Extra, Extra First Mitch Book Only 99 Cents

A Case of Infatuation now only 99 cents until the end of 2012. The first in the Mitch Malone Mystery Series. Get started now and then read A Case of Accidental Intersection and A Case of Hometown Blues before A Case of Volatile Deeds comes out in February!

 

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A Case of Infatuation Synopsis

Crime Beat Reporter Mitch Malone's rules are simple: He never lets the blood and guts he covers bother him. He always works alone. And he hates kids. Mitch breaks all three rules when he unwittingly agrees to smuggle a potential witness out of a suburban Michigan home while police investigate a mob-style hit that's left two dead bodies. Mitch sends his intern (a real hottie, but nonetheless an interloper) to interview neighbors, hoping to throw her off, but when he finds the pint-sized survivor the killer overlooked, he decides she might be helpful. When the FBI accuses him of the murder, Mitch goes into hiding with the bombshell intern who doesn't talk and the precocious preschooler. Mitch works his contacts to regain his freedom from his roommates only to find they each hold keys to a bizarre story of disappearances, terrorists and the perfect hamburger recipe.

Awards-

First place in the 2008 Dark Oak Mystery Contest

Second Place - Public Safety Writers Association Writing Contest – Published, Fiction - 2010

Reviews
“Great combination of gritty prose and sparkling dialogue along with a most intriguing and unusual plot makes W. S. Gager's debut crime novel a true page-turner. Highly recommended!”

F. M. Meredith, author of No Sanctuary

“A Case of Infatuation was refreshingly fun, yet still suspenseful. I absolutely loved the main character, newspaper reporter Mitch Malone. The writer did such a good job of making him a likable guy, despite his quirks, that I was in his corner, and by the end of the novel, wanted to read more.“

“The plot moves along at a good pace, revealing just enough details and facts to keep you from putting the book down. The writer has a unique writing style, reminiscent of the Hollywood film noir of the 40's and 50's in keeping with the plot and characters, and kept me entertained and reading along until the very end.”

“This is an excellent first novel by W.S. Gager, and I can't wait to see what crazy antics and trouble Mitch gets himself into in the next one.”

Mystery We Write Blog Tour Winners

 Today is the final day in the Mystery We Write Blog tour.  It has been a pleasure working with some of the most gifted and professional mystery writers.  Thank you! I will miss our conversations about our craft. While we all write mysteries, we have very different ideas, characters and settings.  That has made it so much fun to talk writing with such knowledgeable folks.

I have learned many things and read examples of great writing that has me begging to stick my nose between the pages of their books.  Christmas is coming and I plan on satisfying that wish. (Please tell Santa!)

Now to the event that you are all waiting for… The winners of the Mitch Malone Mystery Series books. Winners can choose what book they want and whether they want paper or in an electronic format. And the winners are:  Mitch, would you hand me the sealed envelope.  (Dramatic pause to open the seal…)

Jake

Kevin Tipple

Cmgren

 

If one of these names are you, please email me at wsgager@yahoo.com and let me know how you would like your book (paper or e-book) and what book you would like. To help you choose, here are the Mitch Malone Mysteries:

Book 1: A Case of Infatuation

Book 2: A Case of Accidental Intersection

Book 3: A Case of Hometown Blues

Book 4: A Case of Volatile Deeds (not out until February)

   

Again, thank you to every one of the fourteen authors. You are the best and very gifted. I am thankful to call you friends and have enjoyed getting to know you and your characters.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year:

Patricia Gligor

M. M. Gornell

MadisonJohns

Collin Kelley

Jean Lauzier 

Joyce Lavene

Jean HenryMead 

MarilynMeredith

Rionna Morgan

Larissa Hoffman 

Earl Staggs

Anne K Albert 

SR Claridge 

 Evelyn Cullet 

Murder We Write Kick Off

Welcome to the Murder We Write Blog Tour. Today is the first day of the 15-day tour and I have a bye if you will here on my blog. One author had to drop for personal reasons and I hope all is improving in her world.  My prayers are will you!  For the next 14 days, I will turn the blogging duties over to my main character, Mitch Malone. He is an expert interrogator from his experience as crime beat reporter for the Grand River Journal.

