Authors on the Air

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes all authors who are releasing a book during the month of December 2019. Each writer will have a chance to tell listeners about their book, web and buy links plus a synopsis. We welcome all regardless of how you are published. No pre-sales please!

This broadcast is presented by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network's BOOK REVIEW CREW. Ask them about reviewing your book or their wonderful book promotion by emailing them at [email protected].

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Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author George Weinstein to the studio.

Author Bio: George Weinstein is the author of the suspense thriller Watch What You Say (Southern Fried Karma, November 5, 2019); the Southern historical novel Hardscrabble Road; the Southern mystery Aftermath; the novel of forgotten U.S. history The Five Destinies of Carlos Moreno; and the contemporary romance The Caretaker. His work has also been published in the Atlanta press and in regional and national anthologies, including A Cup of Comfort for Writers. George is the current president of the historic Atlanta Writers Club (founded in 1914), which he has helped to grow into one of the largest and most active writing organizations in the U.S. He has also managed the Atlanta Writers Conference for a decade, helping nearly three thousand writers make strides on their quest for publication.

About the book:  To what lengths will a woman go to save her family? Web-radio personality Bo Riccardi is pushed beyond her mental and physical limits when her husband, Oscar, is kidnapped by a man from her dark past. The abductor commands her to interview him live on her show, with Oscar’s life on the line.  Giving in, though, creates an endless nightmare for Bo, as Oscar’s captor begins to destroy her career and alienate everybody she loves.  Bo’s secret asset is chromesthesia, seeing colorful shapes that reveal the intentions behind anyone’s speech. She can literally watch what they say. But relying too much on this gift renders her vulnerable to the madman’s purpose, making her even less likely to rescue Oscar—and escape the guilt and shame that binds her to the kidnapper.

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Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes literary bon vivant and book reviewer ALI KARIM and special guest ROB HART in this exclusive IN CONVERSATION interview.

ABOUT ALI:  Ali Karim was a Board Member of Bouchercon [The World Crime & Mystery Convention] and co-chaired programming for Bouchercon Raleigh, North Carolina in 2015. He is Assistant Editor of Shots eZine, British correspondent  for The Rap Sheet and writes and reviews for many US magazines & Ezines.Ali  is an associate member of the CWA, ITW and PWA. Karim contributed to DISSECTING HANNIBAL LECTER, ed. Benjamin Szumskyj [McFarland Press THE GREENWOOD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH CRIME FICTION, ed. Barry Forshaw, and ITW 100 THRILLER NOVELS, ed. David Morrell and Hank Hagner [Oceanview Publishing]. Karim is a CWA Gold Dagger Judge and awarded 2011 David Thompson Memorial Award and The Don Sandstrom Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Fandom in 2013 Bouchercon Albany.

ABOUT ROB:   Rob is the author of the Ash McKenna series, published by Polis Books, which wrapped up in July 2018.  Other entries include: New Yorked, which was nominated for an Anthony Award for Best First Novel, as well as others. He also wrote the short story collection Take-Out and co-wrote Scott Free with James Patterson.  His first standalone novel, The Warehouse, is available now. The Warehouse has sold in 21 countries and has been optioned for film by Ron Howard.

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Anne Hillerman came to New Mexico as a child with her mother, Marie, and her father, Tony Hillerman. She grew up in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, the eldest of the family’s six children. She received a journalism degree from the University of New Mexico and worked as a newspaper reporter, editor and columnist before becoming a full-time author.

She is honored to continue the mystery series Tony Hillerman created. Anne’s debut novel, Spider Woman’s Daughter,  follows the further adventures of the characters her father made famous, Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. It places one of Tony’s supporting characters, officer Bernadette Manuelito, in the spotlight to make the series her own. Released by HarperCollins, the book received the Spur Award from Western Writers of America for the Best First Novel of 2013.

The fifth, The Tale Teller, returns Joe Leaphorn to his role of protagonist and crime solver in a case that has ties to the Navajo’s Long Walk. While Leaphorn is hard at work, Bernie and Chee travel to the Canyon de Chelly/Chinle area to solve an unexplained murder and the theft of an old man’s prized possession.

Anne also is the author of the award-winning Tony Hillerman’s Landscape: On the Road with Chee and Leaphorn, created with husband/photographer Don Strel, and honored as the best photo book of the year by the Mountains and Plains Booksellers.

In addition to working on the next novel, Anne is a director of Wordharvest Writers Workshops, a past board member of Western Writers of America, and a staunch supporter of public libraries.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes best-selling author Lisa Unger to the studio.

