POP CULTURE PROPHETS With Jon Land

POP CULTURE PROPHETS With Jon Land A special Guest Post From Jon Land in Partner with Partners In Crime Virtual Book Tours.

POP CULTURE PROPHETS With Jon Land A special Guest Post From Jon Land in Partner with Partners In Crime Virtual Book Tours.

Author Anne Da Vigo’s Bakersfield Boys Club, a thriller set in late-seventies Central California, is a riveting story about the abuse of power, unflinchingly realistic, but not without hope. It holds special interest for me because I grew up in Bakersfield where the real world case—known as the Lords of Bakersfield—continues to play out in civil courts. I was eager to talk to Anne about the story behind her story.

Book Review: If She Wakes by Erik Therme. Bound 4 Escape: "This book is full of suspense. I had to find out what was going to happen, so I had to stay up late into the night to finish reading it."

"2017: A military transport on a secret run to dispose of its deadly contents vanishes without a trace. The present: A mass shooting on the steps of the Capitol nearly claims the life of Robert Brixton’s grandson

Showcasing Kelly Irvin's new book Trust Me.
"This morning, Hunter walks out of prison a free man, having served his sentence.
This afternoon, Delaney finds her best friend dead, murdered in the same fashion as her brother."

As a mystery writer, I have a dilemma: I love the old-fashioned mysteries.
You know, the ones. The master detective solves the murder simply by talking to the suspects while peering at the crime scene with his magnifying glass. All the while, he is on his pipe and examining the evidence without gloves. Then, when he identifies the culprit, the killer confesses and goes away to jail because the detective’s deduction of the evidence is so overwhelming that it is useless to deny it.

Everyone loves a good heroine. That statement got me wondering, what are the qualities that make a memorable heroine? Beauty? Pride? A strong will? Stubborn beyond belief? Courage? A kind soul who is generous to a fault?

"This is one of those reads that made me stay in one spot and read in one sitting." - Amy Booksy