VJ Books has received: Dale Brown – Executive Intent, Jeffery Deaver – Burning Wire, Thomas Perry – Strip, David Morrell (editor) – Thriller: 100 Must-Reads, Michael Koryta – So Cold The River, Sarah Prineas – The Magic Thief, Book Three: Found, and Peter Steiner – The Terrorist.
Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Spymaster, The Coil, Masquerade, and Mosaic has released The Book of Spies (St. Martin’s Press, March 2010), the first novel in her new thriller series. Signed first editions of The Book of Spies are available at VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com).
The Library of Gold is not your average local library-it’s a long-lost archive containing gold-covered, bejeweled books dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks. The Book of Spies-one of the volumes from the Library of Gold-has surfaced and along with it the secret book club that owns the legendary Library of Gold. The club consists of a league of the world’s most powerful men – men who will do anything to achieve their aims and protect their interests.
When the CIA discovers a connection between the legendary library and a bank account linked to terrorists, they turn to rare books curator Eva Blake for help. Soon an attempt is made on Eva’s life. Determined not only to survive but to uncover… (more…)
VJ Books has just received: Elizabeth Kostova – Swan Thieves, Richard Doetsch – The 13th Hour, Charlie Huston – Sleepless, David Morrell – The Hundred-Year Christmas, and Stuart Woods – Kisser.
VJ Books, online bookseller of collectible and signed mystery, science fiction and horror books, is proud to announce its recent membership into ITW (The International Thriller Writers).
ITW is the only writer’s organization devoted exclusively to the thriller genre.
Co-Presidents Steve Berry (Paris Vendetta) and Joe Moore (The 731 Legacy) recently offered their congratulations to John Hutchinson and Virginia Lenneville, owners of the 13-year-old internet company. Being a part of the associate membership of ITW shows VJ Books’ commitment to promoting the thriller genre at an innovative and superior level.
ITW began in June 2004 and has grown to over 1100 members consisting of authors, fans, publishers and the like. Past co-presidents include David Morrell and Gayle Lynds, and James Rollins.
VJ Books was honored to have attended the Annual Thrillerfest held in New York. “We look forward to upcoming events where authors, fans and booksellers can meet to talk about great reading!” offered Ms. Lenneville about the July 2009 event. David Morrell was honored as 2009 Thrillermaster. Brad Meltzer, long-time friend of VJ Books was honored with the Silver Bullet Award.
Best Thriller of the Year was given to Jeffery Deaver for The Bodies Left Behind. His novel The Broken Window was also nominated. Other “Best Thriller” nominees Harlan Coben, Andrew Gross and Brad Thor also have long-time relationships with VJ Books.
“I can’t begin to tell you how special it was to see our author friends at the workshops and other events that weekend” Lenneville added. “It convinced John and me that we simply had to become members and support this fine organization.”
For more information on the International Thriller Writers, visit their website at: www.thrillerwriters.org. For more information about VJ Books, visit their site at www.vjbooks.com.
“Beyond a thrilling piece of horrifying suspense the Serial novella is also a groundbreaking experiment in literary collaboration” reports John Hutchinson, of Norwood Press.
Jack Kilborn (a pseudonym of bestselling author J.A. Konrath, whose most recent release is Cherrybomb) wrote the first part. Blake Crouch (Abandon) wrote the second. They collaborated on the third together over email in 100-word exchanges, not aware of each other’s opening section. “All bets were off, and may the best psycho win” said Hutchinson from his office in the Portland, Oregon suburb of Tualatin.
Serial contains the novella, “Serial”, a Q & A with Kilborn and Crouch, author bibliographies, and excerpts from their most recent and forthcoming work, Kilborn’s Afraid and Crouch’s Abandon.
Rambo creator David Morrell (Shimmer) called Abandon one of the best books he’d ever read.
The signed, “Serial: novella is offered for $9.99 at http://www.vjbooks.com/Crouch-Kilborn-Konrath-Serial-p/croseri01.htm. Quantities are limited.
When a high-speed chase goes terribly wrong, Santa Fe police officer Dan Page watches in horror as a car and gas tanker explode into flames. Torn with guilt that he may be responsible, Page returns home to discover that his wife, Tori, has disappeared.
Frantic, Page follows her trail to Rostov, a remote town in Texas famous for a massive astronomical observatory, a long-abandoned military base, and unexplained nighttime phenomena that drew onlookers from every corner of the globe. Many of these gawkers – Tori among them – are compelled to visit this tiny community to witness the mysterious Rostov Lights.
Without warning, a gunman begins firing on the lights, screaming ‘Go back to hell where you came from,’ then turns his rifle on the bystanders. A bloodbath ensues, and events quickly spiral out of control, setting the stage for even greater violence and death.
Page must solve the mystery of the Rostov Lights to save his wife. In the process, he learns that the decaying military base may not be abandoned at all, and that the government may have known about the lights for decades. Could these phenomena be more dangerous than anyone could have possibly imagined?
Order your signed copy of The Shimmer by David Morrell at www.vjbooks.com
Every year,the International Thriller Writers organization has a gala readers/writers event called THRILLERFEST. This year, it is again taking place at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City. Featured guests include David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Robin Cook, Brad Meltzer, and Katherine Neville. Lee Child, Steve Barry, James Rollins, Gayle Lynds, and a host of other thriller luminaries will be there for the entire four days and very accessible. At this year’s THRILLERFEST the ITW will present David Morrell with its prestigious THRILLERMASTER award for his long career in which he devoted himself to extending the idea of what a thriller can be. Previous recipients include Clive Cussler, James Patterson, and Sandra Brown. For details, please go to http://thrillerwriters.org and click on “ThrillerFest.”
John and Virginia from VJ Books are planning on being there!
(davidmorrell.net, Apr 2009, David Morrell)
MORE ABOUT RAMBO OFF-BROADWAY
Last month, I mentioned that Rambo and my novel FIRST BLOOD are the subject of an off-Broadway play called RAMBO SOLO that is currently being performed in New York City. It’s a one-character monologue in which Zachary Oberzan pretends to be in his 242-square-foot apartment while telling the audience about his obsession with my1972 novel and the1982 film adaptation. For 90 minutes, he discusses the differences between the two and describes what he thinks would be the ideal film adaptation. Reviewers were extremely enthusiastic about the energy, enthusiasm, and creativity of the show as well as the quality of the performer.
David Morrell‘s next novel, THE SHIMMER, will be published in July 2009. “It’s my longest book in a while—an epical action/suspense story that’s set in the present but features scenes from 1889, 1916, 1945, 1956, and 1980. The main character is a policeman who’s a private pilot (hence the flight training I’m taking). There’s also a strong military special-ops element—not to mention a mass murder and a government conspiracy that dates back to the early years of the twentieth century, involving mysterious events in Texas that are based on real occurrences. Much of the book was inspired by fact” says David.
See signed books by David Morrell at www.vjbooks.com