Another winning - June Bug book by Jess Lourey

I'd forgotten that Jess and Dana (Peruvian Pigeon author, a copy of which I have won and reviewed here) were doing a virtual tour and so I stopped by Dana's blog to see what was new from her end and found her schedule. I clicked on the link for today's blog posting and lo-and-behold the contest was very simple - be the first to email Jess with the state flower for Minnesota and win a copy of June Bug. Now this series really sounds good. If you looking for a new author, maybe try this Murder-by-the-Month series.

This ladies are going to be busy for the next few weeks. Stop on by and see what they are up to. See you all in the postings - E :)

MURDER FOR HIRE: The Peruvian Pigeon review

It's been three weeks since I hosted Dana Fredsti's blog tour and just two weeks since I received my copy of the book. I didn't get to start reading right away but I did finally get to read her book. I must say for someone who has never read The Maltese Falcon, I found that the story came across quite well. I could tell from reading that it was a spoof and that references were made to the movie and even parts of the book.

I was so engrossed in the humor and writing that I forgot a murder had taken place at the very beginning of the story. I think I was about a fourth of the way into the book before I thought to myself that there should have been a murder by now (and yes, had one of those Duh! moments).

The humor and interaction of the characters was spot on. Even though there were several characters at any given moment to keep track of, I never got them confused.

The first murder happened and then I was drawn into the story that when a second murder happened, I was kind of shocked (in a good way). Ms. Fredsti definitely has a way of surprising the reader and yet keep the story light-hearted and entertaining.

If you are a fan of The Maltese Falcon and would like a fun read, I suggest you pick up a copy of MURDER FOR HIRE: The Peruvian Pigeon today.

I look forward to the next MURDER FOR HIRE story to come out.

Murder for Hire: The Peruvian Pigeon tour schedule

Dana's schedule is as follows: Hope you all check her out her website to buy her book

Dana's website

Dana Fredsti’s MURDER FOR HIRE: The Peruvian Pigeon
Blog Tour Schedule
January 21-26, 2008

Dana will be a guest at the following blog locations and dates. She hopes you’ll visit all of the blog sites. Each post will have something new, interesting (she hopes!) and entertaining about the writing and world of Murder for Hire: The Peruvian Pigeon and the real life dirt behind the scenes! As an additional bonus, there will be three free copies of MFH given away at the end of the tour – all you have to do is post a comment to be entered in the drawing to win.

Please stop by – these are all fantastic, entertaining and informative blogs!

Date: Sunday, January 20th
Blog: Elysabeth’s Emerald City
Topic: Excerpt from MFH and author bio


Date: Monday, January 21st
Blog: Blogbooktours.com
Topic: An interview with questions by Dani Greer
Blogbooktours

Date: Tuesday, January 22nd
Blog: Kat's Random Thoughts
Topic: tbd
Kat's Random Thoughts

Date: Wednesday, January 23rd
Blog: Chrysalis Stage
Topic: Is it Real or Memorex – The pluses and minuses of using aspects of real life in fiction writing
Chrysalis's blog

Date: Thursday, January 24th
Blog: The Official Blaize Clement Site (Kitty Litter)
Topic: tbd
Blaize's Kitty Litter blog
Blaize's website

Date: Friday, January 25th
Blog: Pointless Drivel
Topic: How the desire to kill resulted in a published novel
Mr. Fab's blog


Date: Saturday, January 26th
Blog: Redzilla Attacks!
Topic: tbd
Redzilla's blog

hope you all follow Dana on her first blog tour and give her the support she is needing - see you all in the postings - E :)