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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Snippet Sunday: MOSAICS




From MOSAICS, Prologue:
The first to burn are always the eyes. They crackle and hiss inside their sockets until there’s nothing left but two gaping holes. The nose dissolves next, skin receding over cartilage flaps.
Flesh liquefies.
It bubbles and oozes and evaporates, leaving behind clean, white bones.
He tilts his head and smiles.
For you, Laura, he thinks, gripping the scalpel. The next toast will be for you.

The above is my Sunday snippet submission for the Weekend writer Warriors (you can find the Snippet Sunday group on Facebook, too). I took a bit of a hiatus over the summer, and now I'm right on time for new book release. Make sure you check out all Weekend writer Warriors participants, it's a fun way to find forthcoming books -- all genres welcome, there's something for everyone's tastes.

MOSAICS, the second in a detective thriller series featuring LAPD Detective Track Presius, is slated for publication on September 8. I'm planning a giveaway with lots of freebies on the release day, so, to make sure you don't miss all the fun, sign up for my newsletter and download a free desktop wallpaper as a thank you for subscribing.

The first book, CHIMERAS, is now available from Amazon.

Book Description: Dubbed the Byzantine Strangler because of the mysterious mosaic tiles he leaves at the crime scene, a new serial killer is stalking the streets of Los Angeles. Racing to decipher the code encrypted in the tiles before the killer strikes again, Detective Track Presius faces a new challenge: the "awakened" genes that make his vision and olfactory sense so sharp are now taking a toll on his life. When a new set of tiles appears in his own backyard, Track makes a chilling realization: those very same genes that are threatening his life are drawing the Byzantine Strangler closer and closer. The line between hunter and hunted has suddenly blurred. Will Track be the next piece of the mosaic puzzle?

25 comments:

  1. Chilling yet informative.
    Precise details, pure science.
    Reality for the body.
    Will Laura become toast? (I love double entendres!)

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    1. ha, yes, that was the point, thank you Frank! :-)

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  2. I agree with Frank -- chilling description, and the precision of the details adds to it.

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  3. Wowza! It's on my list to read this week, E.E. That prologue is incredible! :-)

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    1. why thank you Teresa!!! :-) Let me know what you think !!!

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  4. That is creepy!
    What the hell is he going to do to her?

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    1. well, yes, creepy is the point, with the cover too... the book is about a serial killer and I read a lot about serial killers prior to writing this book and believe me.... they ARE creepy! :-(

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  5. Definitely creepy! In a way that makes me curious about what's really going on, so great job here.

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  6. Creepy and intense. I want to know more about this one. Great 8! Congrats on your upcoming release.

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  7. Ooh, gruesome start...does that make me a sicko that I want more?

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    1. no, Millie, it makes you the perfect reader! :-)

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  8. That was creepy, yet well described. I'm curious about what's going on.

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    1. Thanks Frank, that's good because this is the prologue! :-)

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  9. If Millie is a sicko, so am I! Perfect, creepy, awesomeness AND a solid plot.

    Sold! :)

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  10. Ewww. Nicely done, EE. Great snippet, and congrats on your upcoming release. :)

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  11. Too grim for me but very well written indeed! Best wishes on the upcoming release!

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  12. I love the gritty harshness of his description. Very horrifying and riveting. Looking forward to this book. Congrats on your publishing date!

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  13. That's quite the image you've created there. Very intense and very effective.

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  14. Chilling snippet! Well done. Sounds like this read will require all the lights on in the house or at the very least read it only during the daytime hours. Yikes--scary.

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