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 Praise for Perlman’s work

“A riveting thriller mystery of cunning criminals and hard to catch jewel

thieves, The Last Layer is not a novel to be missed …”

– Midwest Book Reviews

“Perlman writes knowledgably and well about fashion, food, wine, rare

gems, international espionage, and criminal behavior…”

– Foreword Reviews

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Book Description

The investigation of two brutal Marseilles murders by Senior Inspector Gerard de Rochenoir of the elite French National Police unearths a complex art fraud scheme involving a trove of valuable paintings stolen by the Nazis during World War II. Balancing his new American love, Wisconsin native Catherine York, in one hand and his old nemesis, the beautiful Russian assassin Sofia Mostov, in the other, Inspector de Rochenoir must act quickly before the art disappears, or worse, the Mexican drug cartel adds him to their increasing body count.

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About the Author

A graduate of Carleton College and Harvard Law School, Perlman practiced law before entering the IT world into executive boardrooms of such well known multinational corporations as Control Data, Ceridian, the Valspar Corporation, Seagate, and the Carlson Companies.  In addition to teaching, lecturing, and serving on various boards, Perlman has authored a memoir about growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the 1950s and 60s. The Russian Collector is his second Inspector Rochenoir mystery/thriller. Although he maintains many connections with Minnesota, he lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with his wife, Linda, and their English Springer Spaniel.

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“The Cross of St. Maro is a great first novel. It will keep you turning pages well into the night.” – #1 International Bestselling author, Vince Flynn

“Mr. Keady writes a powerful story” – Midwest Book Review (Reviewers’ Choice) “Three-hundred-sixty-six pages of solid suspense” – Sun Newspapers

“It’s a great read. I highly recommend it” – Meme Wolff, KTRS 550AM

“a spine-tingling page turner” – KTVI FOXTV, St. Louis

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Book Description

Corruption, Religion, Terrorism, War.

Naïve has never been a word to describe Peter Farrell. As the second son of a St. Louis Irish beat cop, Peter knew better than most that things may not always be what they seem. However, nothing prepared the young attorney for the stack of files that his client hands him. The files contain evidence of a multi-national corporation’s manipulation of the American political system through campaign contributions, bribes, and blackmail. Behind the corruption lies the poster boy for corporate America and the religious right, billionaire Elias St. Armand. Hunted by St. Armand, Farrell escapes from St. Louis to San Francisco, where he reconnects with Sara Ahrens, his former love. More important, she is the only one he can trust now. Over the course of three harrowing days, Peter and Sara discover they are unwilling pawns in St. Armand’s plan to thrust the U.S. into a war with Syria that will set the Middle East ablaze.

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About the Author

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Events

Kelly Keady will be signing at the Forty Press launch party at 5PM on Saturday, March 9th at
The Bookcase in Wayzata.

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E. Kelly Keady  will be signing copies of his latest book, The Fall of St. Sebastian as well as The Cross of St. Maro on March 16th at 12:00PM at Once Upon a Crime just east of Lyndale avenue on 26th street in South Minneapolis.

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E. Kelly Keady  will be signing copies of his latest book, The Fall of St. Sebastian as well as The Cross of St. Maro on March 21st at 12:00 PM at the downtown Minneapolis Barnes & Noble at the corner of 8th Street and Nicollet Mall.

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E. Kelly Keady  will be signing copies of his latest book, The Fall of St. Sebastian as well as The Cross of St. Maro on March 28th from 7-8 PM at Subterranean Books (6275 Delmar Boulevard) in the Loop in St. Louis, MO.

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E. Kelly Keady  will be signing copies of his latest book, The Fall of St. Sebastian as well as The Cross of St. Maro on March 30th at 1:00 PM at the Mid Rivers Mall Barnes & Noble, St. Peters, MO.

