Tag: thriller

Join Me at the 2025 Amelia Island Book Festival

On Saturday March 1, 2025 from 11:30 to 1:00, I’ll be signing books at the 2025 Amelia Island Book Festival. Look for me in the auditorium of Fernandina Beach Middle School on Amelia Island, Florida, where I will be at the Amelia Island Writers table next to AIBF Featured authors signing their books as well.

Copies of my thriller Daddy’s Girl and my award-winning memoir All the Above will be available for purchase. The latter is the inspiring true story of my son’s journey with brain cancer and his emotional struggle as he faced the battle of his life. The former is about an entitled woman who’s out for blood when she finds herself cash-poor and property-rich after her wealthy father’s sudden death.

My upcoming thriller (as yet untitled) is with my publisher and will likely be published later this year. In the meantime, I’ll be working with the editorial staff and book cover artist to get it ready for release. Inspired by true events, it’s an expansion of my short story “The Riverfest,” published in crime stories anthology Down to the River by Down & Out Books. The novel is about a family transferred to a Midwestern town where residents will do anything to hide its dark secret…and where what you don’t know won’t just hurt you, it might even kill you.

I’m grateful to be a member of Amelia Island Writers which offers many educational and engaging programs in the community throughout the year and is a strong supporter of the AIBF.

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Book Talk for Noel

Fun “Book Talk” moments at a recent holiday gathering:

  • Telling a writer friend and his wife about my experience at my first Bouchercon in Long Beach, CA last month (the glow is still with me).
  • Selling an audio version (CD set) of UNDERWATER to a member of my Writers Group I hadn’t seen in months, who said he spends a lot of time driving. He was a regular attendee when I brought scenes of the manuscript to the group for feedback.
  • Finding out that a friend loves LONESOME DOVE as much as I do, talking about the book, and lending it to someone else who wants to read it (despite its length).
  • Asking another friend if I can interview him to help me do research for my work-in-progress. He agreed, and suggested I speak to someone else we know who might help, too.
  • Talking about the German translation of UNDERWATER (“UNTER WASSER”) to be released on February 24, 2015.
  • Describing how I use social media to engage with readers and market my books.
  • Mentioning that my next book (Book 3) is a work of creative nonfiction called ALL THE ABOVE, which will be out in the spring.
  • Hearing a (lawyer) friend recite poetry by Ezra Pound.
  • Listening to a writer friend talk about his mystery series.
  • Explaining that after Book 3, I’m sticking with the psychological thriller genre and writing fiction.

Happy Holidays, and Bonne Année 2015!

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