ℚ♫ A Murder Is Forever: Diamond District Mysteries [1] - Rob Bates

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with debut author, and Award-winning journalist, Rob Bates to talk about A Murder Is Forever (13 October 2020, Camel Press, 183 pages), a Cosy Mystery, book one in the The Diamond District Mysteries series.

“I loved every minute of it. [The] plot is fascinating and filled with red herrings … I’m looking forward to future books in this series. A Murder is Forever is a marvelous and impressive debut novel; it’s most highly recommended.” – Readers’ Favorite

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A very warm welcome to Rob Bates; thank you for joining us on BooksChatter!

✍ We Sang In The Dark: Clare Murdock [1] - Joe Hart

Genre: Psychological Thriller with some Supernatural elements
Published 24 November 2020 by Black Spine Books
Number of pages: 332

My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it  

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"Eighteen years ago tragedy struck The Refuge cult in northern Minnesota. Forty people committed suicide and the entire compound burned to the ground. At just thirteen, Clare was the sole survivor found wandering miles from the encampment, hands blistered, memories of the horrific event wiped from her mind.

☀☄ A Murder Is Forever: The Diamond District Mysteries [1] - Rob Bates

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for A Murder Is Forever, a Cosy Mystery by Rob Bates (13 October 2020, Camel Press, 183 pages).

This is the first book in the The Diamond District Mysteries series.

Don't miss our interview with author Rob Bates.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis, trailer and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.

Author Rob Bates will be awarding a $15 Amazon gift card, and three copies of A Murder Is Forever to randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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✍ The Rage Room - Lisa de Nikolits

Genre: Dystopian Sci-fi
Published 15 September 2020 by Inanna Publications
Number of pages: 300

My rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆  I liked it a lot 

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The perfect father kills his family on Christmas Eve, and tries to undo his actions by jumping back in time. The result is murder and mayhem in dystopia. Set in 2055, the world is run by robots and virtual data, while the weather is controlled by satellite dishes. Arts and culture are no more than distant memories. People are angry, placated by prescribed visits to rage rooms to vent their boredom, fury, and discontent. Beneath the sunny skies and behind the garbage-free suburban McMansions live deeply disturbed, materialistic families.

☀ The Rage Room - Lisa de Nikolits

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for The Rage Room, a Dystopian Sci-fi by Lisa de Nikolits (15 September 2020, Inanna Publications, 300 pages).

Don't miss our review of The Rage Room, coming on 18 December! Many apologies but I have been delayed and am at 53% and so far it is a page-turner - most imaginative and topical! 

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the excerpt below.

A word of warning: in my opinion the synopsis below gives away too many spoilers which do not begin to take place until about 37% into the book!

Author Lisa de Nikolits will be awarding a $15 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀) and reviews (✍).

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✉ The Madness of Mercury and San Francisco - Connie di Marco

Today author Connie di Marco takes over our blog to tell us about San Francisco and her novel The Madness of Mercury (first published 8 June 2016, this second edition 8 October 2020, Suspense Publishing, 206 pages), a Mystery, book one of Zodiac Mysteries series.

"This smartly written debut from di Marco sets the stage for a promising series."--Kirkus Reviews

"Di Marco's series starter features a clever plot and a smart and feisty heroine with feet firmly planted on the ground while she searches the stars."--Library Journal

 "For astrology fans that enjoy a good read, The Madness of Mercury provides an entertaining escape."--Dell Horoscope

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☀ The Madness of Mercury: Zodiac Mysteries [1] - Connie di Marco

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for The Madness of Mercury, a Mystery by Connie di Marco (first published8 June 2016, this second edition 8 October 2020, Suspense Publishing, 206 pages).

This is the first book in the Zodiac Mysteries series.

Don't miss our guest post by author Connie di Marco, where she talks to us about The Madness of Mercury, coming shortly.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Author Connie di Marco will be awarding a $20 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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ℚ Two Murders Too Many - Bluette Matthey

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with author Bluette Matthey to talk about Two Murders Too Many (21 October 2020, Blue Shutter Publishing, 167 pages), a Mystery.

"Two Murders Too Many is definitely a captivating story set in the mid-1950s in small town middle America. It's an easy to read novel, but one that will leave you wondering, 'what just happened'."- Linda Thompson, host of TheAuthorsShow.com(TM) 

"Writing in a fast-action style, Bluette puts you in the front row as her latest thriller zips past in high speed. Her characters are loveable, colorful and...at least one is crazy." -Fred Steiner, The Icon

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☀ Two Murders Too Many - Bluette Matthey

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Two Murders Too Many, a Mystery by Bluette Matthey (21 October 2020, Blue Shutter Publishing, 167 pages).

