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We're Having a Book
Launch
Party on October 22
You're invited to join us
for the kickoff of The
Good, The Bad and The Murderous at Nashville's
delightful mystery bookstore, Mysteries & More.
We'll be partying from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. with all
the trappings—cookies, cake, punch, and lots of
camaraderie.
 I'll
also be signing the new book at Barnes & Noble
Booksellers on Mallory Lane in Brentwood, TN, on
Saturday, November 5 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
If you haven't checked the website lately, you'll
find the opening chapters
here.
Those who read the first Sid Chance book, The
Surest Poison, will recall the Miss Demeanor and
Five Felons Poker Club whose colorful membership
helped Sid and Jaz in their quest to solve the
mystery. Two of them, Homicide Detective Bart
Masterson and Patrol Sgt. Wick Stanley, are key
players in the new book. Other returning characters
include Attorney Arnie Bailey, Marie and John
Wallace, Jaz's live-in estate keepers, and the other
two poker players, Judge Gabriel Thackston and
retired crime reporter Jack Post.
Bruce DeSilva, winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for
best first novel, said in a review:
"This is the second novel in the Sid Chance series
by a skillful suspense writer...Chance gets help
from a fascinating array of characters along the
way. This book is a page-turner. As a reader, it's
great to put yourself in the hands of a writer who
knows what he's doing."
Thriller and Western writer
Wayne D. Dundee writes:
"The reader is soon caught up in a fast-moving,
complex plot peppered with twists and turns, plenty
of colorful characters, and some nifty action
scenes. Little doubt this will leave readers wanting to
take another chance on Chance, as soon as Mr.
Campbell makes one available. "
Patricia Reid's review at Bestellers World says:
"This is a great addition to the Sid Chance series.
The problem of Medicare fraud needs to be addressed
because so many older people like Djuan’s mother
don’t take time to analyze all the information they
receive from Medicare so phony charges many times
are paid and go unnoticed.
"Chester Campbell’s books always make good reads
but the Sid Chance series is special."
Writers Police
Academy
a Great Success
I recently attended the
second Writers Police Academy in Greenville/High
Point, North Carolina produced by former cop and
police procedural blogger Lee Lofland. We listened
to, watched, and participated in a wide variety of
sessions devoted to such law enforcement activities
as fingerprint analysis, undercover work, arrest and
handcuffing, driving, special operations, ATF, crime
scene investigation, and bio-terrorism.
The first evening, Sarah
and I were part of a group that visited the county
jail, where deputies showed us a typical cell block
and described what went on there. Viewing the small
cubicles where prisoners lay on their bunks left me
happy to be on the right side of the law.
The mystery writers and
wannabees who attended highly praised the Academy.
If you've never read his blog, you need to check it
out at The
Graveyard Shift.
What's Next
In the rather lengthy piece on my website titled
Reflections on The Writing Life, I described how
my novel-writing career began with the first of a
post-Cold War trilogy titled Beware the
Jabberwock. For reasons mentioned in the
article, none of the three books was published.
Fast forward to 2011. I am preparing the first book,
Jabberwock, to go online as an ebook. It's a
thriller, considerably longer than my published
mysteries, about a disgraced former FBI agent and
how he gets tangled in an international conspiracy
involving CIA agents and the KGB. It will be
available soon for the Kindle on Amazon.com and at
Smashwords.com for other ebook readers.
That's all for now. To see what's new and where
I'll' be when, check occasionally at
ChesterDCampbell.com.
Stay warm.
Chester |
