Friday, October 3, 2014

Six Pack of Sleuths: Comedy Mysteries

Today the HBS Author's Spotlight is showcasing an author set: Six Pack of Sleuths: Comedy Mysteries from Six Award Winning Bestselling Authors. These are some of the BEST DEALS from outstanding Authors for the Kindle at Amazon.

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Six Pack of Sleuths: Comedy Mysteries

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AVAILABLE at Amazon


Six Award Winning Bestselling Authors bring you a Six Pack of Sleuths

MIAMI MUMMIES (Wendy Darlin series) by Barbara Silkstone
THE PERFECT WEDDING by Sibel Hodge
BEING LIGHT by Helen Smith
DEATH BY SARCASM by Dani Amore
SADIE’S GUIDE TO CATCHING KILLERS by Zané Sachs
(the demented alter-ego of author, Suzanne Tyrpak)
FOOD OF LOVE by Anne R. Allen



Miami Mummies:

A Wendy Darlin Comedy Mystery


Author: Barbara Silkstone

AVAILABLE at Amazon


The legendary mastermind criminal and mummy thief, Kyzer Saucy, strikes again. Part-time tomb raider and full-time real estate broker, Wendy Darlin joins her lover, archaeologist Roger Jolley as they struggle to save a rare Miami mummy from the clutches of this evil genius. Can Saucy be stopped before he kills again? Meanwhile can Wendy keep her promise to Alfred Hiccup as he attempts to transmigrate from the afterlife? Or has Wendy finally made one promise too many?


Author: Barbara Silkstone

Author Genre: Mystery, Humor And Comedy, Romance

Website: Barb's Wire - eBooks and More
Author's Blog: Second Act Café getting even
Twitter: @barbsilkstone
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Google+: Check Out Google+
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Author Description:
Barbara Silkstone is the best-selling author of the Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider series ~ Mystery Comedies featuring Wendy Darlin, Miami real estate broker and part-time Tomb Raider: Wendy and the Lost Boys ~ London Broil ~ Cairo Caper~ Miami Mummies ~ Vulgarian Vamp Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider Boxed Set. Silkstone's writing has been described as "perfectly paced and pitched - shades of Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen without seeming remotely derivative. Fast moving action that shoots from the hip with bullet-proof characterization." She has attended writing workshops with Stephen King, Robert B. Parker, P.D.James, and James Michener.


My Perfect Wedding

Helen Grey Book 2


Author: Sibel Hodge

AVAILABLE at Amazon


Helen Grey is finally getting everything she wants. She's about to have the perfect dream wedding and begin an exciting new life abroad on the sunny Mediterranean island of Cyprus. But living the dream isn't all it's cracked up to be.

After a mix-up at the airport, Helen finds herself drawn into the midst of an elaborate plot to steal an ancient statue and assassinate a local businessman. And as if that wasn't bad enough, her wedding dress is AWOL, the statue seems to be cursed, and Helen is wanted by the police.

With the big day rapidly approaching, a roller-coaster of mishaps, misunderstandings, and disasters threatens to turn the newlyweds into nearlyweds.

Can Helen prevent an assassination, save the statue, and have the perfect wedding? Or will the day to remember turn into one she'd rather forget?


Author: Sibel Hodge

Author Genre: Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult

Website: My Books - Sibel Hodge
Author's Blog: My Blog - Books & Stuff!
Newsletter
Twitter: @sibelhodge
E-Mail: sibelhodge@gmail.com
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Author Description:
Sibel Hodge is the Amazon Top 100 Bestselling Author of Fourteen Days Later and Money, Lies, and Murder (Amber Fox Mystery). She has 8 cats and 1 husband. In her spare time, she's Wonder Woman! When she's not out saving the world from dastardly demons she writes an eclectic mix of romantic comedies, mysteries, thrillers, children's books, and non fiction. Her other books include My Perfect Wedding, The Baby Trap, Fashion, Lies, and Murder (Amber Fox Mystery), Voodoo, Lies, and Murder (Amber Fox Mystery), Chocolate, Lies, and Murder (Amber Fox Mystery), The See-Through Leopard, How to Dump Your Boyfriend in the Men's Room (and other short stories), It's a Catastrophe, Healing Meditations for Surviving Grief and Loss, A Gluten Free Taste of Turkey, and A Gluten Free Soup Opera. Her work has been shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize 2008, Highly Commended by the Yeovil Literary Prize 2009, Runner Up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Comp 2009, nominated Best Novel with Romantic Elements in 2010 by The Romance Reviews, Runner Up in the Best Indie Books of 2012 by Indie Book Bargains, and Winner of Best Children's Book by eFestival of Words 2013. Her novella Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave has been listed as one of the Top 40 Books About Human Rights by Accredited Online Colleges.


