Monthly Post: April 2019 Now we are six!

The Scarab Heart (The Involuntary Medium, #2) by Michael Gallagher
Current average rating: 4.39 of 5 stars

Bring on the cake…crack open the bubbly…this month my website turns six! It’s interesting to reflect how much both Malane—who built it and who now maintains it for me—and I have learned over the intervening years. Everything, really. Neither of us knew diddly squat when we started down this road. I still wouldn’t, had I not been obliged to take over for a while a few years back. That was a steep learning curve I’m not anxious to repeat. Last month I decided it was high time I started advertising my books on Twitter. Up till then, while I may have run the occasional advert, I tried to limit them to a maximum of three per month. Why, I hear you ask? Read on…

This month’s special offer is a free download of The Scarab Heart. The Valley of the Kings, 1885. Lizzie Blaylock has sworn not to use her powers, but her powers have other things in mind. Offer ends on April 30th 2019.

“As much as I loved The Bridge of Dead Things ~ I adored The Scarab Heart! These books are marvelous, really and truly something special!”—Paula Fetty-King, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)

Happy investigating!
Michael

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Force of Nature

Force of Nature by Jane Harper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Five went out, four came back. In her follow-up to The Dry (which I haven’t read, but I really should), Harper’s detective, Aaron Falk, is called into a case when one of his informants goes missing on a corporate team-building retreat in the fictional Giralang Ranges outside of Melbourne. The prestigious accounting firm BaileyTennants is suspected of money laundering, so what has become of Alice, Falk’s whistle-blower?
This well-written, well-paced thriller flashes back and forth between the investigation at hand and what happened on each of the four days of hike from the perspectives of the five women. A lot can go wrong in the bush—and it does—as Harper builds the suspense. I was particularly impressed with her ability to write fight scenes. The action gets quite physical at times, and this was conveyed brilliantly by the writing.
I would be happy to revisit this series again.

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Monthly Post: March 2019 Taking back control over Twitter

The Bridge of Dead Things (The Involuntary Medium, #1) by Michael Gallagher
Current average rating: 4.15 of 5 stars

“I went out for beer and when I got back I found a hundred new notifications waiting for me,” as one account put it. If you’ve ever been tagged in a popular, ongoing conversation with 36 others taking part, you will know how overwhelming this can feel. The Friday follow (#FF) trains on which the writing community thrives are a prime example of this. There’s not much you can do once the notifications are there, but you can certainly nip it in the bud—by muting the conversation. Read on…

This month’s giveaway is a free download of The Bridge of Dead Things. Murky Victorian London. When 13-year-old Lizzie starts having fits, the people around her begin to realize that she may have unusual powers. Offer ends on March 31st 2019.

“I have got to say, these books are unlike any other I have read...almost impossible to put down.”—Helene Gårdsvold, Amazon.com Reviewer (5 stars)

Happy investigating!
Michael