One morsel review: Fun, fast-paced story full of mystery and action. And set in Prohibition Era New York City, always a bonus for me!
Speakeasy A.M. Dunnewin
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Genre: historical
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Eddie learns a hitman lurks in his speakeasy and is out for his life. As corpses pile up and strange events sabotage the…
“That you were the one who came up with the idea,” Sal continued. “They’re out for retaliation, and it’s rumored that they’ve sent a torpedo into this juice joint of yours. That’s part of the reason why I’m not being too open with the information. Afraid of who might be listening.”
A hit man in his…
A story inspired by real unsolved murder of the 1920s. A Historical Mystery. A locked-room mystery with atmosphere, compelling characters, and sharp research
In dieselpunk New York, aliens are pacific dwellers of the city. Prohibition is in place because of them. See, when they get drunk, they can read your mind (a story from the Broken Time Blues dieselpunk anthology)
From the game thread:
Dear Museum Colleagues,
I’m afraid our Annual Gala Dinner has been disrupted by an unfortunate turn of events. The police just arrived and have instructed us to stay put. Dessert and after dinner drinks were scheduled to take place in the Museum Rooftop Garden. Unfortunately, nobody is allowed to leave the building until…
He looked at his large hand and frowned. ‘No – you still don’t get it. I got a job for you.’ ‘I don’t go out much anymore,’ I said. ‘I’m getting kind of frail.’ He looked around the room carefully, bluffing a bit, like a man not naturally observant. ‘Maybe it’s money,’ he said. ‘Maybe…
30 Days NaNoWriMo Meme - Day 25 - What are the names of at least two of your main characters? How did you choose their names?
Sinéad O’Flanagan
I knew from the beginning Sinéad’s culture and Irish identity would play a big part in her arc and in the trilogy at large, so I wanted…
30 Days NaNoWriMo Meme - Day 18 - Who is the antagonist in your novel? What drives their actions?
My antagonist is Justin Brailsfield, Adam’s older brother. I had (I’m still having) a great time writing Justin, because he’s a character with a great arc, who’s going to change a lot in the course of the…
30 Days NaNoWriMo Meme - Day 15 - Do any of your characters have a disability or mental illness? If so, how does that affect their development throughout your story?
No one of my characters had a mental illness, but one of them believes he does.
Adam Brailsfield, the owner of the Old Shelter, fears he’s going…
30 Days NaNoWriMo Meme - Day 14 - Is the sexuality of your characters a large part of your novel’s story? If so, are there characters who deviate from the heterosexual “norm”? In what way?
No, sexuality isn’t a big part of my novel, though it has a part, especially in my antagonist’s arc. I’ve…
Name a male character from your novel. Describe him through the point of view and words of the female character