Joe Congel | CW Hawes

A New Release and a Promo

Today’s post is a short one. I’m busy finalizing the formatting for my addition to the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, which comes out next month. I do, however, want to talk about two events you may find of interest. So here we go.

Second Chances

Joe Congel’s book Second Chances went live on Monday, September 18th. It’s only 99¢. I have my copy – make sure you get yours. You can do so right here on Amazon.

I’ve read a sizable snippet, and it is doggone good.

Second Chances is the 17th book in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series.

If you aren’t familiar with the series, a dozen writers have created the ever-expanding world of Magnolia Bluff, Texas.

A small town on the eastern shore of Burnet Reservoir.

It’s a quiet town. An ordinary town. It’s a town with murder waiting in the wings.

You’ll love it there. Just watch your neighbors and your back.

The books can be read in any order. Check the series out on Amazon.

Freebooksy Promo

Starting Monday, 25 September, the Underground Authors are running a five day promotion of the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series.

The first book in the series, Death Wears a Crimson Hat, will be free. The other 16 books will be 99¢.

This is a stupendous opportunity for you to explore Magnolia Bluff on the cheap.

I know I’m biased, nevertheless I think I can honestly say that each of the writers in the series is writing at the top of his or her game. There is some seriously good reading in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles.

So pack your bags and get ready for the vacation of a lifetime! And it starts Monday, September 25 with your free copy of Death Wears a Crimson Hat.

Comments are always welcome! And until next time, happy reading!

CW Hawes is a playwright; award-winning poet; and a fictioneer, with a bestselling novel. He’s also an armchair philosopher, political theorist, social commentator, and traveler. He loves a good cup of tea and agrees that everything’s better with pizza.

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Second Chances is Coming!

In a week, book 17 in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles goes live. Second Chances by Joe Congel.

Joe is new to the world of Magnolia Bluff, but he is not new to crime fiction. He writes a bang-up crime series of his own: The Razzman Mystery Crime Files.

I love private detective novels, and Joe’s Razzman series fires on all cylinders. Great characters. Large dollops of humor. Intriguing, suspense-filled storylines. And accomplished writing. It’s better than TV. What more can you ask for?

In Second Chances, Joe ventures into the world of the amateur sleuth. But we aren’t talking about a male version of Miss Marple.

Brandon Turner is a former New York City cop who’s looking to get away from the big city and find a quiet, peaceful place to enjoy his early retirement.

Too bad he picked Magnolia Bluff.

Right now, Second Chances is on pre-order for just 99¢. The book goes live to your ereader on Monday, September 18.

I’ve read an extended snippet and I am champing at the bit to get my eyes on the entire book. This is going to be a good one. And I wouldn’t expect anything less from Joe Congel.

So get your name on the list today and clear your calendar, because when this one drops — you will be sucked into the world of Magnolia Bluff body and soul.

Second Chances. On Amazon.

Comments are always welcome! And until next time, happy reading!

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Book Review: Best Served Cold

First there was a high profile up and coming NASCAR driver. Shot and killed at close range.

Now the victim is an up and coming high profile pro basketball star.

Private detective Tony Razzolito (a.k.a. The Razzman) isn’t concerned about the latest death until his friend, Captain Rita O’Connor of homicide, asks him to help on the case.

The only problem for Tony is he has to work with his nemesis Detective John Cahill.

Once again, Joe Congel delivers a well wrought whodunit that kept me guessing all the way to the surprise ending.

I’ve read all of the Tony Razzolito mysteries. And they just keep getting better and better. A good thing getting better is a very good thing.

What I like best about Congel’s stories are his characters. They have personality. They are three dimensional. They pop off the page because they are real people.

Characters make fiction sing. We remember memorable characters. Rarely do we remember a plot.

As Ray Bradbury advised writers: create your characters, let them do their thing, and there’s your story.

And Joe Congel lets his characters do their thing. In doing so, a story is created that carries us along from beginning to end. We are right there living the story along with the characters. That’s the work of a master storyteller. And Congel is a master.

While Best Served Cold is laced with loads of humor, the story itself is dark. It is a vengeance tale reminiscent of Jacobean theater. Bloody and unrelenting. It’s a good thing the humor is there – it relieves the darkness of the mystery.

Best Served Cold is the fourth book in The Razzman Mystery Crime files. I’m already waiting for number five.

Pick up your copy of Best Served Cold on Amazon.

And if you haven’t read the other Razzman mysteries, you can find them on Amazon, too.

Comments are always welcome! And until next time, happy reading!

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