A few weeks ago I finished reading The Hive, by Greg Olsen. Read on to see what I thought…
A murder twenty years ago, and a murder today. How are they linked? And what does it all have to do with Marnie Spellman, the seemingly charismatic guru promoting wellness snd female empowerment through her line of honey bee beauty products? At first, Detective Lindsay Jackson is stumped, but as she digs deeper, she discovers the darkness lurking behind Spellman Farms, and its reclusive leader. A darkness that threatens to tear Jackson’s world apart.
Gregg Olsen manages to weave a narrative that both entertains and thrills, with a twist you won’t see coming. The prose is sharp, and the author expertly weaves all the story threads together into an edge-of-your-seat read that builds to a gratifying conclusion.
Audio Book News
So many people have asked about the audio versions of the John Decker series, and I’m happy to say that audio is now available for the first four books plus the prequel, Soul Catcher. The fifth book in the series, Whitechapel Rising, has been recorded, and is in post production as I write this. It should be available on amazon in one to two months.
I am finishing up the sixth book in the series, Black Tide, this week, and then it will be off to the studio for audio recording.
In the meantime, for all those wishing to listen to the John Decker series, head over to Amazon or Audible and enjoy!
Crow Song Released!
Crow Song, a collection of shorter stories that was almost thirty years in the making, is out now.
Sometimes, when I am between writing full-length books, I get an idea (or fourteen) for tales that pack a punch in a few pages. If you like shorter stories, varying from just two pages to full novella length, I hope you will check out Crow Song.
New Release!
Grendel’s Labyrinth has released, and the next book in the John Decker series, Whitechapel Rising, is now on presale. I’m excited about both of these books and have enjoyed writing them. Beowulf has fascinated me since I read it in school many years ago. Unlike most of the dry dead literature we were forced to consume, this actually had some bite! A real monster. While the language might have been hard to grasp for one so young, it still captivated me because, well… Monsters. If you have to read something like that, you might as well have monsters. Then there’s Whitechapel Rising, a new take on Jack the Ripper, which is on presale now on Amazon. Both books are part of the John Decker series, which includes a prequel novella, Soul Catcher. There is also a 100-page origin story available at the end of the first book in the series, What Vengeance Comes.
It’s been a long time coming…
It’s here, people!
Crimson Deep. The long-awaited next book in the John Decker series. Wow. That took a while, I know. But in fairness, I haven’t been idle. The last few years have been full of writing. I penned a children’s book – which sits on my hard drive in glorious unpublished seclusion. Maybe it will see the light of day at some point, maybe it won’t. All writers have drafts of books laying around, like the ghosts of Christmas’s yet to come. I also finished a full-length manuscript which is doing the rounds as we speak. Not to mention dipping my toes in the Hollywood scene and working on three movie scripts over the past two years. And two of them are comedies… Yes – I can be funny… I think… Maybe. At the very least it’s a departure from my normal writing.
But back to John Decker. I’ve neglected him for far too long, and now he gets a whole new adventure set in the deep Florida woodlands. Not only that, but I have outlines for four more adventures fleshed out already. I can’t reveal what those will be, except to say that the next one will likely take place in Ireland, and center around an age-old legend at a mysterious ruin. I know it took a while for Decker to return, but now that he’s back, he isn’t going anywhere. So enjoy Crimson Deep, and watch this space, because there’s lots more on the way.
A new John Decker book.
It’s been a while, I know. But the time is finally here to write a new John Decker book. I can’t tell you much about it right now, but I can tell you that I’m about a quarter of the way finished, and hope to have it out later this year. Exciting? You bet. John Decker is my favorite character, and it’s been fun getting inside his head once more. I’ll let you know more as the story progresses, but for now, my advice is that if you want to be among the first to know when it is released, then sign up for my mailing list at the link below.
Until then, happy reading.
Anthony.