THRILLER THURSDAY and THE 13th TRIBE

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It's Thriller Thursday at ITW. The UK's Richard Goldwin, author of MR. GLAMOUR and APOSTLE RISING, shares A THIN LINE BETWEEN HORROR AND CRIME FICTION at The Thrill Begins Blog today. He is available live to talk with you about the two genres, the difference between UK thriller readers and American thriller writers, and much more.  http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2012/04/thin-line-between-crime-and-horror.html

CHRISTIAN FICTION BLOG recommends Robert Liparulo’s The 13th Tribe for Christian suspense readers:

The Story:

It began when Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Tired of waiting on the One True God, the twelve tribes of Israel began worshipping a golden calf through pagan revelry. Many received immediate death for their idolatry, but 40 were handed a far worse punishment-endless life on earth with no chance to see the face of God.

This group of immortals became the 13^th Tribe, and they’ve been trying to earn their way into heaven ever since-by killing sinners. Though their logic is twisted, their brilliance is undeniable. Their wrath is unstoppable. And the technology they possess is beyond anything mere humans have ever seen.

Jagger Baird knows nothing about the Tribe when he’s hired as head of security for an archaeological dig on Mt. Sinai. The former Army Ranger is still reeling from an accident that claimed the life of his best friend, his arm, and his faith in God.

The Tribe is poised to execute their most ambitious attack ever and the lives of millions hang in the balance. When Jagger’s wife and son are caught in the crossfire, he’ll stop at nothing to save them. But how can one man stand against an entire tribe of immortals?

The Last Scream Read of 2010

Although Dean Koontz What the Night Knows: A Novel doesn’t come out until December 28th I want a Christmas Miracle, I want this book now.

Billy Lucas confesses to a shocking crime. He's only fourteen years old but he's a sadistic killer and proud of it. He's in the secure wing of the state hospital but ... he seems too wise for his age, not crazy, too knowing. About the nature of evil, and whether it lives on beyond death. Too knowing about other crimes that took place before he was born ... Other murders from twenty years ago surface in the mind of Detective John Calvino as he interviews young Billy Lucas. Calvino carries away a signed confession ... and a sense of great danger. That night he feels that somehow Billy has come home with him, to his family. Over the next weeks, this haunted feeling does not go away. It only gets worse. Then another killing spree happens, just as and when John Calvino dreaded it would. Billy is safely locked away, but not the ghost, if the ghost exists, that links these murders with past crimes, and with John Calvino. Anything could happen, and surely will... again.

Read the Excerpt below and maybe you will feel the same way I do…

What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz (excerpt)

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Weekend Read: Vampire Horror: Mike Dellosso’s Darlington Road

Something evil is drawing them here . . .

Well not to Christian Fiction Blog, but to Mike Dellosso’s Darlington Road. This weekend Christian Fiction Read is a vampire fic. Really?! Yes, read why.

Rob Shields has just lost his wife and son. Battling depression, denial, and an irrational fear of darkness, Rob travels to the small town of Mayfield, MD to check out a house he has inherited from his great aunt Wilda, a woman he has never even met. There in Mayfield strange things begin to happen that lead Rob to believe his son, Jimmy, is not really dead. After a restless night and eerie dream, Rob is convinced the answer to the mystery surrounding Jimmy’s disappearance and alleged death is to be found in a village called Darlington, a town found on no map.

Teaming up with a quirky local waitress who insists she has been there, Shields begins his quest to find the truth about the town—and his son. In Darlington, Rob and Juli come face to face with the town’s secret, creatures called Darklings inhabit the night and instill paralyzing fear in Darlington’s citizens. Their search for Jimmy leads them into the woods surrounding Darlington where, once in, there seems to be no way out.

Never indulging in long boring tangents or fussy character descriptions, Dellosso’s pacing is perfect and passionate. Readers . . . will find this new combo of Christian vampire fare a quick and breathless read and will scream for more.
–Publisher’s Weekly

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