Somebody at The Big Thrill must have thought I resented not having written a story for February--that was not the case--but still, now for March I'm pleased to say I have two, and they were quite different.
Peter Steiner's THE CAPITALIST
Author and cartoonist Peter Steiner writes about the a
financial tycoon who thought he could get away with millions of his
investor's dollars, until Louis Morgon, a defrocked CIA agent takes an interest in the situation.
Read the interview here: http://bit.ly/1QQjGUl
Mathew Betley's OVERWATCH
This is a debut author with his introduction of an action-packed globe-trotting hero Logan West. Logan is a former Marine officer and relapsing alcoholic who wakes up from a booze-induced sleep only to find a hitman next to him.
Read the interview here: http://bit.ly/1LQkGjN
And of course, there are plenty of other awesome books you may want to catch on with just by reading the e-zine here: http://bit.ly/1WeMBji
I never tell lies, I only write them. | Jamás digo mentiras, solo las escribo.
About: The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
“In case
you were wondering, I didn’t do it. I didn’t have anything to do with Frank’s
death. I don’t have an alibi, so you’ll have to take my word for it...”
This
first-person narrated tale of a woman on the run is a psychological trip as
well as a real one. Although she changes names several times during the book, let’s
refer to her a Tanya for the sake of avoiding confusion.
Tanya runs
from a dead husband in the opening chapter, but that’s only the top of the
iceberg as there is more in Tanya’s past that we are allowed to see at first.
The trip sees her through a downgrading spiral both in her economic situation
and her sanity, and endless changes of hair and cuts. It is also interesting
how she gets her new identities in these new age of technology and records.
Despite her
circumstances, at the core Tanya is a decent person with a conscience and
although her actions are on the wrong side of the law, her motives somewhat justifies
them, at least most of the times.
SPOILER
ALERT:
There is a
lot said about the twist at the end that I was anticipating a “Brad Pitt was a
figment of your imagination in Fight Club,” but no, the reveal is more grounded
in reality than that-thank god!
Overall, it
is an interesting read, filled with suspense if not action scenes that are only
sprinkled throughout the tale.
DISCLAIMER:
I was lucky
to get my hands on an ARC from Lisa Lutz’s new novel The Passenger.
New blog post
Here's me at Bookbrowsing talking about the evolution of the dictionary.
https://bookbrowsing.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/the-evolution-of-the-dictionary-by-j-h-bogran/
https://bookbrowsing.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/the-evolution-of-the-dictionary-by-j-h-bogran/
Thank you,
About The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Some people are mighty
curious. I know, I’m one of them. I spend much of my time in the IMDB.com
reading the Trivia section of movies, especially the ones I have just watched.
But where I’m curious about trivia facts, other people are keen to learn
details of the lives of the celebrities.
This is by no means
history, and should not be considered as such. I say this because some people
often confuse fiction with reality and take events depicted in novels and movies—historical
movies mainly—and consider them true historical events.
Get your copy here.
My interview of Brad Taylor
For the January edition of The Big Thrill I had the honour of interviewing a New-York Times best-seller author Brad Taylor about his new novel The Forgotten Soldier.
Here is the direct link:
http://www.thebigthrill.org/2015/12/the-forgotten-soldier-by-brad-taylor/
Enjoy.
Here is the direct link:
http://www.thebigthrill.org/2015/12/the-forgotten-soldier-by-brad-taylor/
Enjoy.
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