News from Karen’s Writing Desk
Each month end, I’ll send out my hot off the press news as if it were a newsletter. They are never complete without a few selected books from authors I’ve read and enjoyed.
My works in progress have kept me very busy this month. Time Lines, The Sound of Evil, and Play the Game. Apart from reading, which I’ll come onto next, my creative juices are in full flow!
You may have seen my last post, Karen’s Chat, a new feature here, where I talk about paperbacks. I’m thoroughly enjoying holding and owning them. This is my June reading list, but when I look at them in physical form, it looks entity different, doesn’t it?
Time Lines, is now delayed till September, but will be available to advanced readers at the beginning of August. So if you would like an advanced copy in return for feedback and a review, please get in touch. I’ve also given you a little teaser at the bottom of the page. 😁
I’ve read three ARCs this month. I always feel it’s a great honour to read a book before anyone else.
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Norns News
Over a Norns Triad Publications, we’re thrilled to announce two new children’s book. The Oil Change, Grandpa’s Garage written by D. A. Northup, and Boomer, The Curious Rabbit, by Diann Boehm. Aimed at younger children, this is a delightful that will capture the imaginations of our little people.
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Here are this month’s book recommendations:
What will Boomer find?
Boomer is a curious bunny who loves excitement. Staying home doesn’t offer him the same fun it gives his brothers and sisters, so he hops off to see what he can see. When he does, what do you think awaits him?
Join this adorable furry rabbit as he heads off into the city where he meets a range of characters and goes on a variety of adventures. Will his discoveries be the joyful experiences he expects?
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Written for children ages 3 to 9. This is a delightful tale for parents to read with their kids or for young readers to enjoy.
A missing couples report and a mutilated body.
Two years apart, same house.
Coincidence or something more sinister?
A shocking crime. A ruthless killer. And the strangest, youngest detective in the South Wales Major Crimes Unit is about to face the fiercest test of her short career.
A woman and her six-year-old daughter are killed with chilling brutality in a dingy flat. The only clue: the platinum bank card of a long-dead tycoon.
DC Griffiths has already proved herself dedicated to the job, but there’s another side to her she is less keen to reveal. Something to do with a mysterious two-year gap in her CV – and an unusual familiarity with corpses.
Fiona is desperate to put the past behind her but as more gruesome killings follow, the case leads her back into those dark places in her own mind where another dead girl is waiting to be found…
Talking to The Dead is the first book in the DC Fiona Griffiths Crime Thriller series. If you like dark police procedurals, a ruthless killer, psychologically complex characters, and unusual twists, then this is the new crime thriller series you’ve been waiting for.
With a ruthless killer, a host of likely suspects, tight plotting, gritty characters, and a twist that will feel like a punch to the gut, this is the Scandi crime thriller you’ve been waiting for.
Set in Manchester, England and Chiang Mai, Thailand, Ray is a powerful story of abandonment, rejection and betrayal. But also a story of fulfillment, enduring love, an unquenchable friendship and a paradise found.
Karen J. Mossman - World of Stories 