Do We Really Know Another Person?

Are people what they appear to be? Can I trust someone I meet on the Internet? Do I want to meet them? Could identity theft happen to me?

These are the questions you'll ask yourself when you read Joyce Faulkner's new novel, USERNAME.

Faulkner gives readers great entertainment and pause for thought in this harrowing tale about the darker side of human nature.

Should we be frightened? Who can we trust?

Latest titles on Kindle

Username is available on Kindle! Get your copy today.

Fitting in both the horror and psychological thriller genres, Username will frighten you and have you checking out your Internet security. This book is written for an adult audience.

Be prepared!

Murder is for the Birds paperback now available!

It's here. The paperback version of Murder is for the Birds has a fantastic cover to introduce readers to Luke the Detective Dog and the birding life in the South Padre Island/Port Isabel area.

Also available for Kindle and Nook!

Thanks to Joyce Faulkner for a stand-out cover design!

Win a FREE Book!

A free book given away each month through December 2011. You have six chances to win.

To enter, like The Page Turns on Facebook (www.facebook.com/thepageturns). Once you like the page, you're automatically entered in the June contest. A random drawing will determine the winner. So go to Facebook today, search for The Page Turns, click the Like button, and you're in!

The free book for June: Murder is for the Birds by Pat McGrath Avery. Just think, an armchair trip to the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas - and a mystery to solve.

Rules for the July contest will be announced by the end of June.

Luke the Detective Dog

I need more friends!

Luke needs more friends! Please check out his Facebook page and like him at "Luke the Detective Dog." He loves to let people know about his adventures. Life is such fun and there are so many great smells!

Luke's comment: "Please like me!"

Branson Entertainer Terry Sanders in book



Terry as Mr M Balmer



Terry Sanders appears in Murder Takes a Ride. Terry is a well-known Branson entertainer. You may know him by many other names - Homer Lee, Joan Rivers, Mr. M Balmer and Terry the Tour Guide, to name just a few. His comment about the book:

I love what I do & now to be in print in this mystery novel is the icing on the cake! Take a bite & enjoy it!

You can find Terry at Silver Dollar City, The Shepherd of the Hills, Big Cedar, on the Vacation Channel and just about anywhere around town. Check him out at http://www.homerlee.com/.

Thanks, Terry, for sharing in Hap Lynch's adventure in Murder Takes a Ride.

The book is available at T. Charleston's Bookstore in the Grand Village Shopping Center in Branson, at Paragraphs on South Padre Island and can be ordered through any bookstore or on Amazon.

Murder Takes a Ride

Murder Takes a Ride is set in Branson, Missouri. I introduced the book there this week. It is available at T Charleston's Bookstore in Grand Village.

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Murder is for the Birds

If you've not read Murder Takes a Ride, now is the time to order your copy. Hap Lynch and Luke the Detective Dog helped solve a murder in Branson, Missouri.

Now they're involved in a new investigation in South Texas. Luke is awfully proud of his picture on the cover of the new book. Check it out and let Luke know if you like his photo! He says it's okay to look at the bird too. 

Murder is for the Birds will be available later this year.

Books are Here!

Murder Takes a Ride and Chance...and other horrors are available now!

Order your copy today!

Happy Easter from Luke

Luke the Detective Dog takes a break from solving crimes this weekend to wish everyone a Happy Easter!

Luke has just discovered the villain in his second murder investigation with Hap Lynch. Set in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Luke and Hap join forces with Rachel Vasquez, their neighbor and a detective with the Port Isabel Texas police department.

By the way, the story of this investigation is told in Murder is for the Birds.

Luke's doggie suggestion: Take a nap, romp and play, eat plenty of treats and you'll enjoy a fun-filled weekend!

Joyce Faulkner's Username

If you've not read "God Bless the Sinner" from Chance...and other horrors, you need to order your copy soon. That story begins Joyce Faulkner's next book, Username, which is set for Fall publication.

"God Bless the Sinner" introduces Rod, a character so creepy you won't be able to forget him. Chance...and other horrors is available for the Kindle; print edition can be ordered from Amazon or Joyce.

Should Luke the detective dog have a doggie partner?