Being Light

A Screwball Comedy


Author: Helen Smith

AVAILABLE at Amazon


Quirky and funny, Helen Smith’s humorous literary novel follows the comic adventures of private detective Alison Temple and her boss Mrs. Fitzgerald at an all-female detective agency in London.

When her husband doesn’t come home, Sheila Travers hires a private detective to find him. But Being Light is no ordinary detective story. The sharp observations on the lives of modern women will have you laughing out loud as you follow the surreal adventures of the ensemble cast. Meet Taron, with her one-woman plan to improve the world. Meet Mrs. Fitzgerald, the boss of the all-female Fitzgerald’s Bureau of Investigation in Brixton, as she struggles to overcome fanciful thoughts on the 159 bus. Meet Alison, juggling the demands of looking after a young child with her duties as a detective. Take in circus performers, animal rights activists, philosophers, dreamers and a new kind of dating agency in this joyfully funny book. And find out what happened to Roy.


Author: Helen Smith

Author Genre: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction

Website: Helen Smith
Twitter: @emperorsclothes
Goodreads: Check Out Goodreads
Google+: Check Out Google+
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Author Description:
Helen Smith is a novelist and playwright who lives in London. Her books have reached number one on Amazon's bestseller lists in the US, UK, Canada and Germany. They have been praised in The Times, The Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian, Time Out and Wired.com and appeared on "best of the year" lists in For Books' Sake, The Cult Den, The Independent and the Guardian. Her books have been optioned by the BBC.

Helen Smith traveled the world when her daughter was small, doing all sorts of strange jobs to support them both -- from cleaning motels to working as a magician's assistant -- before returning to live in London where she wrote her first novel. Since then, she has read at literary events and festivals in London and New York and points in between -- including, most recently, a cruise ship en route to California via the Suez Canal. Her work has been read or performed at the National Theatre, The Royal Festival Hall, the Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood, Amnesty International's Headquarters, The Edinburgh Festival and The University of London. She's a Literary Death Match champion and the recipient of an Arts Council of England award.


Death By Sarcasm

The First Mary Cooper Mystery


Author: Dani Amore

AVAILABLE at Amazon


DEATH BY SARCASM introduces mystery readers to Mary Cooper, a Los Angeles area private detective who masks her true, caring nature with a razor-sharp, heavily sarcastic sense of humor.

In DEATH BY SARCASM, Mary learns that her uncle, a former stand-up comedian has been murdered. She is asked to assist in finding the killer by both the police and family members. Mary quickly discovers that her uncle's death was just the opening act for a bloody rampage. As Mary investigates, she exposes a dark and deadly legacy with mysterious links to her own past.

DEATH BY SARCASM careens through Hollywood, Catalina Island and the posh mansions of Malibu, with nonstop action and unforgettable characters.


Author: Dani Amore

Author Genre: HARDBOILED MYSTERY Novels

Website: Dani Amore
Author's Blog: Dani Amore
Dani’s Independent Author Network
Twitter: @authordaniamore
E-Mail: dani@daniamore.com
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Facebook: Check Out Facebook
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Author Description:
Dani is a award-winning mystery novelist living in Los Angeles. Her latest book is THE CIRCUIT RIDER, an Amazon Kindle Serial, which is high on the Amazon list.Dani first novel, DEATH BY SARCASM, cracked the Top 100 Mysteries on Amazon.com.

She says, 'I take a great deal of pride in writing the kind of books I like to read: incredibly fast-paced, a lot of humor, and real people in real relationships usually trying to do the right thing. My readers are the best people in the world, I love to hear from them and I answer all emails.'


Sadie's Guide to Catching Killers

A Twisted Novella


Author: Zane Sachs

AVAILABLE at Amazon


Sadie may seem like the girl next door--but she isn't. At age eight, when she finds Mommy in the bathtub floating in a pool of blood, Sadie becomes obsessed with murder. Sadie's Guide to Catching Killers is the prekill to Sadie the Sadist: X-tremely Black Humor/Horror, delving into Sadie's twisted childhood to unravel what makes her the psycho we know and love. The uncut version--the story you've got in your hot little hands (X-cept for those of you who happen to be whacking off) is NOT as violent and psycho-sexual as Sadie the Sadist, but remember (sick puppies) Sadie is a child and a teenager here, not yet a full blown psychopath like us. (If you're not fully blown, put down this book and pick up the R rated version.) Advice from L'il Sadie, Self-Help BONUS: 10 Signs Someone is a Low-Life Liar; 10 Ways to Your Dream Confession; 10 Useful Household Poisons, and more! Note: This novella contains sexuality and insanity that some may find offensive ... please don't read this book unless you're twisted ... you MAY be safe reading the cut version.


