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TCFL Podcast Episode #26 with Joshilyn Jackson, Author of Never Have I Ever

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Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is with the delightful author Joshilyn Jackson. We chat about her life as a writer and her latest novel, Never Have I Ever?

Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson

 

never have I ever by Joshilyn Jackson

Author Joshilyn Jackson

Never Have I Ever

Have you ever done something so bad, so shameful that you would do anything to keep it secret? What if your worst enemy knew . . . and was determined to expose you?

Amy Whey is proud of her ordinary life and the simple pleasures that come with it—teaching diving lessons, baking cookies for new neighbors, helping her best friend, Charlotte, run their local book club. Her greatest joy is her family: her devoted professor husband, her spirited fifteen-year-old stepdaughter, her adorable infant son. And, of course, the steadfast and supportive Charlotte. But Amy’s sweet, uncomplicated life begins to unravel when the mysterious and alluring Angelica Roux arrives on her doorstep one book club night.

Sultry and magnetic, Roux beguiles the group with her feral charm. She keeps the wine flowing and lures them into a game of spilling secrets. Everyone thinks it’s naughty, harmless fun. Only Amy knows better. Something wicked has come her way—a she-devil in a pricey red sports car who seems to know the terrible truth about who she is and what she once did.

When they’re alone, Roux tells her that if she doesn’t give her what she asks for, what she deserves, she’s going to make Amy pay for her sins. One way or another.

To protect herself and her family and save the life she’s built, Amy must beat the devil at her own clever game, matching wits with Roux in an escalating war of hidden pasts and unearthed secrets. Amy knows the consequences if she can’t beat Roux. What terrifies her is everything she could lose if she wins.

A diabolically entertaining tale of betrayal, deception, temptation, and love-filled with dark twists leavened by Joshilyn Jackson’s trademark humor, Never Have I Ever explores what happens when the transgressions of our past come back with a vengeance.

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Links to other Works by Joshilyn Jackson

Please find below links to Joshilyn’s other titles:

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Roshilyn’s Contact:

Website: http://www.joshilynjackson.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshilynJackson/ 

Twitter: @joshilynJackson

Instagram: joshilyn_jackson

Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

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Special thanks to Joshilyn for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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TCFL Podcast Episode #25 with Lynne Truss, author of The Man That Got Away

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Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is the charming author Lynne Truss. We chat about her foray into quirky comedy crime fiction and her life as a writer?

The Constable Twitten Series by Lynne Truss

 

The Man That Got Away by Lynne Truss

he Constable Twitten Series by Lynne Truss

The Man That Got Away

In the second instalment of Lynne Truss’s joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot…

It is summer in Brighton and the Brighton Belles are on hand to answer any holidaymaker’s queries, no matter how big or small. The quickest way to the station, how many pebbles are on the beach and what exactly has happened to that young man lying in the deckchair with blood dripping from him?

Constable Twitten has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious Brighton nightspot and the family that run it, but Inspector Steine is – as ever – distracted by other issues, not least having his own waxwork model made and an unexpected arrival, while Sergeant Brunswick is just delighted to have spied an opportunity to finally be allowed to go undercover.

Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the new instalment of Lynne Truss’s joyfully quirky crime series.

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A Shot in The Dark by Lynne Truss

The Constable Twitten Series

A Shot in The Dark

The charming first novel in a new comic crime series, from one of Britain’s most-loved writers, the incomparable Lynne Truss

‘More Marx Brothers than Agatha Christie, this is crime fiction turned on its head – a giddy spell of sheer delight‘ Daily Mail

Brighton, 1957. Inspector Steine rather enjoys his life as a policeman by the sea. No criminals, no crime, no stress.

So it’s really rather annoying when an ambitious – not to mention irritating – new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it’s even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play.

It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all.

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Lynne’s Contact:

Website: https://www.lynnetruss.com/ 

Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

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Bye, until next time!

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TCFL Podcast Episode #24 with Rea Frey, author of NOT HER DAUGHTER

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Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is suspense author Rea Frey. Unusually, we discuss both of recent books and for very different reasons so why not tune in to find out more?

Rea Frey Author of Because You're Mine

 

Because You’re Mine by Rea Frey

Rea Frey Author of Because You're Mine

Because You’re Mine

But when her best friend Grace convinces her she needs a small break from motherhood to recharge her batteries, Lee gives in to a weekend trip. Surely a long weekend away from home won’t hurt? Noah, Mason’s handsome, bright, charismatic tutor – the first man in ages Lee’s even noticed – is more than happy to stay with him. Forty-eight hours later, someone is dead. But not all is as it seems. Noah may be more than who he claims to be. Grace has a secret – one that will destroy Lee. Lee has secrets of her own that she will do anything to keep hidden. As the dominoes begin to fall and the past comes to light, perhaps it’s no mystery someone is gone after all… Because You’re Mine is a breathtaking novel of domestic drama and suspense.