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WATCH THE TRAILER HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GiVvpHn3pM

Review from Bookpleasures.com: “If you want to read a book with twists and turns through history, politics and world religions that keep the reader trying to guess where the plot will next lead, this is the book for you.  If you want to read about fascinating connections: a supposed prophecy from an ancient apocryphal text that contains dire warnings about a coming catastrophe … a motorcycle chase in Beijing … a covert mission to prevent WW III … a killer with no conscience … a lethal bird flu epidemic scare … nuclear war threats … serious political conflict between North Korea, China, Russia and the United States … and internal political strife and deception in the White House, then you’ll love “The Fall of St. Sebastian.”  And, lest you think that because this is the second in the series, you need to read the first book in the series, first, think again.   It’s easily a “stand-on-its-own” book”

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Book Description

“a fast-moving suspense yarn that reads like a good season of the TV show 24″- PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY

“An Outstanding Thriller! Keady writes with wit and pulse-pounding suspense!”- #1 Bestselling International Author VINCE FLYNN

“….an intriguing pulse-pounding thriller.”- NY Times Bestselling Author GRANT BLACKWOOD

“The Fall of St. Sebastian is an exhilarating twisting thriller…”- MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

This fast-paced thriller finds former Deputy Chief of Staff Peter Farrell once again serving at the pleasure of the President of the United States of America  Believing his trip to San Francisco a fool’s errand, he is surprised to encounter the Englishman: the puppet-master behind the CIR who had cruelly toyed with his and Sara’s lives back in New York. Incredibly, the president orders him to work with the CIR to unravel an ancient code before hostility with China escalates into World War III.
Among those who join Peter’s mission is covert operative Sebastian Pope, a killer struggling with his own past and with his own motives to prevent THE FALL OF ST.SEBASTIAN.

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About the Author

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A MOVABLE FEAST, 6/23/14

Thanks to Judy Yates Borger for tagging me in this blog tour. Judy has been a journalist for over 30 years, so it was no surprise Edgar Award-winning author David Housewright called her mysteries “fast paced and smart with an authentic, insider’s look at the workings of a major newspaper.” More information on her latest Skeeter Hughes’ novel can be found here: http://fortypress.com/book/who-bombed-the-train/

On to the tour…

1)     What am I working on?

I am working on the third installment in my Peter Farrell series titled The Secret of St. Jerome. This will basically complete the trilogy that sets the stage for future books in the series which follows a protagonist in his most raw form, an ordinary man thrust into extraordinary circumstances. As the series continues, we find Peter is not as ordinary as thought to be.

My first novel, The Cross of St. Maro, reminds me of early Ludlum or Grisham, or maybe even David Baldacci. Young trial lawyer Peter Farrell is framed for the murder of several attorneys and as a nationwide manhunt ensues as the ultimate political assassination plot is unfolds. Maro received national attention several years ago, when, out of thousands of entries, the novel earned an Honorable Mention for the Independent Publisher’s Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller. It also earned a Reader’s Choice from the Midwest Book Review.

The five star rated The Fall of St. Sebastian, is something more along the lines of Vince Flynn/Robert Ludlum meets Steve Berry/James Rollins. International bestselling author Vince Flynn proclaimed it “An Outstanding Thriller!” while New York Times bestselling author Grant Blackwood called it “….an intriguing pulse-pounding thriller.” Publishers Weekly added that Sebastian is “….a fast-moving suspense yarn that reads like a good season of the TV show 24.” The concept for The Fall of St. Sebastian originated from a radio interview with biosecurity expert and internationally-known epidemiologist, Dr. Michael T. Osterholm. This led me down the road to a story line involving a pandemic flu, however improbable, as a bio-weapon. Sebastian also returns most of the cast of The Cross of St. Maro.

2)     How does my work differ from others of its genre?

It doesn’t. Publishers Weekly stated that I am “as adept at juggling plot lines as better-known genre writers.” I think that is a compliment.

However, I may be more of a visual writer than most. A consistent comment I receive from readers is that they actually feel like they are in my characters shoes, walking in their footsteps whether it is the streets of San Francisco, among the monuments of D.C. and even experiencing the contrasts of Beijing.

But if you enjoy Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, Steve Berry, James Rollins or even Dan Brown, my Peter Farrell series will not disappoint.

3)     Why do I write what I do?

I write what I want to read or watch (movies/TV), which is why it was no surprise that Publishers Weekly compared The Fall of St. Sebastian to Kiefer Sutherland’s 24.

I also enjoy smart dialogue. Words are powerful on the page, but something extra is added when they come from a character’s mouth. Also, when writing dialogue, you never have a problem coming up with that witty comeback instantly as opposed to real life when you think of the right line five minutes too late.

I also love the research aspect of writing. Knowing full well that it will never end up in the final manuscript, I will spend hours on some tangential issue just because I find the research so fascinating. When I was young, I used to read individual volumes of the World Book Encyclopedia, flipping the pages and just picking something out of the blue. With this internet thing (yes, I think it is going to catch on), I am like a kid in a candy store.

