All Blog Posts Tagged 'suspense' (748)

Never Say Goodbye - Review by Martha A. Cheves

"Whiting hadn't made any connections between the four victims.  Each one had been murdered in a different area of the city."  Metcalfe consulted his note.  "First was female - an affluent black law student, second was a white, mail, middle-aged taxi driver.  Third a white teenage…

A Very Mersey Murder - Review by Martha A. Cheves

A woman is brutally raped and murdered, her body left close to the old disused lighthouse in Hale.  Then came a second and finally a third murder.  All being committed by who the police feel is the same person.  One was a barmaid, one worked with animals and the third was a policewoman.  These…

See what complications I threw in the path of my protagonist in The Bartered Body. https://jrlindermuth.blogspot.com/

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After a long down-time, and open heart surgery, I am back working full steam ahead. I have updated my page and information, also my albums and such. All that's left is tweaking when I find someplace I can improve. Looking to be active again. Looking to meet new friends and renew former acquaintances.

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Receiving a new five-star review for The Bartered Body is a great way to start another week. Go here to read this review and more about the book https://www.amazon.com/Bartered-Body-J-R-Lindermuth/dp/1620067560/ref=la_B002BLJIQ8_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526904172&sr=1-1

The Bartered Body is featured here today: http://mybookplace.net/the-bartered-body-by-j-r-lindermuth/

I'm hosting Marja McGraw on my blog and she's talking about her new Sandi Webster mystery, which begins in Prohibition days. If you haven't met Sandi, you're in for a treat. Come on over: https://jrlindermuth.blogspot.com/

Elmore Leonard and others have warned writers not to begin a story with weather. That doesn't mean weather can't be an important feature in a story. See how I used a record blizzard in The Bartered Body. There's also an excerpt from the book. Comment, as always, is welcome. https://www.topdrawerinkcorp.com/index.php/the-great-arctic-outbreak-of-february-1899/

What's the most important element in a crime story? That's my question in a guest post here. Come on over and state your opinion. https://bookbrowsing.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/must-a-mystery-have-a-murder-by-john-lindermuth/

Some times readers don't understand how much their opinion means to a writer. A review is only one person's opinion. But reviews can help get a book noticed. And they don't have to be long. Just a few sentences to say what you think of the story and the way the writer handled it. I appreciate the time a reader takes to review one of my books. The Bartered Body is brand new and only has two reviews so far. But they're both excellent. Have a look: …

A review is one person's opinion. But most writers bite their nails in anticipation of such feedback on their work. This first review for the third in the Sheriff Sylvester Tilghman series couldn't thrill me more. Have a look. If you haven't visited with Syl and Lydia in the past, I'm hoping this will tempt you. …

I'm honoring my character Lydia Longlow and other strong women of the 19th century as Marja McGraw hosts me on her blog this week. Lydia is the love of Sheriff Syl Tilghman, who has wooed her and sought her hand in three novels. In The Bartered Body, third of the series, his romantic efforts are stymied by more than one problem--and not all related to his job. Join us here http://marjamcgraw.blogspot.com/

How a writer employs the five senses is my topic today in a visit with fellow writer Jim Callan. Come on over and join the discussion. http://www.jamesrcallan.com/blog/

I'm Marilyn Meredith's blog guest and the topic is how an article in an old newspaper inspired my latest Sheriff Syl mystery, The Bartered Body. Have a look. https://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/

Featured today on Patricia Gligor's Writers Forum: https://pat-writersforum.blogspot.com/

Why would thieves steal the body of a dead woman?

That’s the most challenging question yet to be faced by Sylvester Tilghman, the third of his family to serve as sheriff of Arahpot, Jordan County, Pennsylvania, in the waning days of the 19^th century.

And it’s not just any body but that of Mrs. Arbuckle, Nathan Zimmerman’s late mother-in-law. Zimmerman is burgess of Arahpot and Tilghman’s boss, which puts more than a little pressure on the sheriff to solve the crime…

A novel needs a setting. Come on over and find out about the setting for The Bartered Body, my latest Syl Tilghman mystery. https://jlgregerblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/location-location-location.html

Syl's back. If you missed Sheriff Tilghman and the gang, I'm happy to report The Bartered Body, third in the series, is now available. Read more about his most challenging adventure here https://jrlindermuth.blogspot.com/

In Silence Sealed is featured at http://indiecrimescene.blogspot.com/2018/03/in-silence-sealed-sticks-hetrick-series.html