Reservation Mystery, with Respect
Today I'm delighted to welcome author Gary Eddings to my blog. He's the authorof Hollow Point, a mystery suspense for age 13 and up, where everyone on and off the Reservation might be suspect, and a dangerous drug is could claim more innocent victims while a killer goes free. Gary Eddings is one of four mystery authors touring the net with Juniper Grove this week, so don't forget to read the rest of this post and learn about more books, as well as entering a wonderful giveaway!
Having long been hooked on Tony Hillerman's mysteries, and more recently on Montana and Dakota by Gwen Florio, I knew exactly what I wanted to ask Mr. Eddings:
How do tribal issues influence the way you write?
And here's his answer. Thank you so much Gary!
Having had some Native American friends during my life, it
occurred to me that the whole issue of
Native American culture in our country was lacking. The indigenous folks of
course already knew this for years. I
want to write about contemporary Native cultural action with others. There are
plenty of historical works out there, so this seemed to be a natural fit.
Being the astute high school know-it-all who had a Nez Perce
friend whose Great Grandfather just happened to be Chief Lawyer of Chief
Joseph’s band, I began to ask some questions that were not well thought out. As
a matter of fact, this guy’s friendship with me began as a fist fight at a home
football game and it grew from there. Visions of this circulated in my head
when I saw him become miffed at the interrogation. I received some answers,
although some where a little hard to hear through his gritted teeth.
That is when I started to learn a bit about cultural sensitivity.
Over the years I have acquired several Native friends and acquaintances from
all walks of life and have since figured out through a great deal of trial and
error that there is no one thing that can define an individual Native’s traits
any more than a Non-Native’s. Respect seems to be a common thread for most
people I have met, though.
I think that part of my challenge as a fiction writer is to
maintain as much of that respect as possible in the stories, yet not avoid some
of the attributions that cause problems sometimes greater than the world around
them. For instance, in Hollow Point I
highlight the problem of drug usage by the teens without disparaging the work
the Tribe does in caring for the addicted. Sometimes it is a fine line, even
though it is fiction.
Thank you for allowing me to be your guest!
Thank you Gary. And your post certainly makes me want to read your book.
Title: Hollow Point
Author: Gary R.
Eddings
Published: January
2014
Publisher: Champagne
Book Group
Word Count: 60,000
Genre: Suspense,
Thriller
Recommended Age: 13+
About Hollow Point:
There is no such thing as an ordinary traffic
stop, something Tribal Officer Pat Colson is reminded of when pulling over a
dusty old Buick. Before he knows it, shots are flying and he is huddled behind
his police cruiser for cover.
In the ensuring investigation, a sizable amount of
methamphetamine is discovered in the suspects’ vehicle. Uncut and very potent,
the question is where does it come from— the Reservation or elsewhere?
With everyone on the Reservation becoming a suspect, and
little information to go on, Colson must act fast to stop the dangerous drug
from killing more innocent victims and stop a murderer in his tracks.
About the Author:
I
retired as a fire department EMS Division Chief for Central Kitsap Fire and
Rescue in 2005. I have been writing seriously since mid-2009, and this is my
second novel with Champagne Book Group. I am also a member of the Pacific
Northwest Writers Association. I am the father of four and the grandfather of
three; a two year old grandson and newly-minted twin girls.
And now for some information about the other three books...
Title: Compass
North
Author: Stephanie
Joyce Cole
Published: December
2013
Publisher: Champagne
Book Group
Word Count: 81,000
Genre: Women’s
Fiction, Romance, Mystery/Thriller
Content Warning: Minor
Violence
Recommended Age: 16+
About Compass North:
Meredith slips into a new identity and a new life
in a small town in Alaska, she discovers it’s not that easy to leave behind the
baggage from her past.
Set in the spectacular natural landscape of Southcentral Alaska,
COMPASS NORTH tracks an unexpected journey of personal reinvention.
Set in the spectacular natural landscape of Southcentral Alaska,
COMPASS NORTH tracks an unexpected journey of personal reinvention.
Reeling from the sudden breakup of her disastrous marriage,
Meredith barely escapes a freak accident in Alaska and is presumed dead. She
stumbles into a new identity and a new life in a quirky small town. As new
friendships grow, Meredith has to learn to trust in herself again.
When a romance with a local fisherman unexpectedly blossoms,
Meredith’s secret jeopardizes her hopes for future happiness. And someone is
searching for her, someone who will threaten Meredith’s dream of a reinvented
life.
About the Author:
Stephanie
Joyce Cole lived for many decades in Alaska before she recently relocated to
Seattle, WA, where she lives with her husband and a predatory but lovable Manx
cat. She has an MFA in Creative Writing, Fiction from the University of Alaska,
Anchorage. Her goal is to write books that are both thought-provoking and
entertaining, and that will carry readers into an adventure in small-town
Alaska.
Title: Mortal Coil
Author: Julie
Eberhart Painter
Published: May 2009
Publisher: Champagne
Book Group
Word Count: 79,000
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Recommended Age: 14+
About Moral Coil:
When two residents in Ellen Lange’s nursing home
die, Special Investigator Bill Watts is called to the scene. With the murders
linked to others, known as the Ponytail Crimes, it’s only a matter of time
before the killer strikes again.
Bill is a Southerner; Ellen was raised in the Midwest.
Despite her efforts to remain aloof, Ellen finds herself falling in love with
more than the South…
About the Author:
Julie
Eberhart Painter raised in Bucks Count, Pennsylvania, boyhood home of James A
Michener, is the author of Mortal Coil, Tangled Web, and the 2011 Book of the
Year, Kill Fee, and sequel, Medium Rare from www.champagnebooks.com. Daughters
of the Sea, e-book and print. Julie’s first paranormal romance, and Morning
After Midnight are available from MuseItUp Publishing.
