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PERFIDITAS giveaway competition

In the eleven days before PERFIDITAS is published on 17 October, you can enter a competition to win a signed copy of the paperback. You could be amongst the first to read it, and also receive one of the specially designed bookmarks.

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Vote for INCEPTIO!

INCEPTIO is shortlisted for the Orangeberry Hall of Fame Best Thriller category. The poll is running through August, but it would be great if you could vote now to get it in the front runners.

Here’s the voting link: http://orangeberrybooktours.com/expo/2013/07/31/hall-of-fame-best-thriller/

And here’s the general Hall of Fame page

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How do you know it's a thriller?

Would you recognise one on a dark, deserted bookshelf at midnight?

Generally, thrillers contain the following:

The hero(ine) faces death, or destruction of their way of life or sanity, either their own or somebody else’s, sometimes by accident, sometimes because it’s their job. The ‘bad guys’ whether the mob, sinister government enforcers (see INCEPTIO 😉 […]