Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Sally J. Pla author of The Someday Birds, and Stanley Will Probably Be Fine stops by to talk Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence in children's literature.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes thriller author J.R. Backlund to the studio.

About J.R.: While J. R. Backlund's heart resides in North Carolina, where he was born, his parents transplanted him to the Sunshine State before he was old enough to put up a fight. Prior to writing his first novel, he studied journalism at the University of Florida, then took a thirteen-year detour in construction management before getting back to telling stories. He lives in Jacksonville with his wife and their furry children -- they don't like it when he calls them dogs

About the book:  Rachel Carver’s career with the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation came to a shuddering halt after her last case led to the collateral death of an innocent woman and a shameful cover-up by her superiors. She’s turned in her badge and is settling in to a new life as a legal investigator—but Rachel’s past won’t leave her alone.

An anonymous tip leads her to investigate a possible link between a recent grizzly murder and the case that ruined her career. With a new set of clues to run down, Rachel is determined to uncover the truth once and for all. But the killer strikes again, and in a flurry of confusion, Rachel gets pinned for a double homicide.

On the run and desperate for answers, she peels back the layers of the victims’ lives—and discovers a shocking litany of murder and lies that now threatens to claim even more victims. Even if Rachel can prove her innocence, she might not be able to save her own life in Down the Broken Road, the second pulse-pounding novel in J. R. Backlund’s Rachel Carver mysteries.

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Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author JJ Hensley to the studio to discuss his new book RECORD SCRATCH.

About JJ:  J.J. Hensley is a former police officer and former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service. Hensley is the author of the crime novels RESOLVE, MEASURE TWICE, CHALK'S OUTLINE, BOLT ACTION REMEDY, RECORD SCRATCH, and several short stories. He is originally from Huntington, WV and currently resides near Savannah, Georgia.

JJ’s novel RESOLVE was named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2013 by Suspense Magazine and was named a finalist for Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers organization.  He is a member of the International Thriller Writers.

About the book:It’s a case Trevor Galloway doesn’t want. It’s certainly a case he doesn’t need. The client—the sister of a murdered musician—seems a bit off. As Galloway pieces together the final days of rock and roll legend Jimmy Spartan, he struggles to sort through his own issues, to include having the occasional hallucination. He’s not certain how bad his condition has deteriorated, but when Galloway is attacked in broad daylight by men he assumed were figments of his imagination, he realizes the threat is real and his condition is putting him and anyone nearby at risk. The stoic demeanor that earned Galloway the nickname The Tin Man is tested as he reunites with an old flame, becomes entangled in a Secret Service investigation, and does battle with old enemies. 

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Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes international best-selling author JEFF ABBOTT to the studio to discuss his latest thriller THE THREE BETHS.

About Jeff:  Jeff Abbott is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of many mystery and suspense novels. He has been called “one of the best thriller writers in the business” (Washington Post). His novels have been called “compulsively readable” (Chicago Sun Times), “outstanding. . .genuinely moving” and “fresh, original… intricately woven” (Publishers Weekly), “nail-bitingly suspenseful and totally original” (Irish Independent), and “extremely compelling” (Associated Press). He is published in many languages and has been a bestseller in the US, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, Portugal, and other countries.

About THE THREE BETHS:  My mom would never leave me. 

This has been Mariah Dunning's motto. Her compass. Her belief. So when she glimpses her mother--who's been missing for the past year--on the other side of a crowded food court, Mariah's conviction becomes stronger than ever. Or is she losing her mind?

An unlikely coincidence?

When Beth Dunning disappeared without a trace, suspicion for her murder-despite the lack of a body or any physical evidence-immediately fell upon Mariah's father. Until Mariah stumbles upon two other recent disappearances from Lakehaven. And all three women had the same name: Beth. 

Or a sinister connection?

Mariah would give anything to find out what happened to her mother, and clear her father's name. But the truth may be more devastating than she could have imagined...

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Margaret Lashley sits down with Ava of Ava's Cozy Corner to discuss the Val Fremden Mysteries.

