Cambodia Noir in The Big Thrill

In the latest edition of The Big Thrill, I had the opportunity to read Cambodia Noir by Nick Seeley.

Here´s the interview as published last week:

http://www.thebigthrill.org/2016/03/cambodia-noir-by-nick-seeley/

March edition of The Big Thrill

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

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/

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.

The Swans of Fifth Avenue is a fictionalization of the story behind closed doors of Truman Capote and his friends in high society from New York, his swans. Author Melanie Benjamin takes us behind closed doors to experience how things may have developed between Truman and his friends, and their later fallen out. We are privy to the sanctum sanctorum of the former socialites like Babe Paley and her powerful husband Bill—none other than the CEO of CBS! We are taken on a journey from the early days when the high court of society fought over who had brought Truman first, and then as the friendship evaporates, those same Swans deny being responsible for letting him into the group. We also have the chance to experience the inner details of the famous Black and White Ball Mr. Capote threw back in 1966. An event that, as far as I can tell, was the place to be if you were somebody in New York in those days.

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.

Nevertheless, this enticing tale is an entertaining one, one that will be soon released. 

Get your copy here.