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Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey

Rea Frey author of Not Her Daughter

NOT HER DAUGHTER

Gripping, emotional, and wire-taut, Not Her Daughter raises the question of what it means to be a mother—and how far someone will go to keep a child safe.

Emma Townsend. Five years old. Gray eyes, brown hair. Missing since June.
Emma is lonely. Living with her cruel mother and clueless father, Emma retreats into her own world of quiet and solitude. 

Sarah Walker. Successful Entrepreneur. Broken-hearted. Kidnapper.
Sarah has never seen a girl so precious as the gray-eyed child in a crowded airport terminal. When a second-chance encounter with Emma presents itself, Sarah takes her—far away from home. But if it’s to rescue a little girl from her damaging mother, is kidnapping wrong?

Amy Townsend. Unhappy wife. Unfit mother. Unsure whether she wants her daughter back.
Amy’s life is a string of disappointments, but her biggest issue is her inability to connect with her daughter. And now Emma is gone without a trace.

As Sarah and Emma avoid the nationwide hunt, they form an unshakeable bond. But what about Emma’s real mother, back at home? 

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Rea’s Contact:

Website: www.reafrey.com 

Facebook: Rea Frey on Facebook

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReaFrey_Author 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reafrey/

Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

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Special thanks to Rea for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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TCFL Podcast Episode #23 with Gary Bell, author of the Legal Thriller, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

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Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is legal thriller author Gary Bell QC. Now Gary has an interesting and unusual background, to say the least, this is one interview that you won’t want to miss! 

Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Gary Bell

 

Born into a coal mining family, Gary Bell QC left school without any qualifications and was an apprentice mechanic, forklift truck driver, production line worker, builder, fireman, and door-to-door salesman, as well as a notorious football hooligan, before being arrested for fraud aged 18. After a brief stint in prison, he set off to seek fame and fortune abroad and, after two years drifting around Europe ended up penniless and homeless. He next enrolled in an FE College to study his O and A levels, and then went on to study law as a mature student at Bristol University where he ‘became’ an Old Etonian.

 

Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Book #1 in the Elliot Graham QC Series) by Gary Bell

Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Gary Bell

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Book 1

The start of a thrilling new legal series, perfect for fans of Robert Galbraith and The Secret Barrister, written by an acclaimed QC.


Elliot Rook QC is one of the greatest barristers of his generation. 

He is also a complete fraud.

Elliot Rook is the epitome of a highly successful, old Etonian QC. Or so everyone believes. In fact, he is an ex-petty criminal with a past that he has spent decades keeping secret. Until now.

An unidentified young woman of Middle Eastern origin has been found murdered on the outskirts of Rook’s home town. Billy Barber – a violent football hooligan and white-supremacist – is accused of her murder. Barber insists that Rook must defend him. If Rook refuses, Barber will expose him, bringing crashing to the ground the life and career that Rook has spent his life building.

The truth is there for the finding. But at what cost?

Order Your Copy of Beyond Reasonable Doubt today: 

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Gary’s Contact:

Facebook: Gary Bell on Facebook

Twitter: https://twitter.com/garybellqc 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-bell-46837831/

Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

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Special thanks to Gary for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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TCFL Podcast Episode #22 with J.B. Jamison, author of the Emily Graham Thriller Series

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Welcome to my podcast, The Crime Fiction Lounge.

My guest on this episode is thriller/suspense author J.B. Jamison, John Jamison. We had a great time chatting and John has certainly led an interesting life to say the least. 

John grew up in a small river town in Illinois, and describes growing up as “kind of Tom Sawyer-ish, with a blend of Wizard of Oz.” His background gives him a unique collection of stories. “I grew up in a family of storytellers and liars, and I spent most of my time trying to figure out which was which.” John now draws upon his uniquely diverse life-story as he writes his adult, suspense/thrillers as J. B. Jamison, and his books for young readers and listeners as Pops Jamison.

Disbelief, book 3 in the Emily Graham Series

 

Disbelief (Book #3 in the Emily Graham Series) by J.B. Jamison

Disbelief by J.B. Jamison

Disbelief

Book 3

Agent Emily Graham is who she is today because of her family, her friends, and colleagues, and because of her absolute belief that everyone should be treated fairly. She sees it as her role to make sure those who do unfair things pay a price. She is a woman being true to her beliefs.

