Happy Publication Day Iniquity: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book Four
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One Month from Today
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY, Iniquity, book #4 in the Sean McPherson crime thriller series releases—Woohoo!
ADVANCE PRAISE
“With its atmospheric setting, page-turning suspense, and luminous insights into trauma, resilience, recovery, and friendship, this thriller will hook readers and keep them hooked.” —THE PRAIRIES BOOK REVIEW
2 Months from Today—Woohoo!
When a human trafficking ring kidnaps PI Sean McPherson’s pregnant wife, McPherson learns the lines he’ll cross. Because when a person has it all, they have everything to lose.
Iniquity, book #4 in the Sean McPherson series, hits the shelves two months from today. The paperback and ebook formats are available for preorder now at your favorite booksellers.
The audiobook version will be available shortly after April 9 on all audiobook platforms, including Audible, Chirp, Findaway Voices, Google Play, Kobo, Libro.FM, OverDrive, and Spotify.
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Advance Praise
“Meticulously plotted, beautifully written, and explosive Buchanan’s new Sean McPherson novel, Iniquity, barrels along like a freight train. Its characters come to life on every page as they defend themselves from a ruthless crime boss who threatens their lives once again. Her protagonist is an intelligent and compassionate private investigator who puts his family and friends above all else as he tries to rescue his wife and two innocent children from this maniacal killer who’s bent on selling them into the brutal world of human trafficking. Set at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest, Iniquity delivers from beginning to end, a must-read thriller that keeps you sitting on the edge of your seat.” —JEFFREY L. DIAMOND, author of the Ethan Benson thrillers
Indelible Audiobook Available Now
GET YOUR EARBUDS READY!
I’m excited to announce that Indelible is now available in AUDIOBOOK format on the following platforms: Chirp, Google Play, Kobo, Libro.FM, OverDrive, and Spotify.
It takes a bit longer for Audible, but it will be available there soon.
The narrator for the series is none other than Rebecca Stern. You can check out her work HERE.
See you at Pines & Quill!
Similar yet Different
If you’re a fan of reading books with white-knuckle, adrenalin-pumping storylines, you might be under the impression that some of those genre category titles are interchangeable. Interestingly, they’re similar yet different:
THRILLER — The s/hero must thwart an enemy’s plans rather than uncover a crime that has already happened.
MYSTERY — The reader doesn’t know “who done it” until the end.
SUSPENSE — The reader knows “who done it,” but the book’s characters don’t find out until the end.
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER — The main character usually experiences a “dissolving sense of reality.”
CRIME — The focus of the storyline is on a criminal who must be apprehended.
POLICE PROCEDURAL — The emphasis is on the procedures used by law enforcement to solve the crime.
My publisher categorized my next book, Indelible: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book One, in the following three genres:
“Buchanan’s narrative is well-paced, flying right along. . . . the author has delivered an exciting beginning to an intriguing series.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS
SERIAL KILLER THRILLER — The s/hero must thwart a serial killer’s plans and possibly uncover previous crimes during their current quest.
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR MYSTERY — The reader and the PI see many of the puzzle’s pieces, but the full “picture on the box” isn’t revealed until the end.
SUSPENSE THRILLER — A exhilarating one-two punch that combines the reader’s knowledge of “who done it,” with the un-knowing s/hero’s efforts to thwart the antagonist’s plans.
What’s your favorite book genre?
Indelible: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book One
Release Date: April 6, 2021
Details Please
Two weeks ago, I dangled a carrot to entice readers over to my author website for a sneak peek at the cover of my new book, Indelible. The analytics show that 2,200 people visited lauriebuchanan.com in the week following that post—many of you asked for more details.
I got the idea for the suspense/thriller series while staying in one of the cabins at Hedgebrook, a writing retreat—where women author change—on Whidbey Island, just off the coast from Seattle, Washington.
Indelible takes place takes place at Pines & Quill (a writing retreat that’s a figment of my imagination) in Fairhaven/Bellingham, Washington (a real location). I took these photographs to give you a sense of location:
If you wrote a suspense/thriller, where would the location be?
Mystery Writers Academy
On January 24th, I attended the Mystery Writers Academy hosted by the Idaho Writers Guild and presented by Vickie Gooch, a detective in the Major Crimes Unit of the Idaho State Police.
I now know more about sex crimes, the production and sale of drugs, violent offenders, “suicide by cop,” probable cause affidavits, ViCAP (the FBI’s violent offender program), human trafficking, Touch DNA, cold case homicides, and serial killers than I ever dreamed of. All of it is necessary knowledge when you’re writing a suspense/thriller novel and you want the details to be accurate.
Vicki Gooch’s presentation and examples were outstanding. She’s knowledgeable, humorous, approachable, and a high-energy presenter who kept her writing audience right where she wanted us—dangling at the end of her sharp hook! She’s a great teacher who looks sweet, loving, kind, and thoughtful. But as we all know, appearances can be deceptive. This woman can kick butt and take names!
On February 28th I’m taking a tour of the Idaho State Police Crime Lab. Just imagine what I’ll learn there!
What’s your most recent learning?
I Was Minding My Own Business…
…reading a suspense novel—The Night Before by Lisa Jackson—while enjoying a beautiful afternoon at Veteran’s Acres Park. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and the leaves were dancing lightly in the breeze.
Enjoying a beautiful afternoon at Veteran's Acres Park
You know how when you’re watching a movie and the music score changes to let you know that something scary is about to happen?
All of a sudden I hear a “whomp, whomp, whomp” noise and turn my head to look. Rising from the lush green tree line I see a helicopter. The “whomping” sound is the tell-tale noise of the helicopter’s rotary blades.
Rising from the lush green tree line I see a helicopter
I turned to see if anyone else heard or saw the helicopter. The closest people—guys on the basketball court—are engrossed in their game, oblivious to everything else.
The helicopter hovered in that same position for several minutes. Through my zoom lens I could see that it wasn’t “Life Flight,” the police, or a news helicopter. Then it took off—practically over my head.
Then it took off -- practically over my head
The following day I checked the online edition of the Northwest Herald local newspaper to see if there was any mention of it—not a word.
When was the last time you saw something out of the ordinary in broad daylight that nobody else seemed to see, or care about?
“Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.”
— Laurie Buchanan
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