Don't miss our interview with author Bluette Matthey.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Author Bluette Matthey will be awarding an ebook copy of Two Murders Too Many to five randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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☀ Slightly Murderous Intent: Southern California Mysteries [4] - Lida Sideris

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Slightly Murderous Intent, a Traditional Mystery with some Humor by Lida Sideris (20 October 2020, Level Best Books, 323 pages).

This is the fourth book in the Southern California Mysteries series.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Author Lida Sideris will be awarding two $15 Amazon gift cards, and a copy of Slightly Murderous Intent to randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), and reviews (✍).

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ℚ♫ Shadow Ridge: Jo Wyatt Mysteries [1] - M. E. Browning

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with author M. E. Browning to talk about Shadow Ridge (6 October 2020, Crooked Lane Books, 295 pages), a Police Procedural Mystery, book one in the Jo Wyatt Mysteries series.

"A first-rate mystery! M.E. Browning paints a convincing portrait of Detective Jo Wyatt, a second generation cop in an uphill battle for the truth. Compelling and fast-paced, Shadow Ridge will leave you wanting more." --Bruce Robert Coffin, bestselling author of the award-winning Detective Byron Mysteries

"Convincing action and vivid characters...Police procedural fans will look forward to seeing more of tough, smart Jo." --Publishers Weekly

☀ Shadow Ridge: Jo Wyatt Mysteries [1] - M. E. Browning

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Shadow Ridge, a Police Procedural Mystery by M. E. Browning (6 October 2020, Crooked Lane Books, 295 pages).

This is the first book in the Jo Wyatt Mysteries series, a Police Procedural Mystery.

Don't miss our interview with author M. E. Browning.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.

Author M. E. Browning will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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☀☄ Wired by the F.B.I. - Glenn Painter

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Wired by the F.B.I., a Crime Thriller by Glenn Painter (first published 27 June 2017 as "Wired: An FBI Story", this new edition 30 July 2019, Austin Macauley Publishers LLC, 340 pages). Based on real events which took place in 1990.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis, trailer and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.

Author Glenn Painter will be awarding a $50, and a $100 Amazon/BN gift card to randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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Synopsis

Christian Romano lives his life as a con-artist, burglar, drug dealer, and a ladies’ man, using his good looks to con wealthy women out of jewels and money.

✍ Progeny - Shaun Hutson

Genre: Horror Mystery
Published 5 November 2020 by Caffeine Nights Publishing
Number of pages: 493

My rating: ★ ★ ★  I liked it 

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"Can you imagine what it would be like not to have any memory of your first ten years of life?

Jake Howard knows how that feels. He's a successful psychiatrist and writer. He has an apparently adoring lover and the respect of his peers. But he also has a huge gap where his childhood memories should be. What's more, Jake is tormented by the worst kind of nightmares. Nightmares he's not even sure are his.

✉ How Flawed Characters Connect Us to a Book by Tina deBellegarde

Today author Tina deBellegarde takes over our blog to tell us about "How Flawed Characters Connect Us to a Book".  Tina's debut novel is Winter Witness (29 September 2020, Level Best Books , 338 pages), a Traditional Mystery, book one in the Batavia-on-Hudson Mysteries series.

"If Batavia-on-Hudson were real, I'd jump in the car & drive there now [...] DeBellegarde has created an entire universe of characters in this well-written mystery. They remind us that everyone bears the scars of some heartbreak that they – we – hide from casual friends and neighbors." - Mally Becker, Amazon Verified Purchase

"I loved this book! The characters are well developed and the plot twists and turns in directions you don't anticipate." - Amazon Customer, verified purchase

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☀ Winter Witness: Batavia-on-Hudson Mysteries [1] - Tina deBellegarde

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Winter Witness, a Traditional Mystery by Tina deBellegarde (29 September 2020, Level Best Books , 338 pages).

This is the first book in the Batavia-on-Hudson Mysteries series.

Don't miss our guest post by author Tina deBellegarde, "How Flawed Characters Connect Us to a Book".

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Author Tina deBellegarde will be awarding two $20 Amazon gift cards, two print and two ebook copies of Winter Witness to randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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✉ Strong Female Protagonists in Inside Passage and Danger in Plain Sight by Burt Weissbourd

Today returning author Burt Weissbourd takes over our blog to tell us about "Strong Female Protagonists in Inside Passage and Danger in Plain Sight". 

Burt Weissbourd's latest release is Inside Passage (first published 15 January 2013; this edition 14 October 2020, Blue City Press, 289 pages), a Crime Thriller, book one in the Corey Logan Trilogy.

“I was quite taken with the characters: the story, the craft and the wisdom of the book … On every level your characters surprise me and I particularly like the way they relate to each other.” – David Field, screenwriter, former studio executive, United Artists and 20th Century Fox

"A narrative that is relentlessly taut and exciting." – Foreword Reviews

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☀ Inside Passage: Corey Logan Trilogy [1] - Burt Weissbourd

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Inside Passage, a Crime Thriller by Burt Weissbourd (first published 15 January 2013; this edition 14 October 2020, Blue City Press, 289 pages).

