I
have had the good fortune to receive some fantastic blurbs/reviews from
some of the leading authors in the Horror and Thriller genres. This is
what Graham Masterton, best-selling author of The Manitou and The House
That Jack Built, says about Blood Related:
"William Cook tells a
gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with
considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all." Joe McKinney is another best-selling author who read Blood Related and offered this fantastic blurb: "This man is simply
scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional
thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare
as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that
demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer
stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative
talent."
Here
is the blurb and the new links for the book. Remember if you get in
quickly you can get the book now at the discounted cost before it goes
up end of August:
For over two decades, Detective Ray Truman has been searching for the killer or killers who have terrorized Portvale. Headless corpses, their bodies mutilated and posed, have been turning up all over the industrial district near the docks. The remains of young female prostitutes have been the killer’s victims of choice, but now other districts are reporting the gruesome discovery of decapitated bodies. It seems the killer has expanded his territory as more ‘nice girls’ feel the wrath of his terrible rage. This horrifically disturbing tale of a family tree of evil will embed itself in the mind of the reader, long after the last page has been turned. A crime thriller in the vein of other power-packed thrillers like Thomas Harris's 'Silence of the Lambs' and James Ellroy's 'Killer on the Road.'
Meet the Cunninghams . . .
A family bound by evil and the blood they have spilled. The large lodging-house they live in and operate on Artaud Avenue reeks of death and the sins that remain trapped beneath the floorboards.
Meet Caleb Cunningham . . .
Caleb is a disturbed young man whose violent father is a suspected serial killer and mother, an insane alcoholic. After his Father’s suicide, Cunningham’s disturbing fantasy-life becomes reality as he begins his killing spree in earnest. His identical twin brother Charlie is to be released from an asylum and all hell is about to break loose when the brothers combine their psychopathic talents. Eventually stepping out from the shadows of his murderous forebears, Caleb puts in motion his own diabolical plan to reveal himself and his ‘art’ to the world. He’s a true aesthete. An artist of death. His various ‘installations’ have not received the status he feels they deserve, so Caleb is expanding his ‘canvas.’
Meet Ray Truman . . .
A tragic cop whose personal demons won’t let him rest. Overworked and underpaid, Truman is tenacious as a pit-bull. He won’t rest ‘til he’s brought to justice Portvale’s infamous serial killer. His battle with his own demons gives him the strength to chase the shadows and to cut corners when necessary, as he embarks on the hunt of his life. His search leads him to the Cunningham’s house of horrors. What he finds there will ultimately lead him to regret ever meeting Caleb Cunningham and the deviant family that spawned him. The hunter becomes the hunted as Truman digs deeper into the abyss that is the horrifying mind of the most dangerous psychopath he has ever met.Warning: R18+ contains adult content + graphic violence & psychological horror.
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Anyway, in other news, I have just lined up the next mob of authors for my popular interview series - 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors.'*
The first series, including authors: Matt Shaw, April M Reign, Mark
Edward Hall, Russell Blake, William Malmborg, Matt Drabble and
Michaelbrent Collings, was such a
hit that I will continue it for as long as there are best-selling
self-published authors out there (long may it last). As a result of the
success of the first series I have edited and compiled the interviews
into a book that will be released early August. Along with the original
interviews, there is a significant essay written by myself and in-depth
analysis of each author's tips and their individual success stories.
This book is essential reading for any author who is thinking about
venturing into self-publishing and for self-published authors who are
looking to lift their game and increase their sales and online presence.
It will also be of interest to fans of these authors and anyone
interested in the process of writing and/or self-publishing. Check out
the interviews here
and stay tuned for the opportunity to pre-order on Amazon. The new
line-up of best-selling self-published interviews, includes the
following fantastic writers: David Moody, Iain Rob Wright,
Armand Rosamilia, Michale Bunker, J Thorn, Jeremy Bates, Michael Bray and
Michael Thomas. The next run (yes, there will be more) I hope to bring you more successful female self-published authors.
*Personal
invitation: if you are a best-selling (paid, not free rankings)
self-published author and would like to be part of this project, please
leave a comment below or email me here.
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Fast Train To Hell . . .
From the belly of the swamp issues forth a visit in the middle of the night from a force as dark and unimaginable as hell itself. Poor pig-farmer Abel Laroux, must battle the demons of his past as well as the nightmarish reality of the present, as he confronts a devilish visitor who has come to collect on an outstanding debt, inherited by Abel from his forefathers.
Bonus Features: Includes an excerpt from the author's novel, 'Blood Related' + the long poem 'The Temper of The Tide', in its entirety.
Warning: contains adult content + themes of supernatural & psychological horror.
From the belly of the swamp issues forth a visit in the middle of the night from a force as dark and unimaginable as hell itself. Poor pig-farmer Abel Laroux, must battle the demons of his past as well as the nightmarish reality of the present, as he confronts a devilish visitor who has come to collect on an outstanding debt, inherited by Abel from his forefathers.
Bonus Features: Includes an excerpt from the author's novel, 'Blood Related' + the long poem 'The Temper of The Tide', in its entirety.
Warning: contains adult content + themes of supernatural & psychological horror.
