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by Martin Mulrooney | 03/07/2013 · 9:38 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Countdown City: The Last Policeman II by Ben H. Winters

By Marty Mulrooney

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Countdown City by Ben H. Winters is the second novel in the critically acclaimed Last Policeman trilogy. Following on from The Last Policeman (which Alternative Magazine Online awarded Book of the Year 2012 and described as “a genuinely engaging mystery novel that boldly asks us to consider what life is worth, and what truly defines us as individuals”), Countdown City beings with just 77 days left before a deadly asteroid will collide with Earth. Detective Hank Palace is out of a job, but when a woman from his past begs him to track down her missing husband, he finds that old habits – unlike people – die hard…

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by Martin Mulrooney | 04/06/2013 · 10:31 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Joyland by Stephen King

By Marty Mulrooney

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Joyland is the new novel from the world’s best-selling author, Stephen King. The latest release in the highly successful and hugely popular ‘Hard Case Crime’ book series, Joyland tells the story of college student Devin Jones as he takes a part-time job at a small-town North Carolina amusement park during the summer of 1973. Trying to escape a broken heart, he instead discovers a crime – and ghost – mystery that will not only see him coming-of-age, but force him to take a ride with an evil that hides in broad daylight. Published through a collaboration between Winterfall LLC and Titan Publishing Group, Joyland is due to be released in the UK on the 7th June 2013.

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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Michael Marshall (Author, We Are Here)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Alternative Magazine Online recently reviewed the novel We Are Here, describing it as “Yet another engrossing thriller from an author who remains a cut above the rest.” Following on from this review and with AMO’s four year anniversary just around the corner, I am proud to present an exclusive online interview with award-winning writer Michael Marshall!

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BOOK REVIEW – We Are Here by Michael Marshall

By Marty Mulrooney

We Are Here by Michael Marshall

We Are Here is the latest novel from award-winning writer Michael Marshall, the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Straw Men. David is an author on the brink of publication. His life is looking up, despite the fact that he is unsure if he has another book in him. Then he bumps into a stranger in New York and his entire perception of the world shifts monumentally. Catherine is an affluent woman with a strong marriage and two children, who has recently been unable to shake the growing suspicion that she is being followed. David and Catherine are total strangers, yet they have one thing in common: they are both being followed by someone from their past. Someone who has been forgotten… but who will never forget.

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