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Fresh Pick | BLIND FURY by Lynda La Plante
Fresh Pick / August 21, 2011

Anna Travis #2  July 2011 On Sale: July 5, 2011 Featuring: Anna Travis; Detective Chief Superintendent Langton 512 pages ISBN: 143913930X EAN: 9781439139301 Trade Size (reprint) $15.00 Add to Wish List Thriller CrimeBuy at Amazon.com Best Thrillers to read this summer include… Blind Fury by Lynda La Plante The latest international bestseller When the body of a young woman is discovered close to a highway service station, Detective Inspector Anna Travis is brought on to the team of investigators by her former lover and boss, Detective Chief Superintendent Langton. As more evidence is uncovered, the team realizes that they are contending with a triple murder investigation—and no suspect. But then a murderer Anna helped arrest years ago makes contact from prison. Cameron Welsh insists that he can help track down the killer, but he will divulge his secrets only to Anna herself. Does he really have an insight into another criminal’s mind, or is he merely intent on getting into hers? The team soon realizes that they are dealing with a killer whose deviousness has enabled him to commit horrific crimes, yet remain undetected for years. As the case draws to a close, Welsh’s obsession for Anna fuels a terrifying…

Christa Allan | Journey To Publication
Author Guest / August 21, 2011

One of the oft-asked questions in interviews, is “Tell us about how you came to be published.”  My response is the fairly generic, “Once upon a time I wanted to be a writer…” because I’m never quite sure if I should reveal the entire, seemingly endless angsty events. But, in the event you write or read an author’s response, I’m fairly certain that the timeline below is the behind the scenes, real deal. Here is the timeline of the journey to publication: 1. You have an idea. 2. You begin to write a book. 3. After the first two chapters, you are so smitten with your own genius, you pause to jot down the names of actors who will [consider themselves lucky to] portray your characters. 4. After chapter two and a half, you decide it’s time to dust the fireplace, crochet the twelve bedspreads you’ve been buying yarn to complete for the past ten years, and start a scrapbook for each of your children, your yet-to-be-born grandchildren, and the family pet(s). 5. You continue writing [or gazing at the monitor] and decide that repeatedly poking yourself in the eye with a hot stick would be welcome relief from the…