Luke's friend, Rosie, visits him in the next Hap Lynch murder mystery. Do two doggie noses sniff out more clues? Can Luke become a better detective with Rosie's help? Have you read the Kindle version or preordered your print copy to meet Luke and his partner Hap?

Check out Murder Takes a Ride today!

Police Writers Conference

Joyce and I will attend the Police Writers Conference in Las Vegas in July. It's a first for both of us.

We're new members and look forward to conference topics that include forensics, police psychologists and undercover agents. It should make for some delicious plots.

Check it out at http://www.policewriter.com/.

Luke from Murder Takes a Ride



Luke & Hap taking a break!



What does Luke do when he's not helping Hap solve a murder? I know it's hard to believe but here he is taking a break.

Read Murder Takes a Ride to see what makes Luke so tired! Available on Kindle at Amazon or pre-order your print copy.

Luke in relaxation mode

Characters You'll Remember

Chance...and other horrors introduces readers to characters they can't forget. Meet Chance, Rod and Hedy; each from their own memorable story. Like the last story in the book shows us, some things are unforgivable.

Order your copy today! Chance...and other horrors is available on Kindle. Print edition is available for pre-order from Amazon or from author Joyce Faulkner.

Nan Wisherd on Chance...and other horrors

Chance is a collection of stories dwelling in the dark side of the human psyche. It is unsettling, fascinating, and impossible to put down.

 Nan Wisherd, Author of Pathways, The Earliest History of Northern Wisconsin‟s Brule Region, Echoes From the Past, and Brule River Country, www.cablepublishing.com.

Author David Harry comments on Murder Takes a Ride

The Ozark Mountains and famed Branson Missouri form the otherwise pleasant backdrop to a puzzling murder investigation that takes place when a dead body is found in a ride at the local amusement park.  In Murder Takes a Ride, Pat Avery keeps the reader guessing 'who dun it?' until the very end.

David Harry is the author of the Padre Puzzle and the upcoming mystery/thriller Padre Predator.  Keep up with David Harry at http://www.hotray.com/.

Chance Trailer

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to ask you all to take a look at my new trailer at the top of the blog. If you like it, please leave a comment on it. Hope you all will give Chance a chance. I hope it scares the pants off of you...makes you squirm a little...and makes you think alot.

Joyce

Murder Takes a Ride Review by Kathleen Rodgers

Author Pat McGrath Avery’s first stab at fiction is a winner. In the bucolic Ozarks outside of Branson, Missouri, at a family friendly amusement park packed with congenial workers and their guests, a dead body is discovered on one of the rides. The story unfolds with a chilling note penned by the killer. Fast paced, like the rides at the park, “Murder Takes A Ride” delivers a fun and entertaining romp with a likeable narrator named Hap and his trusty sidekick, Luke, a little dog that is a good listener.

Retired from law enforcement, Hap drives buses and works the parking lot at the park. Then one day his supervisor, Buddy, tells him to hustle on over to the Devil’s Night Ride, an indoor water ride where riders shoot laser guns at creepy creatures. Hap’s job is to make sure all the guests exit the cars at the end of the ride. Everything is going smoothly until Hap checks the last car. What he finds will change everything. So much for his peaceful retirement job, his trust in his fellow coworkers.

As Hap searches for the killer, he begins to suspect everyone around him. And surely Hap couldn’t have one enemy in the world, could he? Sometimes it’s the people we least expect who could do us harm. Highly recommended for folks who like a good mystery.

Kathleen M. Rodgers is the author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles and the award-winning novel, “The Final Salute: Together We Live On.”

Preorder your copies of print editions

 

Both Chance...and other horrors and Murder Takes a Ride are listed and available for preorder from Amazon. Joyce and I will also take pre-orders. Books should be out by May.

From a lighthearted mystery set in Branson, Missouri to a book filled with dark and troubled characters, the two books deliver mystery and suspense. 

Murder Takes a Ride on Kindle

Have a Kindle or Kindle app? You can order your copy of Murder Takes a Ride today.

Join Hap and his dog Luke as they help solve a murder at an amusement park in Branson, Missouri.

Chance...and other horrors on Kindle

Joyce Faulkner's Chance...and other horrors is now available on Kindle for only $2.99. Be one of the first to read these short stories that probe the dark side of the human soul.

This collection of stories is a psychological thriller that will make you ponder the twisted psyches of each of the characters.