But, what happens when someone decides that their beliefs are the only acceptable ones, and everyone else, including Emily Graham, must bow their heads and surrender to them? What happens when, one by one, those things Emily believes in are shaken: her belief in family, her belief in friends and colleagues, and even her belief in her role as protector of fairness?
Emily Graham has faced difficult times before, but in this third book of the series, the greatest battle is a personal one. Will she bow? Will she survive? If she survives, who will she become?

In this third battle with a powerful enemy, Emily Graham is faced with completely redefining her life, as she finds herself living in a world of…Disbelief!

Order Your Copy of Disbelief today: 

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Distraction (Book #2 in the Emily Graham Series) by J.B. Jamison

Distraction, book 2 of the Emily Graham Series

Distraction

Book 2

There have always been people warning us that technology could not be trusted. “Someone might use it against us!” they said. “Someone might find a way to take the things we have created to serve us, and use them as a way to destroy us!” they said. Today, it looks like those people may have been right.

A small group of men with the power to do anything they desire has chosen to use that power to make their empires even larger. After ten years of preparation, the attacks begin. But, something goes wrong. 

Once again, Agent Emily Graham finds herself in the role of having to uncover the truth of what is happening, who is behind it, and how to stop it.

And once again, she discovers that, sometimes, what you see and hear is not reality. It is just…Distraction!

Get Your Copy of Distraction here:

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Disruption (Book #1 in the Emily Graham Series) by J.B. Jamison

Disruption, book 1 in the Emily Graham Series

Disruption

Book 1

In the midnight darkness north of New Orleans, the towboat’s routine trip up the Mississippi River becomes something far more deadly. Captain Charlie Graff is suddenly thrust into the middle of one of the most twisted domestic terrorist plots ever conceived. He has to use his skill as Captain to protect his crew, his boat, his river, and his country. But he is not alone.

On land, already overwhelmed FBI agent Emily Graham finds herself thrust into the role of leading the pursuit of the terrorists. Her journey leads to dead ends and dead witnesses. She discovers her trust in her team-members is wrong, the terrorists are not who they say they are, and that the people who actually initiated the attack don’t even exist.

This tense, fast-paced thriller is a thousand-mile journey with more twists and turns than the river that carries it. A story that begins and ends with betrayal. Betrayal that has but one goal: Disruption.

Get Your Copy of Disruption here:

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John’s Contact:

Website: https://jamisonbooks.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamisonbooks/

Amazon Author Page: J.B. Jamison

Thank you so much to everyone who’s left a review for the show, it goes a long way toward helping convince someone who hasn’t heard the show whether it’s worth their time or not. If this podcast is something you’ve enjoyed, please leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher and subscribe if you haven’t done so already

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Special thanks to John for joining me in this episode of The Crime Fiction Lounge.

Bye, until next time!

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WIN a Paperback Copy of The Brilliant Game by Adriana Gavazzoni, author of the Hidden Motives Series

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Author of The Brilliant Game

Adriana has kindly donated a Paperback copy of The Brilliant Game to giveaway in this prize draw and for your chance to WIN this copy all you have to do is listen to this episode and answer the following question:

In our chat, Adriana talks about a charity that she supports.

Does the charity support:

A) Abused women?

B) Abused children?

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Email your name and answer to crimefictionlounge<at>gmail.com to enter this prize draw to win a paperback copy of The Brilliant Game by Adriana Gavazzoni – Good luck

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The Brilliant Game (Book #3 in the Hidden Motive Trilogy) by Adriana Gavazzoni

The Brilliant Game by Adriana Gavazzoni

The Brilliant Game

Book 3

Psychiatrist Simone Bennet feels like a pawn on a chessboard—as if some invisible, master chess player is toying with her life and the lives of the people she loves and cares for.

A series of horrific events—several murders and Simone being tortured at the hands of a serial killer—culminate in the kidnapping of her daughter and have turned Simone’s life upside down.

Struggling to stay afloat in the middle of a sea of chaos, Simone continues to receive her psychiatric patients and do more work for the New York attorney, Carl, while local police, the FBI, and Edward—Simone’s boyfriend, best friend, and business partner—are working hard to locate her child.
Simone is analyzing another set of Lara’s journals, and she becomes dragged into a vortex of sex addiction, suffering, and Lara’s struggle for some kind of balance in her life, while Simone battles an inner fight against her mixed feelings for the enigmatic lawyer.

Filled with twists and turns, this final book in the Hidden Motives trilogy reveals a deranged, steamy, and disturbingly brilliant game of sex, murder, and mystery and chronicles a woman’s conflict between love and reason.

Fasten your seat belts before you embark on this roller coaster, and prepare for the most unpredictable end.

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