Title: A Burning Truth
Series: A Cady
Delafield Mystery # 2
Author: Joyce Proell
Published: February
2014
Publisher: Champagne
Book Group
Word Count: 85,000
Genre: Historical
Romantic Suspense
Content Warning: Sexual
tension, light violence
Recommended Age: 17+
About a Burning Truth:
In 1881, the air in Chicago is rife with worker
discontent, yet business titan Doyle Flanagan is hopeful for the future. He
looks forward to a lifetime of peaceful bliss with Cady Delafield and leaving
the wretched past behind. But his life is once again thrown into disarray when
his office is vandalized and the night watchman viciously murdered. Clues lead
to a powerful organized labor movement. Targeted in the press as anti-labor and
with a big rally staged next door to his offices, Doyle must uncover the
culprits before his wedding plans and his livelihood go up in smoke.
Plagued by memories of four brutal deaths, school director
Cady Delafield is determined to drive the recent tragedies from her mind and
enjoy being courted. Although his commanding personality threatens to
overshadow her, Doyle Flanagan is the most dynamic man she’s ever met. When
another tragedy unfolds placing him at the center, she takes action—action that
could shatter her future dreams.
About the Author:
Joyce
grew up in Minnesota and attended college and grad school in Chicago. After
working in mental health as a clinical social worker, she retired to write
full-time. Her first book, Eliza, was published in 2012. A Burning Truth is the
second in the Cady Delafield series. When she isn’t writing historical suspense
or romance, she loves to travel, winter in Florida, swim, read and walks almost
every day. She loves chocolate almost as much as crossword puzzles. She and her
husband make their home in rural Minnesota in her very own little house on the
prairie.
Giveaway Details:
There is a tour wide giveaway. Prizes include the following:
- Five mystery eBooks from Champagne Book Group. Books will be selected at random from publisher.
- $20 gift card to either Amazon or B&N, courtesy of Joyce Proell
Giveaway is International.
Find out more. Follow the other tour posts at...
- April 14th – Laurie @ Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews (Tens List/G. Eddings)
- April 15th – Patricia @ Room With Books (Interview/S.J. Cole)
- April 15th – Sarka-jonae @ Between Boyfriends (Interview/J Proell)
- April 16th – Alyson @ Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys (Spotlight)
- April 17th – Elke @ Writing With Island Flair (Guest Post/J. Proell)
- April 17th – Armand @ Armand Rosamillia (Guest Post/J. Painter)
- April 18th – Kristy @ Keep Calm & Write On (Spotlight)
- April 18th – Sarka-jonae @ Between Boyfriends (Interview/S. Cole)
- April 21st – Sheila @ Sheila Deeth (Guest Post/G. Eddings)
- April 21st – Amber @ The Wonderings of One Person (Spotlight)
- April 21st – Sheri @ Juniper Grove (Book Review/J. Painter – Mortal Coil)
- April 22nd – CCAM @ Mythical Books (Guest Post/J. Painter)
- April 22nd – Darcia @ A Word Please (Guest Post/S. Cole)
- April 23rd – Vicky @ Deal Sharing Aunt (Spotlight)
- April 23rd – Sarka-jonae @ Between Boyfriends (Interview/J. Painter)
- April 24th – Maria @ Queen of All She Reads (Guest Post & Book Review/S. Cole-Compass North)
- April 24th – Laurie @ Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews (Tens List/S. Cole)
- April 24th – Autumn @ Fallen Over Book Reviews (Book Review/Hollow Point)
- April 25th – CCAM @ Mythical Books (Guest Post/G. Eddings)
- April 25th – Armand @ Armand Rosamillia (Guest Post/J. Proell)a
- April 25th – Darcia @ A Word Please (Guest Post/J. Painter)
- April 28th – Sheila @ Sheila Deeth (Guest Post/S. Cole)
- April 28th – Tammy @ Tammy’s Tea Time (Review/Compass North)
- April 28th – Julianne @ The Flipside of Julianne (Guest Post/G. Eddings)
- April 29th – Sarit @ Coffee, Books, & Art (Guest Post/S. Cole)
- April 29th – Armand @ Armand Rosamillia (Guest Post/G. Eddings)
- April 30th – Alyson @ Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys (Book Review/Compass North)
- April 30th – Tammy @ Tammy’s Tea Time (Review/Mortal Coil)
- May 1st – Armand @ Armand Rosamillia (Guest Post/S. Cole)
- May 1st – Laurie @ Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews (Tens List/J. Proell)
- May 2nd – Rebecca @ Spellbindings (Spotlight)
- May 2nd – Tammy @ Tammy’s Tea Time (Review/Hollow Point)
- May 5th – Sheri @ Juniper Grove (Review/Hollow Point)
- May 5th – CCAM @ Mythical Books (Guest Post/J. Proell)
- May 5th – Tammy @ Tammy’s Tea Time (Review/Burning Truth)
- May 5th – Julianne @ The Flipside of Julianne (Guest Post/J. Painter)
- May 6th – Ruth @ My Devotional Thoughts (Guest Post & Book Review/Mortal Coil)
- May 7th – A.G. @ Juniper Grove (Book Review/A Burning Truth)
- May 7th – D.E. @ Readsalot (Guest Post & Book Review/Compass North)
- May 7th – Darcia @ A Word Please (Guest Post/G. Eddings)
- May 8th – CCAM @ Mythical Books (Guest Post/S. Cole)
- May 8th – Laurie @ Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews (Tens List/J.Painter)
- May 9th – Darcia @ A Word Please (Guest Post/J.Proell)
- May 9th – Jaidis @ Juniper Grove (Interview/G. Eddings)
Link to the event page: http://
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