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If you listen to audiobooks or do reviews, but don’t like reading newsletters, you should jump to the bottom because we have been offering free Audible download codes, UK and US, for a few weeks now, along with links to the audio samples, but very few have taken advantage of it. We also have the instructions for requesting review copies. CLICK HERE TO SKIP TO THE CODES & REVIEW COPIES.
NEWS
We are going to start featuring some older, less-known books, and including some different content as well, including author and narrator interviews, maybe an artist or two, and possibly some excerpts and stories from Crossroad Press authors (We will link to those, not send them in email).
We have shifted websites and newsletter formats so often that our list is horrifyingly small for a press of our size, and we’re also aiming to improve on that.
Let’s get to the books!
PREORDERS
Due December 2nd in ebook and trade paperback! A Disturbance of Shadows – Sidney Williams - On the heels of personal tragedy and career disappointment, a young woman stumbles on brutal violence and eldritch secrets in an old Louisiana mansion. Will the residue of magick and powerful unfinished rituals fuel fresh terror? A Disturbance of Shadows is a thrilling, atmospheric tale of suspense, mayhem, magick, and the thin line between life and death from the author of Gnelfs. Click here for the Sidney Williams Universal Book Link.
Due December 16th in eBook, trade paperback, and audio – Pack Animals – Greg F. Gifune – Pack Animals (similar to Gifune’s highly-successful novel of island terror, Savages) is an homage to the survival horror novels of the ’70s and ’80s, and the exploitation films and drive-in movies of the same era. Classic survival horror, with a folk horror twist and a new take on a timeless archetype, it’s also a story of friendship and heartache among a group of middle-aged friends, a blend that makes it perfect for fans of such modern horror masterpieces like Dog Soldiers and The Descent. Click here for the Greg F. Gifune universal link page.
SPOTLIGHT
Brian Pinkerton – AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE – UNIVERSAL BOOK LINK – AUDIBLE
Publisher’s note: Brian has the distinction of being the first Crossroad Press author to hit the USA TODAY bestseller list with his novel Abducted, which was a re-release that did not hit that bestseller list in it’s original release. It now has over 2k positive reviews on Amazon. A unicorn! His novel Time Warp, that is performed in audio by Joshua Saxon, is a book that deserves a much larger audience. It’s very different – a book where you are never quite sure if you are in a new reality or just lost in one man’s madness. Audio Sample
Brian Pinkerton is a USA Today Bestselling Author of fiction in the thriller, horror and science fiction genres. His novels include Abducted, Vengeance, The Nirvana Effect, The Gemini Experiment, Killer's Diary, Bender, Rough Cut, Anatomy of Evil, The Intruders, Time Warp and How I Started the Apocalypse. Select titles have also been released as audio books and in foreign languages. Brian's short stories have appeared in anthologies including Chicago Blues, PULP!, The Horror Zine and Zombie Zoology. Brian received his B.A. from the University of Iowa and Master’s degree from Northwestern University.
COMPLETE SERIES RELEASES
Amazon Link / Audible Link (This was in Kindle Unlimited for a while, being redistributed widely)
An experiment that we intend to continue is our original series of novellas and novels in the world of the O.C.L.T. (Orphic Crisis Logistical Taskforce). When things threaten citizens, cities, even countries that are beyond the scope of traditional security and military forces, these are the people you call. Led by Ex-DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) agent Reed Christopher Hayes (R.C.) these agents include a brilliant theoretical physicist, an adventurer, folklore expert who may, or may not be very, very old, a sorceress, a next-level computer expert, a linguistic genius and a very finicky Japanese Archaeologist.
The first novella, Brought to Light, written by Aaron Rosenberg, pits RC and his military intelligence team against a supernatural creature straight out of Swedish folklore. The second, The Temple of Camazotz, written by David Niall Wilson, features Geoffrey Bullfinch, folklorist, dabbler in the occult, and Wendell "Mack" Macklemore, computer genius and extreme sports enthusiast pitted against a drug cartel, and an ancient bat-like god. Both novellas are only .99 at Amazon.
These set the stage for the actual creation of the O.C.L.T. which happened at the end of the first full length novel, The Parting, by David Niall Wilson. In this one Rebecca York and “Mack” Macklemore join forces with a renegade Vatican monk, a street urchin, and others to oppose the reincarnated danger of an ancient Egyptian goddess, and the staff of Moses himself.