Mitch will interview characters from some terrific author’s books that would make perfect Christmas gifts for those readers who love mysteries. I’ve read many of these author’s books and enjoyed them. And better yet, you will have a chance to win free copies by commenting on the blogs. The total number of books hasn’t been added up yet, but last year’s Mystery We Write Blog Tour gave away more than 50 books with less authors participating. Each author has their own rules but mostly to enter, just comment on any participating blog.  I’m giving away three books. The winner can pick from A CASE OF INFATUATION, A CASE OF ACCIDENTAL INTERSECTION or A CASE OF HOMETOWN BLUES.

I hope you enjoy Mitch Malone’s savvy interview style and pick up one of the books in the series and check it out. They are available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I also would be happy to send you signed copy. Email me at wsgager@yahoo.com and I will send you details. For more information on each book, check out my new and improved website: http://wsgager.com

As a side note, follow my guest blogs and you may read about the next in the Mitch Malone series: A CASE OF VOLATILE DEEDS that will be out in February. Here is my schedule:

Today:  Patricia Gligor

Tuesday:  M. M. Gornell

      Wednesday: MadisonJohns

Thursday: Collin Kelley

Friday:   Jean Lauzier 

Saturday:  Joyce Lavene

            Sunday:  Jean HenryMead 

Dec. 3: MarilynMeredith

Dec. 4:  Rionna Morgan

Dec. 5:  Larissa Hoffman 

Dec. 6:  Earl Staggs

Dec. 7:  Anne K Albert 

            Dec. 8:  SR Claridge 

Dec. 9:  Evelyn Cullet 

Dec. 11:  Winners announced on my blog.

Up tomorrow is Evelyn Cullet's character Charlotte Ross, the main character in MASTERPIECE OF MURDER. You don't want to miss Mitch's first interview! Comment early and often for a chance to win!

Announcing Mitch Malone Mondays

Mitch Malone here. I’m a crime-beat reporter for the Grand River Journal but W.S. has been whining a lot about not having enough time to write the next of my adventures called A Case of Hometown Blues due out this summer. So, being the gracious guy I am, I’ll be taking over the blogging duties on Mondays interviewing authors about their books. The first one will be next week and feature Joselyn Vaughn and her book Courting Sparks.

W.S. gave me a hard assignment on this one. Ms. Vaughn writes romance. Yuck! However, I’m a consummate professional so it will be a great interview and you will learn all about the book which W.S. assures me is terrific. How she had time to read it when she should be working on my next adventure, I’ll never know. I think she needs some time management or just maybe a single vision focus to her job like mine. I won’t stop at anything to get the story. Speaking of stories, my latest adventure—A Case of Accidental Intersection—just came out in Kindle. Now there is no reason not to read it. Get it in e-book form. For those with the Nook and other readers, it is available in those formats too. Personally, I would prefer you go to your favorite bookstore and pick up a copy. Those bookstores are a dying breed, kind of like crime-beat reporters. So, next Monday. Be here to read about romance from Mitch Malone. (This is going to be one tough assignment. Don’t miss it.)

Oh, yeah. If you have a book and would like to be interviewed by yours truly, just drop W.S. a note at wsgager@yahoo.com. A good mystery author is something I could sink my teeth into. I’m letting W.S. do the scheduling. I’m the star reporter, not the secretary, but if it all the books are romance, W.S. and I will have words.

Tragic headline mirrors book plot

In Phoenix, two families are stunned to find their daughters' identities were mixed up. First reports identified Abby Guerra dying at the scene of a traffic accident and Marlena Cantu was in critical condition at a Phoenix hospital. Six days later the roles have been reversed. Now the Cantu family is mourning the death of their daughter and the Guerra family goes from planning a funeral to a bedside vigil.