4)     How does your writing process work?

I am a trial lawyer, so research is key. Generally, I know the broad brush strokes of what I want to write: the main characters; settings; and basic story lines. Next I fill in with research to start connecting the points in the story lines. Finally, I write straight through sometimes surprising myself on how a character will react to a certain situation. However, I continually research smaller issues throughout (the type of helicopter, gun, individual setting, etc.).

Next on the tour (June 30, 2014) is my favorite debut author, Pauline Knaeble Williams (http://www.paulineknaeblewilliams.com/blog.html ). Pauline’s novel, FINDING HOLLIS, debuts this month. I loved it, a great summer read. Here’s an excerpt:

…the sway of the trolley, the unusual passenger, the truck’s raspy muffler, the woman’s torn dress, and her own inability to help. Frances is determined to let the details of the disturbing incident go. She’s certain that by Monday her life will return to normal and the wrung-out feeling inside will be gone. Yet she soon finds that neither the sound of her typewriter nor the lunchroom chatter will erase the dying woman’s final request: “Find Hollis”.

March, 2013

I am trying to build awareness for the millions of veterans that have returned home and are returning home. It first started as an effort to put a smile on a veteran’s face simply by naming a character after him. However, after meeting SFC Mike Mills and hearing his story I want to raise money and awareness for his organization (http://www.fortheveteran.com/).

Some of the author proceeds of the just released The Fall of St. Sebastian (print or ebook) will be going to Mills’ “For The Veteran” program and the “Got Your 6” program (http://www.gotyour6.org/). Obviously, feel free to donate to these organizations on your own through their respective websites. Two other groups that SFC Mills recommends are:

www.operationneverforgotten.org

www.operationmend.ucla.edu

Thank you,

E. Kelly Keady

ekkeady@fortypress.com

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Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, October 10th, 7:00 pm, Barnes & Noble Minnetonka (3131 Ridgedale Drive, Ridgehaven Mall) Minnetonka, MN…..Event: Reception & Signing

Wednesday, October 23rd, 1:00 pm, Barnes & Noble booth at the InBusiness Expo, at the Alliant Expo Center, Madison WI…..Event: Meet, Greet & Signing

Wednesday, October 23rd, 6:30 pm, Mystery to Me Bookstore,1863 Monroe Street, Madison, Wisconsin …..Event: Meet, Greet & Signing

Saturday, November 9, 2013, 10 am – 3 pm at BSM’s Knightsbridge Shopping Event, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in St. Louis Park, MN

Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm, Once Upon A Crime Mystery Bookstore, 604 West 26^th Street (just East of Lyndale) Minneapolis, MN….Event: Refreshments/Panel/Discussion/Signing

Thursday, November 14, 7:00 pm, Barnes & Noble HarMar 2100 N. Snelling Avenue Roseville, MN….Event: Panel/Discussion/Signing

Saturday, December 7, 3:00 pm, Barnes & Noble Highland Park, St. Paul MN….Event: Panel/Discussion/Signing

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Book Description

Two young women learning to survive in their own worlds are forced to confront even greater challenges when those worlds collide. Elisabeth, a passenger on the Mayflower, and Attitash, a young Wampanoag, discover differences in their core beliefs—but also a common humanity. As they learn to trust each other, their covert friendship forestalls starvation but can’t overcome the distrust that’s widespread in both cultures. In time accusations of witchcraft and betrayal threaten their friendship and the survival of both societies. Strangers in Our Midst reimagines a critical moment in our continent’s history, remaining faithful to the historical record while avoiding both stereotypes and finger-pointing. It describes a time when love, trust, and understanding struggled to overcome cruelty, hardship, and deception in all societies—and it does so with great imagination.

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About the Author

A graduate of Macalester College, Kathleen Vellenga taught young children and was an active volunteer as well as a mother of three until she was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1981. In 1991, she received an award from the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and three other state ethnic councils for her legislative efforts to support the needs of our children and their families. Kathleen left the Legislature in 1994 to become the executive director of the Saint Paul Children’s Initiative, a new early childhood collaborative. Her volunteer activities include working with young mothers in a community based maternal/infant clinic. While considerable historical research is the basis for the plot, Vellenga drew deeply upon her personal relationships for the emotional heart of the story.