The series continues through: Incursion, Digging Deep and Focal Point by Aaron Rosenberg and branches out to cross over with the Cletus J. Diggs mysteries in David Niall Wilson’s Crockatiel, and with the ancestors of the characters from The Order of the Air, the amazing series by Melissa Scott and Jo Graham.
There are plans to continue this series – which also includes guest novels by Kurt Criscione with No Laughing Matter, and Sidney Williams with Disciples of the Serpent.
AUDIO SPOTLGHT
The Anthony “Patch” Pacino Series – An original Crossroad Press Submarine thriller series by Michael DiMercurio – book four, Lion of the Seven Seas, is about to release in November, and the Audiobook – performed by Joseph Courtemanche, who has voiced the entire series, is up for pre-order. Book one in this series, Dark Transit, has more than 1200 positive reviews on Amazon. These are BIG books, four to five hundred pages apiece. Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy. Michael served many years in the US Navy and writes informed by experience and imagination.
Michael’s earlier series, featuring Michael Pacino, “Patch’s” father, is also available. The first in that series, Voyage of the Devil Fish, has more than 2200 reviews on Amazon. These are also narrated by Joseph Courtemanche.
FREE AUDIOBOOK DOWNLOAD CODES FOR AUDIBLE
Here is our new list of books we are offering free download codes for. We are trying to build reviews, and while we don’t require a review for a free download, even just a rating on Audible or Amazon can make a huge difference in visibility. Beneath the new books are those from last week, because all still have some codes available for US and UK listeners. We will offer them to the first five who request them, and only one title per requester. To request a code, send a note to [email protected]
THIS WEEK’S TITLES
Ulster Lament by M. J. Neary – Performed by Michael Langan – AUDIO SAMPLE
Ulster, Co. Antrim, 1903 - Born with a limp, unsuitable for military service, Peter Greenwood knows that he is an embarrassment to his father, an officer in the British army. At 17, the youth travels to Belfast to study journalism. New friends help Peter find a job at a conservative newspaper, The Empire. His first assignment is to publish the memoirs of a retired captain, Evan Pryce, a veteran of the Transvaal campaign. At the very first meeting Peter recognizes a broken, bitter man who is not proud of his past. Molly, the captain's feral and uncouth daughter, takes a liking to Peter and shares a few family secrets that do not quite tie with the patriotic spirit of the newspaper.
The Pryce family has a sworn enemy, an Irish nationalist hungry for vengeance, to which Peter becomes a witness. Even though his own life is spared, it now belongs to the rebels. He must use his literary skills to cover up their crimes. "Ulster Lament", a bewitching folk melody sung by the ringleader, infects Peter's thoughts and makes him question his loyalty to the crown. He starts sympathizing with the rebels and believing that their rage is justified. Will he turn against everything he was taught to hold sacred?
Breathe: A Master Diver's Survival Tales – Rick Bettua with Rob MacGregor – performed by Daniel Grimes. AUDIO SAMPLE
Rick Bettua should be dead. Many times over. The retired US Navy master diver suffered a devastating attack by a 12-foot bull shark that shredded his thigh from his knee to his hip. By the time he reached the shore 90 minutes later, he’d bled out, he had no pulse, and wasn’t breathing. Yet, emergency medical workers didn’t give up. His miraculous recovery in late 2020 was just the most recent of his numerous underwater life-and-death experiences. Breathe is Rick Bettua’s survival/adventure story. It’s also a story about perseverance against great odds, and his impressive skills to solve problems—and even save lives—under extreme conditions. It begins and ends with the shark attack and his recovery that defied the odds.
Dagon's Bell and Other Discords – Brian Lumley – Performed by Joshua Saxon – AUDIO SAMPLE
The second collection of a witch's dozen of weird or horrific tales from Brian Lumley, author of the internationally best-selling Necroscope and Vampire World series. Remember: In the field of no-holds-barred terror fiction, there's Brian Lumley–and then there's the rest….
LAST WEEK REVIEW COPIES -Codes still available
Catherine the Ghost – Kathe Koja – Performed by Jennifer Pickens – Audio Sample
The Worms – Al Sarrantonio – Performed by Scott MacDonald – Audio Sample
The Fall of the House of Escher & Other Illusions – David Niall Wilson – Audio Sample
REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE
There is a form on our website for requesting review copies of any of our titles, but you can also do so by emailing us at [email protected] – Let us know which of our many books you’d like to read and review. Provide us with the places you will post your review, and let us know if you’d like to be added to our list of reviewers to hear about all upcoming titles.
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