I am elated to be part of the cover reveal for Needle Song by Russel Day! Thank you very much to Emma for inviting me to be part of this!
Book Blurb
Spending the night with a beautiful woman would be a good alibi, if the body in the next room wasn’t her husband.
Doc Slidesmith has a habit of knowing things he shouldn’t. He knows the woman Chris Rudjer meets online is married. He knows the adult fun she’s looking for is likely to be short lived. And when her husband’s killed, he knows Chris Rudjer didn’t do it.
Only trouble is the police disagree and no one wants to waste time investigating an open and shut case.
No one except Doc.
Using lies, blackmail and a loaded pack of Tarot cards, Doc sets about looking for the truth – but the more truth he finds, the less he thinks his friend is going to like it.
Russell Day was born in 1966 and grew up in Harlesden, NW10 – a geographic region searching for an alibi. From an early age it was clear the only things he cared about were motorcycles, tattoos and writing. At a later stage he added family life to his list of interests and now lives with his wife and two children. He’s still in London, but has moved south of the river for the milder climate.
Although he only writes crime fiction Russ doesn’t consider his work restricted. ‘As long as there have been people there has been crime, as long as there are people there will be crime.’ That attitude leaves a lot of scope for settings and characters. One of the first short stories he had published, The Second Rat and the Automatic Nun, was a double-cross story set in a world where the church had taken over policing. In his first novel, Needle Song, an amateur detective employs logic, psychology and a loaded pack of tarot cards to investigate a death.
Russ often tells people he seldom smiles due to nerve damage, sustained when his jaw was broken. In fact, this is a total fabrication and his family will tell you he’s has always been a miserable bastard.
And this is not over!
FREE RUSSELL DAY SHORT STORY IN EXCHANGE FOR A TWEET
Russell Day came to Fahrenheit Presses attention when they asked for submissions for their NOIRVILLE short story competition. A panel of judges placed Day’s stories in first AND SECOND place! Only one of the stories features in the NOIRVILLE anthology which means we’re giving the second story away for FREE, you lucky people!…….(well, free in exchange for a tweet!).
To receive a copy of Russell Day’s award-winning story, make sure you’re following @damppebbles (so you can receive the DM with the download links, and also because she’s one of the best people around!!!) and then tweet the following:
NEEDLE SONG by Russell Day (@rfdaze) published by @fahrenheitpress in eBook on Monday 30 th April! #NeedleSongBook | @damppebbles.
http://www.fahrenheit-press.com/books_fahrenheit.html
No retweets, it has to be a shiny new tweet otherwise it won’t count! Any problems then please contact @damppebbles.
Love that blurb!
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Me too, I’m intrigued!
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Thank you so much, Meggy! Your post looks FABULOUS ❤
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Thank you for having me on this!! xxx
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I love the cover of this book and the blurb sounds great too. I have signed up for Emma’s blog tour mails too, but I haven’t done any yet. I think she will have good book tours as she likes similar books to me ( and you Meggy I think).
I think I will tweet to get the free download.
Amanda xx
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Yes, Emma always talks about fabulous books, I can’t wait to see what’s in store 🙂 xx
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Awesome cover!!
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It screams “read me now”, doesn’t it? xD
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