Interview – Carol's Notebook

Q & A with by Corey Lynn Fayman, author of Border Field Blues

May 30, 2014May 29, 2014 by Carol2 Comments

Today, I'm happy to welcome Corey Lynn Faymen, author of Border Field Blues, to my notebook, talking about the interactive edition of Border Field Blues. A new way to experience mystery fiction, Border Field Blues - App Edition contains extra online elements at the end of each chapter that allow readers to selectively interact with various aspects of the book, including: Author’s notes Related videos Interactive maps Reader comment system Direct email access to author Facebook sharing and comments Readers can download the book as an iTunes app or as an ebook on Amazon.com. A demo video of the app can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAr501if-Jc&feature=youtu.be Winner of the 2013 Hollywood Book Festival Award for Genre-Based Fiction and a finalist in the Mystery (Adult Fiction) category of ForeWord Reviews 2013 Book of the Year Award, Border Field Blues follows the 2006 release of Fayman’s critically-acclaimed first Rolly Waters novel, Black’s Beach Shuffle (ISBN 9780595402670). When eco-vandals destroy the bird nesting grounds at San Diego’s Border Field Park preserve, Rolly Waters’...

Interview with Layton Green, author of The Diabolist

October 14, 2013October 14, 2013 by Carol5 Comments

I want to thank Layton Green, author of The Diabolist, for stopping by my notebook today and answering a few questions. Could you please tell us a little about your book? The Diabolist inspired even more reflection than usual along the way -- which is why I wanted to write it. I’ve had readers describe the book in many different ways, from “fast-paced international thriller” to “a meditation on the nature of good and evil” to “a controversial look into the history of the devil.” I hope the novel not just entertains, but makes people think and feel, because in my view a good novel must do all three. Did something specific happen to prompt you to write this book? Ever since I started The Dominic Grey series, which I describe as “international religious thrillers,” I knew I would eventually feature a satanic cult or some derivation thereof. This is that novel. The explosion of social media and how it might fuel a global...

Interview and Giveaway: The Banker Spy by William G. Byrnes

November 12, 2012March 20, 2018 by Carol6 Comments

Today, I'm happy to share my notebook with William G. Byrnes, author of The Banker Spy. William, please tell us about your current release. The Banker Spy weaves history into a contemporary thriller about ex-lovers who become entangled in a web of international intrigue. Investment banker Peter Armstrong believes he’s left his past in the States. He has an exciting new job in London and is managing the largest equity offering in European history. Behind him are an incident at his old employer and a broken engagement. He thinks his only problem is his client—an automobile company desperate for cash. Then he receives a phone call from his ex-fiancée, Dayna Caymus, a beautiful and unpredictable CIA agent. When Peter discovers that his client is secretly working for the German government the two ex-lovers enter into an uneasy alliance, which their past sometimes helps and sometimes hurts, all the while sorting through their feelings for each other. Dayna puts her mission first, leading Peter...