnes & Noble  ª  Scribd