Image via Wikipedia Johnny Denovo will be happy to know that his public facade is being seen as a compelling guise even through the lens of fictionalized accounts. So far, reviewers have had the following praise: Johnny Denovo . . . is a great and unique private eye. Meet twenty-first century detective Johnny Denovo, high-tech [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Johnny Denovo Praised as Protagonist
Posted in Housekeeping, News, The Books, tagged Colombo, Detective, Fiction, Mike Hammer, Sherlock Holmes on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Preview of “The Green Monster”
Posted in Excerpts, News, The Books, tagged Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Green Monster on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia The second Johnny Denovo novel, “The Green Monster,” is working its way toward a Fall 2009 publication date. A free preview of the first chapter has been posted for readers who are interested to see how the next mystery-adventure starts. The book picks up just days after the end of “Spam & [...]
“Spam & Eggs” Now at Mystery Lovers
Posted in Housekeeping, The Books on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” is now also available for purchase at the Mystery Lovers Bookshop, a great online store dedicated to mystery novels of all types. If you love the mystery genre, I urge you to check them out. Their owners are fantastic people, and they have a store you will enjoy. [...]
Another Nice Review
Posted in The Books on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” received another nice review today from Henry Baum, author of “North of Sunset,” and editor of Self-Publishing Review. Here’s part of it: . . . like a Dostoevsky novel, or Auster’s City of Glass, you get the sense throughout this book that the novel is about more than [...]
Taxing Metaphors
Posted in Rich and Famous, Thinking Out Loud, tagged Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Sales tax, Tax, Tax law on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia With changes to the US tax laws being implemented, it’s worthwhile taking an inventory of the metaphors used by those involved. In some cases, taxes are metaphorically linked to health, as in “tax relief” (pain relief) and “tax burden” (disease burden). There is even the “death tax,” as if wealth could indeed [...]
The Blessing of Happy Readers
Posted in Excerpts, Looking Ahead, News, The Books, Thinking Out Loud, tagged Green Monster, Sequel, Writer, Writers Resources on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia I think any author is concerned primarily about a few key aspects of publishing their writings: Will the book sell? Will the reviewers like it? Will readers like it and want more? So far, with “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” I’m satisfied with 2/3 of the equation (I won’t know [...]
We Have a Winner!
Posted in News, The Books, tagged Albert Einstein on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s book promotion has ended, and we have a winner! The lucky reader will receive, in addition to the copy of “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” a free copy of one of my favorite books of all time, “Einstein’s Dreams.” Congratulations to our winner! Your book(s) will arrive next week. I hope [...]



