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My new book "State Sponsored Terror" is now available to pre-order.
To read the first chapter today and for more information and BUY links check out the SST PAGE here
STATE SPONSORED TERROR by David Carter
"State Sponsored Terror" will be released on April 2nd 2018
Available to order now as an ebook on Amazon Kindle, iBooks/iTunes, Kobo and Nook (Barnes & Noble).
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If you're an indie author or a budding writer seeking a book club that can offer you all kinds of advice and support then do check out The Rave Reviews Book Club
You'll find them here:
And if you do join please mention that I sent you, that would be great!
Happy writing,
David
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Whobeda's Guide to Basic Astrology by Marcha Fox - Book Review
I have always had a slightly weird interest in astrology, or maybe it’s the characters I write about who really have that interest, and I am always needing and looking for additional expertise, but whichever it is, when the opportunity arose to buy Marcha Fox’s Ebook “Whobeda’s Guide to Basic Astrology” for just 99 pence I was never going to miss out on that.
This book is well written, packed with interesting content, and is an easy read too. I loved the quotes about young children giving their take on what love is.
Here’s Karl’s thoughts, (aged 5)
“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” Could be!
And for the doubters out there about the whole idea, here is another quote from the book - “The reason that astrology has endured for literally thousands of years is because it works.”
If you have any interest at all in Astrology this would be a useful addition to your library. You don’t have to read it all at once; you can dip in and out whenever you want, use it a textbook if you prefer. I enjoyed the book, there is so much in it, and I am sure to refer to it again many times in the future.
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How to Publish Your Book For Less Than Twenty Squids!
In the first of a short series of articles I will show you how you really can publish your book for less than twenty notes.
You can read the first article by clicking here.
The second article will be published on this site in February 2018, but you can see it earlier than that by susbcribing to my occasional booksy newsletter.
You can do that by going here
Thanks for reading, and the best of luck with your book,
DC.
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The Charming Story of The Bunny and the Bear is OUT TODAY and at only 99p (As an ebook) it’s a real bargain.
Here’s what one beta reader said about it:
This book is charming, easy to read, light of tone, and funny.
I feel you have a winner here!
Well, let’s hope so!
Here’s the link to The Bunny and the Bear page where you will find much more about the book and all the various buying links (It’s available on Kindle, iTunes/iBooks, Nook, Kobo and most other well known ebook platforms.) Click here to see that
Hope you’ll check it out, and I’d love to hear what you think of it.
Have a great day,
David Carter.
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Prescription For Murder - The True Story of Mass Murderer Doctor Harold Frederick Shipman - Book Review - by Brian Whittle and Jean Ritchie
What an unbelievable case this was!
Here's a link to my book review and also on the page you will find a 45 minute video on the horrific events that happened in a small Cheshire town.
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The Snowman - The Movie - By Jo Nesbo
If you like scary movies and whodunnits you will surely enjoy The Snowman by Jo Nesbo.
You might already have read the book, but the English language movie is out this month.
Here's the extended movie trailer to whet your appetite, which is pretty scary by itself.
See what you think!
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Jack the Ripper - and My Weird and (Very) Tenuous Link to the Case!
There's a game that people sometimes play about how many people you are removed from famous people. I forget what it is called, but some say that you can be linked to anyone within say seven others, even people like Charles Dickens, Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill - now there's a weird trio!
Well, I don't know about that, but I do know that I could be linked to Jack the Ripper, the notorious Victorian serial killer, in just one!!
How could that possibly be?
Check out my book review on The Diary of Jack the Ripper and all will be revealed - you can see that by clicking here
Have fun!
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Death Squad London by Jack Gerson
If you are into thrillers and murder and suspense type books you will not regret taking a look at this one.
The story is set in London in 1936 and follows the hero, a German refugee by the name of Ernst Lohmann. Ernst was formerly a top detective in Berlin but was forced to leave the country because of his opposition to the Nazi regime.
In London he lives one step above the poverty line, but when an old Jew's daughter supposedly commits suicide, and the courts confirm that verdict, the father asks Lohmann to investigate.
And investigate he does, and along the way he meets and falls in love with the late girl's best friend. She is a wealthy heiress with connections to the government, and it is not long before Ernst is meeting and questioning the out-of-office Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister himself, Stanley Baldwin, and even the uncrowned King Edward VIII, he of Mrs Simpson and abdication fame and all that.
In the course of his enquiries he discovers a gigantic conspiracy that I am not going to elaborate further about here. Suffice to say, the story rattles along at a cracking pace and accurately portrays the spirit of the times, from the Cable Street riots against Oswald Mosley's blackshirts, to pre-war German spies on hiking holidays throughout England, checking out airfields and the like.
There are a couple of minor errors within. The author repeatedly talks of "New Scotland Yard", when surely it was just Scotland Yard back then, and the wail of sirens from the police cars. Even I can remember the rather genteel continuous bell that English police cars rather reluctantly exuded. Sirens there were not!
But we can forgive these minor faults because theis book is a cracking good read and most enjoyable too. If you enjoy it as I did, you could maybe seek out the sister book too, Death's Head Berlin.
If you would like a free mystery ebook you can have one right now when you sign up for my occasional booksy newsletter. Click here to sign up and get your free book today!
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The Admirable Crichton - Full Film On Here Now!
A while ago now I wrote a film review for the 1957 British film, The Admirable Crichton.
On that review page I have now put a copy off the full film for your enjoyment. I don't know how long it will be available so if you are interested in a gentle fun family movie from 60 years ago, I kid you not, take a look at it today.
It runs to around an hour and half, and well worth it is too.
You'll find it on The Admirable Crichton page by clicking here
Enjoy!!!