ABOUT LISA:      Lisa Unger is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of seventeen novels, including THE STRANGER INSIDE. With millions of readers worldwide and books published in twenty-six languages, Lisa Unger is widely regarded as a master of suspense. In 2019, she received two Edgar Award nominations, an honor held by only a few writers including Ruth Rendell and Agatha Christie. The Edgar-nominated UNDER MY SKIN is also a finalist for the prestigious Hammett Prize, and the Macavity Award for Best Novel. And the original short story THE SLEEP TIGHT MOTEL is a #1 bestselling single.

Unger's critically acclaimed books have been voted "Best of the Year" or top picks by the Today show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Weekly, Amazon, IndieBound and many others. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Travel+Leisure. She lives on the west coast of Florida with her family.

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Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back the multi-talented DP  LYLE to the studio.

ABOUT DOUG:    DP Lyle, MD is the Amazon #1 Bestselling; Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winning; and Edgar (2), Shamus, Agatha, Anthony, Scribe, USA Today Best Book Award (2), and Foreward INDIES Book of the Year nominated author of many non-fiction books as well as numerous works of fiction, including the SAMANTHA CODY, DUB WALKER, JAKE LONGLY, and CAIN/HARPER thriller series, and the ROYAL PAINS media tie-in novels. His essay on Jules Verne’s THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND appears in THRILLERS: 100 MUST READS and his short story “Even Steven” in ITW’s anthology THRILLER 3: LOVE IS MURDER. He served as Editor for the Southern California Writers Association’s short story anthology, IT’S ALL IN THE STORY as well as contributing the story “Splash.” His short story “Bottom Line” appears in th Sherlock Holmes inspired anthology FOR THE SAKE OF THE GAME.

He has worked with many novelists and with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women’s Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, The Glades, and Pretty Little Liars.

He is the creator and host of the podcast series CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: The Art and Science of Crime Fiction

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Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes William "Kent" Krueger to the studio.

ABOUT KENT:

Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers.

Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land was released in  September 2019.

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Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes award-winning and best-selling author Allen Eskens.

Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of THE LIFE WE BURY, THE GUISE OF ANOTHER  THE HEAVENS MAY FALL,  DEEP DARK DECEPTION, THE SHADOWS WE HIDE, and NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS. He is the recipient of the Barry Award, Minnesota Book Award, Rosebud Award (Left Coast Crime), and Silver Falchion Award and has been a finalist for the Edgar® Award, Thriller Award, and Anthony Award. His books have been translated into 26 languages and his novel, The Life We Bury is in development for a feature film.

ABOUT NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS:   After fifteen years of growing up in the Ozark hills with his widowed mother, high-school freshman Boady Sanden is beyond ready to move on. He dreams of glass towers and cityscapes, driven by his desire to be anywhere other than Jessup, Missouri. The new kid at St. Ignatius High School, if he isn't being pushed around, he is being completely ignored. Even his beloved woods, seem to be closing in on him, suffocating him.

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Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author and attorney Reece Hirsch to the studio.

ABOUT REECE:    Reece is the author of five thrillers that draw upon his background as a privacy attorney. BLACK NOWHERE is the first in a new series featuring FBI Special Agent Lisa Tanchik, who investigates cybercrime. His first book, THE INSIDER, was a finalist for the 2011 International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel. His next three books, THE ADVERSARY, INTRUSION, and SURVEILLANCE, all feature former Department of Justice cybercrimes prosecutor Chris Bruen. Hirsch is a partner in the San Francisco office of an international law firm and cochair of its privacy and cybersecurity practice. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation).  Reece is a member of the MWA and the ITW, and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Northern California chapter of MWA.

ABOUT BLACK NOWHERE:   Special Agent Lisa Tanchik is the best at taking down cybercriminals. So when the FBI discovers a multibillion-dollar black market online, she’s tasked with finding the creator and bringing him to justice. Donning one of her many digital disguises, Tanchik goes undercover into the network.

Brilliant college student Nate Fallon started his site as an idealistic experiment. But his platform has made illegal trade not only more efficient—but also more dangerous. Now the FBI aren’t the only ones out to get him. As profits soar, a criminal organization casts its monstrous gaze on Fallon, and danger leaps from cyberspace into reality.

Feeling pressure from both sides of the law, Fallon is forced to make a decision with shattering consequences. Can Agent Tanchik find Fallon before his dangerous infrastructure falls into the wrong hands?

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Michele Drier to the studio to discuss her new book STAIN ON THE SOUL.

HOW SHE STARTED:  "After I contracted with a publisher for my first book, a mystery, my son-in-law asked why I didn’t write about vampires because they sold so well. I’d never read any vampire books. So I read some Charlaine Harris, some Kelly Armstrong, some Karen Monig and realized they all had a strong romantic plot line, so I made up a 500-year-old sexy as all get out Hungarian vampire family, mixed them with contemporary Southern Californian women in the media and …whoa… magic happened! Now I’m finishing up Book 10 in The Kandesky Vampire Chronicles."

ABOUT THE NEW BOOK:  Who murdered Winston Duke? Why?

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