You can order today at the Kindle Store on http://www.amazon.com/. The paperback version is coming soon and is available for pre-order from Amazon.

Marilyn (F.M.) Meredith on Murder Takes a Ride

Author Pat McGrath Avery takes us on a ride to Branson MO and into the Ozarks Heartland Amusement Park where someone commits the perfect crime—almost. Filled with unusual characters and a great setting, this one is definitely a must read.

Marilyn (F.M.) Meredith, author of Angel Lost.

Lee Boyland on Chance and other horrors

Joyce Faulkner takes the reader on a journey through a slice of society unknown to most. A chilling glimpse into disturbed minds. An alternate title might be Tales from the Macabre Zone.

I found the stories to be haunting—hard to forget—unsettling. Steven King has competition.


Lee Boyland, author of The Rings of Allah, Behold, an Ashen Horse, America Reborn, and Pirates and Cartels.

Del Staecker on Murder Takes a Ride

A murder mystery set in Branson, Missouri

Pat Avery has crafted an excellent tale of murder, greed, and deception--all set in a friendly place. Murder Takes a Ride will keep you guessing until the end...and beyond.  

~ Del Staecker, Award-winning author of Muted Mermaid, Shaved Ice, and Chocolate Soup.

Chance Review by Mike Angley

Chance and other horrors is due out this spring. The following review by Mike Angley recognizes Joyce Faulkner's ability to capture the dark side of human nature.

How do you pack a pallet of panic-inducing short stories into a collection of heart-halting horrors? Ask Joyce Faulkner – better still, read her book, Chance: and Other Horrors. It begins with Chance, a haunting story of lust, jealousy, deception, and rage … and seven stories later … ends with Unforgiveable. And yes, some things are just unforgiveable!

Joyce’s stories have one common thread: they are ripped from the pages of Americana, but not the Norman Rockwell kind. The characters are seemingly average people whose faults and frailties have no place to hide. Raw human emotion drives them to commit acts so shocking, it’s hard to believe they could be your next-door neighbor. Joyce pushes the reader into dark corners, to places many of us have only glimpsed in hints and flashes of our own lives. Her tales are gritty, in some spots grimy, and in every instance intense.

I loved them all, but my favorite was God Bless the Sinner, Faulkner’s prologue to her serial killer novel, Username. Murderers are always bad people, but the killer in Sinner is worse than you can imagine. He’s evil, self-centered, and he knows how to brilliantly entrap his victims by preying on their fears and vulnerabilities. Not to mention, there’s a dash or two of social spectrum politics thrown in the mix to make it that much more intriguing.

Joyce’s noir collection is not for the Pollyannaish. Take off those rosy blinders and wade into the depths of life’s darkest. See through the eyes of sick, twisted weirdoes and everyday folks who churn through life motivated by desires and rages … you may just find a little bit of yourself looking back at you from the pages. What you see in her book’s mirror may shock you. Do you dare wander into these blackened edges of your own awareness?

Mike Angley
Special Agent (USAF, ret)
Colonel (USAF, ret)
Award-winning Author of the Child Finder Trilogy
http://www.mikeangley.com/

For Fiction Lovers Everywhere

Read just for fun or discover something to think about. Pat and Joyce introduce the first two books under their new label: The Page Turns - an appropriate name for pageturner suspense, mystery and psychological thriller books.

Pat McGrath Avery's new title, Murder Takes a Ride, takes the reader to an imaginary amusement park in Branson, Missouri, where Hap Lynch, a former Kansas City cop, works on the parking lot. The day he discovers a dead body on one of the park's rides and the police call it murder, his life changes.

Who was the victim and why was he murdered? Could any of his co-workers commit murder? Does the killer plan to make Hap his next victim? Can his dog Luke help him sniff out clues?

Joyce Faulkner gives readers a different slant on life in Chance and other horrors. Peeling away the layers of civility, she searches the lines where good meets bad, desire becomes obsession, fun turns evil, and actions are lethal physical and emotional weapons.

A series of short stories, each sends chills into your mind and soul. Faulkner offers a glimpse of the pain caused by people who ignore and abuse basic human relationships and kindnesses.

MurderTakes a Ride

Chance and other horrors
Both available Spring 2011