Author: Zane Sachs

Author Genre:

Website: Zane Sachs-GOING DOWN
Twitter: @ZaneSachs
E-Mail: ZaneSachs@gmail.com
Google+: Check Out Google+
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Author Description:
Zané Sachs is the deranged twin of author, Suzanne Tyrpak. She has worked for several large corporations (including a supermarket), and those situations have, in part, inspired Sadie the Sadist. Sadly, she has found, that the current work environment in the U.S. often treats workers as expendable units, comparable to robots. Every day automated systems and machines are replacing human workers. Zané expects to be replaced by a robot any minute.

Like her characters, Sadie and Jayne, Zané grew up in New York and later ran away to the wild west. She visits the city whenever she can to hang out with friends, eat incredible food, and enjoy the stimulation of a city filled with psychopaths.

Perhaps, one day soon, the perfect novel will be written by artificial intelligence. Until then, Zané offers you her flawed perspective and hopes you find it entertaining.

Zané wrote Sadie's Guide to Catching Killers, because readers demanded information regarding Sadie's bizarre childhood. She is currently writing a novel of psychological suspense called Jayne Just Watches. Jayne believes that she is dead, and she happens to be Sadie's neighbor.

For Sadie's deadly recipes, guest inQuistions, and useful tips on topics like the Pros and Cons of killing your boss, please visit Zané's blog, Zané Sachs-Going Down, at ZaneSachs.com


Food Of Love

A Comedy about Friendship, Chocolate, and a Small Nuclear Bomb


Author: Anne R. Allen

AVAILABLE at Amazon


Part thriller and part screwball romantic comedy, Food of Love tells the story of Regina, a former supermodel, now princess of a tiny European principality, who has lost her skeletal figure and finds herself threatened by an unknown assassin.

Fearing her royal husband wants to kill her now that she’s not model-thin, she seeks protection from her estranged African-American foster sister, conservative Christian television pundit, Rev. Cady Stanton.

Reverend Cady has some serious weight and romantic issues of her own, compounded when an “accident” intended for Regina leaves her temporarily blind. But when Regina is declared dead and Cady’s seventy-year old secretary is wrongly arrested for smuggling a small nuclear bomb to the funeral, Cady takes control.

With the help of a porn mogul, a Russian spy, a rap diva and her fierce hairdresser-girlfriend, Cady is able to save Regina, restore the bomb to its proper owners, and unearth the long-buried family secrets that hold the key to her own happiness.

Food of Love has all the classic elements of comedy thriller and believable farce that have become the hallmark of an Anne R. Allen novel. Beneath its roller-coaster plot and comic exterior, the story addresses complex issues about body image, ethnicity, religion and a woman’s right to choose.


Author: Anne R. Allen

Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romantic Comedy, Self Help

Author's Blog: Anne R. Allen's Blog
Twitter: @annerallen
E-Mail: Annerallen dot Allen @ gmail dot com
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Google+: Check Out Google+
Facebook: Check Out Facebook

Author Description:
Anne R. Allen is the author of seven comic novels: THE GATSBY GAME, FOOD OF LOVE, THE LADY OF THE LAKEWOOD DINER and the Camilla Randall mysteries: THE BEST REVENGE, GHOSTWRITERS IN THE SKY, SHERWOOD, LTD., and NO PLACE LIKE HOME. She is published by MWiDP and Kotu Beach Press.

She's the co-author of HOW TO BE A WRITER IN THE E-AGE...A SELF-HELP GUIDE, written with Catherine Ryan Hyde and has a two-fer boxed set, CHANEL-GATSBY with NYT bestseller Ruth Harris, which combines Ruth's THE CHANEL CAPER with Anne's THE GATSBY GAME

Writer's Digest has named "Anne R. Allen's Blog...with Ruth Harris" one of the "Best 101 Websites for Writers", and the blog was a finalist for best publishing industry blog in a contest run by Goodreads and the Association of American Publishers.

Anne's short story BETTY JO STEVENSON RIDES AGAIN is available as a MWiDP single and her short fiction also appears in the SAFFINA DESFORGES PRESENTS Kindle Break anthology, MARTINI MADNESS, the INDIE CHICKS ANTHOLOGY, INDIESTRUCTIBLE and the Literary Lab anthologies GENRE WARS and NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND.

Anne is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and spent twenty-five years in the theater--acting and directing--before taking up fiction writing. She is the former artistic director of the Patio Playhouse in Escondido, CA and now lives on the Central Coast of California.
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3 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting the six cool sleuths, James! Actually, you included the more twisted cover for Sadie's Guide to Catching Killers. The boxed set includes the tamer version. Barb was afraid Sadie uncut might cause heart attacks.

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  2. Ooohhh!
    Thank you, James. This is a really nice post. Lovely job.
    Much appreciated.

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