Posts from the ‘Thriller’ Category
Sylvie Granotier on upcoming Tour: The Paris Lawyer
Author Sylvie GRANOTIER on Tour
July 11-30, 2013
with her novel
The Paris Lawyer
(translated by Anne TRAGER)
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Genre: legal procedural /psychological thriller
BISAC category: Suspense
(starts with a murder, then is a mystery).
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The Paris Lawyer won
the Grand Prix Sang d’Encre crime fiction award in 2011.
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SYNOPSIS
As a child, she was the only witness to a heinous crime. Now, Catherine Monsigny is an ambitious rookie attorney in Paris, working for a well-known firm. On the side, she does pro bono work and hits the jackpot: a major felony case that could boost her career. A black woman is accused of poisoning her rich farmer husband in a peaceful village in central France, where nothing ever happens. While preparing the case, Catherine’s own past comes back with a vengeance. This fast-paced story follows Catherine’s determined search for the truth in both her case and her own life. Who can she believe? And can you ever escape from your past? The story twists and turns, combining subtle psychological insight with detailed descriptions of the region. [from the publisher’s website]
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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE
Friday, July 19
Review + Giveaway at I Am, Indeed
Monday, July 22
Review + guest-post at Queen of All She Reads
Monday, August 12
Review + giveaway at The Most Happy Reader
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Praise for The Paris Lawyer
“Sylvie Granotier’s The Paris Lawyer is a beautifully written
and elegantly structured novel
of a woman’s attempt to solve the central mystery of her life,
along with several other mysteries along the way.
It captures the reader from the first page, and never lets go.”
— Thomas H. Cook, winner of the Martin Beck Award,
Barry Award for Best Novel,
Edgar Award for Best Novel
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David Khara on upcoming Tour: The Bleiberg Project
Author David KHARA on Tour
July 11-30, 2013
with his novel
The Bleiberg Project
(translated by Simon JOHN)
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Genre: thriller/espionage
(a thriller with action, killings, this has a WWII element)
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The Bleiberg Project won the Blue Moon prize for best thriller
and has sold over 100,000 copies already.
It is being made into a movie.
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SYNOPSIS
Are Hitler’s atrocities really over? Find out in this adrenaline-pumping ride to save the world from a conspiracy straight out of the darkest hours of history.
1942, Poland. The head of the SS meets secretly with a scientist in charge of a major Third Reich project.
Present day. After another late night with yet another woman whose name he doesn’t remember, self-pitying golden boy trader Jay Novacek learns that his long-lost father has died, precipitating events that lead him to board a plane to Zurich. He’s got a Nazi medallion in his pocket, a hot CIA bodyguard next to him, and a clearly dangerous Mossad agent on his tail. What was his father investigating? Why was his mother assassinated? Why are unknown sides fighting over him with automatic weapons? Far from his posh apartment, he races to save the world from a horrific conspiracy. Can it be stopped? [from the publisher’s website]
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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE
Sunday , July 21
presentation at Lady Techie’s Book Musings
Tuesday, July 23
Review at Lady Techie’s Book Musings
Wednesday, July 24
Interview by author Amy Metz
Monday, August 5
review at Fiction is Stranger Than Fact
Monday, August 12
Review + Giveaway by author Julie Coulter Bellon
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Praise for The Bleiberg Project
“Fascinating, written with a sharp style, shock value and a lot of humor.”
– Serge Perraud, http://www.lelitteraire.com.”
“Impossible to put down.”
– France Inter
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