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Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, February 15, New York City Book Party and Afternoon Tea

Tuesday, March 4, Private Book Club Event

Monday, March 17, Private Book Club Event

Saturday, April 26th, Luncheon Speaker, Minnesota Mayflower Society

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Praise for Lowertown:

“LOWERTOWN, Richard A. Thompson’s third novel about a bail bondsman who makes a bad choice and lives (barely) to regret it, has smart characters, riveting action and an authentic noir-ish tone that would fit in nicely with the work of Black Mask writers like Hammet, Chandler, Gardner, Daly, and Cain.” –David Housewright, New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award Winner author of THE LAST KIND WORD

Praise for the previous Herman Jackson novel, Frag Box:

“A dash of romance, plenty of action, and an appealing, wise-cracking hero enhance this detective story with an old-fashioned noir flavor.” — Publishers Weekly

“Well-constructed and deftly character-driven, with a nice little love story for leavening.” — Kirkus Reviews

“This is mystery writing at its best — a cool sense of place, an appealing protagonist who isn’t a tough guy and an intricate plot.” — Mary Ann Grossman, St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Book Description

Herman Jackson is a former bookie and small-time racketeer from Detroit trying to live down his shady past by running a legitimate bail bond business in St. Paul, but it is January, and definitely the winter of his discontent. Somebody has used his name and license without his consent, or even knowledge, to bail out a vicious killer who immediately disappears. The only solid lead Jackson has is a laptop computer found in the killer’s apartment which contains details of vicious crimes, past and future. After a bloody showdown in a snowbound cabin in the deep woods, Jackson hopes he can stop looking over his shoulder for good.

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Book Description

…the sway of the trolley, the unusual passenger, the truck’s raspy muffler, the woman’s torn dress, and her own inability to help. Frances is determined to let the details of the disturbing incident go. She’s certain that by Monday her life will return to normal and the wrung-out feeling inside will be gone. Yet she soon finds that neither the sound of her typewriter nor the lunchroom chatter will erase the dying woman’s final request: “Find Hollis”.

Finding Hollis, a novel set in 1944 in North Minneapolis, is a journey in search of more than just a name. Within it the threads of three separate worlds become interwoven—first by circumstance, then by understanding.

“[Pauline] knows how to both break and heal hearts in her debut novel, ‘Finding Hollis’…masterfully portrayed”

-Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“a gripping tale… A great debut novel!”

-Fmr. MN Rep. and author of Kathleen Vellenga

“History, land, and compelling characters collide and connect what it really means to search for meaning. Finding Hollis is worth it.”

-Renowned Sociologist Dr. Anton Treuer

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About the Author

Pauline Knaeble Williams was born and raised along with her eleven siblings in North Minneapolis. She attended Macalester College in St. Paul, MN where she studied sociology and history. She currently resides in New Jersey where she works as a preschool teacher. She lives with her husband and two children in a house with lots of sunshine.

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Events

Meet Pauline Knaeble Williams:Sunday September 14
Book Signing
Barnes & Noble HarMar
2100 N Snelling, Roseville MN…
2 pm

Monday September 15
Book Signing
Common Good Books
38 S. Snelling, St. Paul MN
7 pm

Tuesday September 16
Book Reading
Maeve’s Cafe
300 13th Ave. NE Minneapolis
7 pm

Wednesday September 17
Book Reading
East Side Freedom Library
1105 Greenbrier Street St. Paul
7 pm

Thursday September 18
Book Reading
Webber Park Library
4203 Webber Pkway Minneapolis
6-7:30 pm

Saturday September 20
Book Reading
Rockford Road Library
6401 42nd Ave. N. Crystal MN
2 pm

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“A fast-paced story that will keep you reading till the wee hours … Sure-handed poise and a light touch.”

– Lin Enger, author of The High Divide and Undiscovered County

 “With prose fresh and crisp as autumn air, Severn’s debut novel will transport you to Luce, Minnesota, population 5,000, just a stone’s throw from Keillor’s Lake Wobegon, Lewis’s Gopher Prairie, and Lovelace’s Deep Valley.”

– Thom Tammaro, three-time Minnesota Book Award winner

“Liz Kisacky Severn’s first novel is a delightful debut. Its zesty narrator, Trudy, under suspicion of committing a serious crime, lovingly renders the lore of the land and the secret lives of its inhabitants. Read this one with relish.”

