Do you like a book character to age in a series or stay the same? I discuss this question on the fabulous Jungle Red Writers site with Hank Phillippi Ryan and many others. There were many different views on this issue. No right or wrong answers, but a lot of great book conversation!
Excited to see that I'm an "Editors' Pick" for Mystery, Thrillers and Suspense on Amazon. Never gotten the "Editors Pick" tab from them before. But I figure it's gotta be a good thing!
Thanks to Fresh Fiction for making BROADCAST BLUES their Fresh Pick of the Day today, January 8.
Wow! YESTERDAY'S NEWS, the first book in my Clare Carlson mystery series, just went over 800 reader reviews on Amazon - the most Amazon reviews I've ever gotten! And I've got over 600 ratings on Goodreads.
Of course, it helped that my publisher gave away digital copies throughout December to promote the sale of my new Clare Carlson book BROADCAST BLUES. But YESTERDAY'S NEWS is still selling for just $1.99 on Kindle if you want to check it out. And BROADCAST BLUES - the brand new Clare Cartlson - went on sale this past week in both hardcover and ebook - audible coming soon. It's here! Today is publication day for BROADCAST BLUES, the new book in my Clare Carlson mystery series. Available in hardcover and Kindle.
Here's what people are saying about BROADCAST BLUES: “Broadcast Blues is a page-turning, meticulously plotted crime novel enriched by a terrific New York sense of place, Dick Belsky’s wicked sense of humor, and his insider’s view of the Machiavellian world that is broadcast news.” —Jonathan Kellerman, New York Times best-selling author "Brisk and enjoyable.... Satisfying suspects, plausible motives, and some truly surprising plot twists make this a winner. Readers will clamor for the next installment" -Publishers Weekly "Clare Carlson is a most compelling character...I could not put this one down. Belsky hits a nice balance between some good humor in the dialogue and real danger to his characters in the plot. I did not see the resolution of the main plot and subplots until the story got tied together at the end – didn’t see it coming...this novel gets my strongest recommendation." - Men Reading Books "All the pieces are in place and expert author R.G. Belsky just starts toppling a chain of dominoes. At that point it’s hard to look away from the page. Expect murder and duplicity, all covered by Channel 10. BROADCAST BLUES could refer to the NYPD, the troubles at the station, or the angst of a woman seeing her best years in the rear view mirror. These make a powerful combination and probably Belsky’s best story to date." - Fresh Fiction Got a nice start to the New Year this morning with this review from Fresh Fiction of my new novel. BROADCAST BLUES is out tomorrow.
"All the pieces are in place and expert author R.G. Belsky just starts toppling a chain of dominoes. At that point it’s hard to look away from the page. Expect murder and duplicity, all covered by Channel 10. BROADCAST BLUES could refer to the NYPD, the troubles at the station, or the angst of a woman seeing her best years in the rear view mirror. These make a powerful combination and probably Belsky’s best story to date." Checking out an advance copy of my new book this afternoon at the legendary Mysterious Bookshop in downtown NYC. I'll be holding a big BROADCAST BLUES launch party there on Tuesday evening, Jan. 9. Join me if you can.
Check out the very cool Criminal Element Website to read an excerpt from my upcoming Clare Carlson mystery BROADCAST CLUES. The book will be out Jan. 2 in hardcover and Kindle, audible to follow. Available for pre-sale now...
Terrific review from Publishers Weekly for my upcoming Clare Carlson book!
"Brisk and enjoyable.... Satisfying suspects, plausible motives, and some truly surprising plot twists make this a winner. Readers will clamor for the next installment" |