A lover of laughter and aficionado of the absurd, author Margaret Lashley brings her unique, sideways look at the world to the page in her hilarious Val Fremden Mystery Series! Each book is jam-packed with plot twists and laugh-out-loud situations. But what really set this series apart is the depth of emotion it evokes. Val, the main character, is not only busy solving her latest dilemma -- she's also exploring the ups and downs of midlife, while mining it for all the laughs along the way.

Ms. Lashley also penned How to be Happy When Life Treats You Crappy, a personal workbook based on her world-wide travels in search of what makes people resiliently happy. Margaret is a native Floridian and lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. Write to her at: [email protected]. She loves to hear from fans!

Sometimes a block in our creative work requires that we shake things up. Revision really means to look at something in a whole different way. Creative detours

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes law enforcement officer and author of authentic hard-boiled crime fiction GAVIN REESE.

About Gavin: Gavin Reese grew up in the rural American Southwest, eventually moving to the Big City with his family, and considers both New Mexico and Arizona “home.” Because he had such tremendous role models in his parents and grandparents, Gavin felt an intense call to service and had planned on joining the military after college. Despite having worn his university’s uniform on the playing field and running half-marathons for fun, childhood medical issues prevented him from serving in that capacity. Two lifelong friends soon began working as cops, had Gavin out for a few ride-alongs, and he started the prolonged application process to join them. Gavin's goal is to write 500,000 words a year!

About ROME: THE ABSOLVER: Right now a team of Godly men stands ready. Positioned around the globe, they are called to protect us from the deadliest predators on Earth. As he plunged his attacker’s blade deep into the man’s abdomen, Father Michael Thomas thought he understood the difference between murder and justifiable homicide.

After Church officials learn what happened in that dark back-alley amid the slums of Bogota, they urgently whisked Michael away to an isolated compound in rural Wyoming. Alongside a handful of trainees, he lives under an assumed name, learns the skills of a moral investigator and clandestine operative, and faces the ethical dilemma repeatedly placed before him: when is a deliberate death a righteous act?

This podcast is sponsored by Gavin Reese, author. https://gavinreese.com/ A portion of the proceeds from his books are donated to non-profits for law enforcement and their families.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes writer CLAIRE FULLERTON to the studio to discuss her new book MOURNING DOVE.

About Claire: "I’ve always known I'm a story teller. Having been born in Wayzata, Minnesota and transplanted at the age of ten to Memphis, Tennessee I learned early that the art of observation can be an acclimating life saver. My mother told me that as a child, I would sit and watch people. I was thirty years old the first time she said this, then she added,“You still do.” If what is known as “the writer’s eye” is the ability to see the world from the outside in, then I am happily guilty. Music radio led me to the music business.Three weeks after my return from vacation I reviewed the journal I kept, while living in Ireland, and knew I had a good story. I started the draft of what became my second published novel, but years intervened between its beginning and publication. During those years, I wrote a creative, weekly column for The Malibu Surfside News, and submitted to writing contests and magazines as I focused on developing my craft. I wrote a paranormal mystery about a woman who suspects she has lived before, and titled it A Portal in Time. Vinspire Publishing published the book, so I decided to show them the manuscript of my Irish novel. Vinspire Publishing published it under the title Dancing to an Irish Reel the following year. My third novel is titled Mourning Dove. It's a sins-of-the-father, Southern Family Saga, set in 1970's and 1980's Memphis. It was published by Firefly Southern Fiction in June of 2018."

Support for thie broadcast is sponsored by https://www.clairefullerton.com/ Clair Fullerton, author.

Authors on the Air Host Pam Stack welcomes Monk Yun Rou to the studio to discuss his book MAD MONK MANIFESTO.

About my guest: Born Arthur Rosenfeld in America, Yun Rou (the name means Soft Cloud) was ordained a Daoist monk in China. Host of the hit national public television show "Longevity Tai Chi with Arthur Rosenfeld", he is the author of award-winning titles and teaches tai chi around the world and in South Florida.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes the international bestselling author of over 200 books, superstar HEATHER GRAHAM.

About Heather: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Heather Graham, majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. She has written over two hundred novels and novellas including category, suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult and Christmas family fare. For more visit http://www.booktalk.com/authors/heather-graham/