When I first read this story thanks to my critic partner sending me the link, I couldn't believe it. It is so similar to the beginning plot line for A Case of Accidental Intersection. The book just came out and starts off with a horrendous accident involving a sports car and a cement truck. Both girls look similar. That is the same for the this case where the women look like sisters in the photos. In the hospital emergency room the sheriff's deputy comes in, the family comes in and the hospital personnel is trying to get information on the victim. From my book, it is easy to see how a mix up could happen.

In my book, the woman has a severe head injury, has surgery to relieve some pressure and then is put into a coma to allow the brain time to heal. In the case of Abby Guerra, she had a head injury and is also in critical condition. My book talks about the face and head being bandaged, black and blue, swollen which allows the identification error to continue. Crime beat reporter Mitch Malone takes several days to discover the identification and only does after the victim comes out of the coma. Then the problems really begin...

My heart goes out to these two families struggling to come to terms with the tragedy. Dealing with the accident itself is difficult but then the added stress of the snafu is even worse.

News Story is Eerily Similar to A Case of Accidental Intersection

I’ve been trying to get a blog done about my great launch for A Case of Accidental Intersection but haven’t had much luck. It was great and I enjoyed seeing everyone. Hope you are reading and enjoying.

What promoted this post was an article on CBS news about a traffic accident and the terrible aftermath that follows. I don’t want to say too much about it and give away how A Case of Accidental Intersection mirrors the accident but parts of it are errie and similar. Check it out at: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/26/earlyshow/main6713545.shtml.

What do you think?

A Case of Accidental Intersection Now Out

My apologies for sadly lacking in the blog department. I have a million excuses but the worst is the computer taking a dive. Luckily it was fixable so I’m back in business. Enough of that though. The big news is (drum roll here)…

A CASE OF ACCIDENTAL INTERSECTION is available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com and from my publisher: Oaktreebooks.com. It also is available at your local bookstore but you might have to order it. It will be worth the wait of a few days.

In the second Mitch Malone Mystery, the crime beat reporter is in another fix when he has to spend times in a hospital, which he hates. A car accident has him stumped and when he looks closer, he finds more bodies. If he can’t figure it out and get his exclusive, he could be found floating in the river.

I had so much fun writing this one (okay the editing was horrible and took forever) at least the characters, I couldn’t let them be when the story was done. I had to write a Mitch Malone short story. Send me an email at wsgager@yahoo.com and I will send you a pdf of the Eyes Have It.
Also, the launch for the book will be Tuesday, July 13 at the Koffee Kuppe in downtown Fremont (Michigan) from 7-9 p.m. Come join us for a great time and some great coffee – Mitch Malone style!

Out of the Mouth of the Young

I was speaking at a Mother-Daughter Banquet Tuesday night and met the most awesome nine-year-old girl. Hannah was her name and when I asked who wanted to be a writer, her hand shot up so fast and so strong she nearly climbed on her seat to get it higher.

She came up as she as the door prize winner and I couldn’t help but ask her some questions. Her answers made me think about my writing, but more importantly how enthusiastic she was and knew her goals. I asked her about what she wanted to write thinking it may be a children’s book or the next Twilight series. She wasn’t interested in that. After only nine years, she knew she wanted to write adult books. There was no wavering, no hesitation.

Now that is one girl who will be giving all authors a run for her money and in only a few years, if we are lucky and it takes her that long. I suspect it may be sooner. She wore a black sequined shirt that simmered in the light but that couldn’t match the light shining in her eyes and her willingness to take on the world.

Sometimes as writers it seems really tough to do all the things you have to do to promote your books once you spend years writing and revising them to get them published. No one tells you that the writing is the easy part and the promoting and networking is the real job of writing. With my second book, A Case of Accidental Intersection, coming out in a couple of months, I’m in the middle of trying to get all the publicity ready, arrange the blog tours and set some signings, appearances and book launch. I’ve been overwhelmed with “to do” lists.

Hannah reminded me of my enthusiasm for writing and not to let the promoting of it drag you down. My message for the evening was don’t forget to write and nine-year-old Hannah was the one who reminded me. And I’m off to do just that. The list can wait, my characters can’t!

“Don’t YOU forget to write” too!