This is the first book in the Corey Logan Trilogy series.

Don't miss our guest post by author Burt Weissbourd, "Strong Female Protagonists in Inside Passage and Danger in Plain Sight".

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the trilogy.

Author Burt Weissbourd will be awarding a $10 Amazon gift card to five randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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ℚ♫ Jungleland: White Hawk Aviation Stories [2] - M.T. Bass

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with returning author M.T. Bass to talk about his latest release, Jungleland (22 October 2020, Electron Alley Corporation, 221 pages), an Adventure, book two in the White Hawk Aviation Stories series.

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A very warm welcome to M.T. Bass; thank you for joining us on BooksChatter!

Here at BooksChatter we love music; do you have a music playlist that you used in Jungleland, or which inspired you whilst you were writing it?

"This playlist is one of my favorites of all time.  It is actually the “score” for one of my earlier novels, called Crossroads."

☀ Jungleland: White Hawk Aviation Stories [2] - M.T. Bass

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Jungleland, an Adventure by M.T. Bass (22 October 2020, Electron Alley Corporation, 221 pages).

This is the second book in the White Hawk Aviation Stories series.

Don't miss our interview with author M.T. Bass.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Author M.T. Bass will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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ℚ♫ A Christmas Carol Murder: A Dickens of a Crime [3] - Heather Redmond

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with author Heather Redmond to talk about her latest release, A Christmas Carol Murder (29 September 2020, Kensington Books, 280 pages), a Historical Mystery, book three in the A Dickens of a Crime series.

Wonderful book - engrossing read from start to finish and you do not want the book to end. [...]Redmond does an excellent job with the setting of Victorian London, describing the characters and daily life extremely well and historically accurate. I highly recommend this book and the entire series." - Amazon Reviewer

A fun and adventurous story that turns the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol into a murder mystery that Dickens himself must solve." - Amazon Reviewer

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☀ A Christmas Carol Murder: A Dickens of a Crime [3] - Heather Redmond

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for A Christmas Carol Murder, a Historical Mystery by Heather Redmond (29 September 2020, Kensington Books, 280 pages).

This is the third book in the A Dickens of a Crime series.

Don't miss our interview with author Heather Redmond.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Author Heather Redmond will be awarding a $20 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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ℚ The Venturi Effect - Sage Webb

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with author Sage Webb to talk about The Venturi Effect (15 November 2020, Stoneman House Press, LLC, 300 pages), a Legal Thriller.

Midwest Book Review’s Senior Reviewer D. Donovan calls The Venturi Effect “a compelling story that is simply hard to put down. It’s unexpected right up to the end, making it a highly recommended pick for legal thriller, romance, and women’s fiction readers alike.”

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☀ The Venturi Effect - Sage Webb

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for The Venturi Effect, a Legal Thriller by Sage Webb (15 November 2020, Stoneman House Press, LLC, 300 pages).

Don't miss our interview with author Sage Webb.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.

Author Sage Webb will be awarding a $15 Amazon gift card, or a copy of the book to fourteen randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.  

Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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☀ Bird in Hand: Sam Tate Mysteries [2] - Nikki Stern

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Bird in Hand, a Mystery by Nikki Stern (2 September 2020, Ruthenia Press, 297 pages).

This is the second book in the Sam Tate Mysteries series.

 "The book... allows Tate to more fully come into her own as a formidable character on whose shoulders future procedurals could confidentially be placed." ~ Kirkus Reviews

"Bird in Hand will have prior Sam fans and newcomers thoroughly engrossed, all the way to the unexpected end." ~ D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Author Nikki Stern will be awarding a $10 Amazon gift card to two randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀) and reviews (✍).

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☀ On the Run: Guardian [4] - Traci Hunter Abramson

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for On the Run, a Romantic Suspense by Traci Hunter Abramson (12 October 2020, Covenant Communications, inc, 275 pages).

This is the fourth book in the Guardian series.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Author Traci Hunter Abramson will be awarding a $25 Amazon gift card, and a print copy of the book to randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀).

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✍ Devil in The Darkness: The True Story of Serial Killer Israel Keyes - J.T. Hunter

Genre: True Crime
Published 28 April 2016 by Pedialaw Publishing
Number of pages: 304

My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I really liked it 

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"He was a hard-working small business owner, an Army veteran, an attentive lover, and a doting father. But he was also something more, something sinister.

A master of deception, he was a rapist, arsonist, bank robber, and a new breed of serial killer, one who studied other killers to perfect his craft. In multiple states, he methodically buried kill-kits containing his tools of murder years before returning and putting them to use.