– Alan Davis, author of So Bravely Vegetative and Rumors from the Lost World

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Book Description

After wealthy recluse Lyle Staybler dies under mysterious circumstances, Trudy Pluth becomes a person of interest. Townspeople mount judgments against her and enemies lurk in the shadows. Her few remaining friends offer support as they help Trudy renovate an old house. It’s a diverse group: Trudy, who looks at people as projects in need of repair; Martha, whose Minnesota-nice persona masks her sadness and fears; Iris, a person of color transplanted from the East who’s not sure how she fi ts in; and Greta, with a scandalous life that offers fodder for small-town gossips.

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About the Author

A native of Maryland who currently lives in the Midwest, award-winning author and Minnesota State University–Moorhead professor, Liz Kisacky Severn has worked the full gamut as a writer: reporter, columnist, assistant editor, public relations writer, copywriter, and freelance writer/editor. Severn teaches various writing and literature courses, among them the study of creative non-fiction that explores issues of death and grief. Her fiction appears in American Fiction ’97, Carve Magazine and Storyglossia and has received honorable mention in The New Millennium. Luce Women is Severn’s debut novel.

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Book Description

Reporter Gabriel “Gabby” Gooding’s unexpected arrival at Channel 7 is met with suspicion and resentment, and her first assignment, which involves the discovery of a long-dead body in the basement of a Minneapolis home, pits her against the rest of the staff because she suspects it was murder rather than suicide. Her troubles are compounded when, before she gets a chance to settle in, Gabby is forced to confront a figure from her past who has tracked her down to the Twin Cities. As the suicide/murder investigation unfolds, Gabby and photographer Zach Anthony must also follow the twisted trail of this fugitive hiding in plain sight-a fugitive who would do anything to protect his identity … and his freedom.

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About the Author

Ron Handberg is an award-winning journalist. He has been news director as well as vice president and general manager of Emmy and Peabody Award-winning station WCCO television, a CBS affiliate in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He lives in Minnesota.

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“This little book, with its charming illustrations, provides an opportunity for young children and their fathers to share their feelings about the changes in their lives. Divorced dads can read this reassuring book with their children to let them know that although daddy doesn’t live there anymore, he will always be there for them.” -Constance Ahrons, Ph.D., Author, The Good Divorce and We’re Still Family Professor emerita, University of Southern California, Former Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Doctoral Program.

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Book Description

This charming little book is a story for a father to share with his children to start a conversation and, most of all, assure them that whether being separated by divorce, service to country, work, no matter what, a daddy’s love will always be.

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About the Author

This is my first book and a book written from the heart. I have always shared books with my sons for Christmas, birthdays and special moments in life. A book that we could read together with a story that had special meaning for us. But, there were no books out there for a father and his children facing being apart, and questioning what would their relationship be now. Thus, this book was born. This is a story for a father to share with his children to start a conversation and, most of all, assure them that whether being separated by divorce, service to country, work, no matter, A Daddy’s Love, Sera Toujours. A Daddy’s Love Will Always Be.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR: Amy Lynn: Like poetry, every painting has a story, and in this case my innocent and whimsical painting style merged together perfectly with Tim’s quietly captivating and deeply heartfelt verse. Being a child of divorced parents, it was a story I personally related to and connected with deeply.

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“A memorable historical time, and a memorable novel.” – Renowned author and professor Cheris Kramarae

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Book Description

Attitash and Elisabeth may believe their rare friendship will endure these desperate times, but nothing is easy in the New World.. As many newcomers from England arrive, they bring both opportunity and greed. The demand for food increases, and so does the fear of the Native people. The fragile peace treaty between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag is threatened by treachery, and the friendship between Attitash and Elisabeth faces its toughest challenge.

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About the Author

A graduate of Macalester College, Kathleen Vellenga taught young children and was an active volunteer as well as a mother of three until she was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1981. In 1991, she received an award from the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and three other state ethnic councils for her legislative efforts to support the needs of our children and their families. Kathleen left the Legislature in 1994 to become the executive director of the Saint Paul Children’s Initiative, a new early childhood collaborative. Her volunteer activities include working with young mothers in a community based maternal/infant clinic. While considerable historical research is the basis for the plot, Vellenga drew deeply upon her personal relationships for the emotional heart of the story. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.