Five Star Action

http://www.crimesquad.com/reviews.asp


Those brilliant people over at Crimesquad.com have given ACTION: PUlse Pounding Tales Vol 1 a hefty five star review.


I'm chuffed to bits at this line: "This book should not be purchased by asthmatics or heavy smokers as it leaves a fit person breathless with excitement."


Of course I can't take all the kudos for this terrific collection, it's obviously down to the quality of stories delivered by such luminaries as Stephen Leather, Zoe Sharp, Adrian Magson, Steven Savile and Stephen Lockley, Paul D Brazill, Col Bury, David Barber, Graham Smith, James Oliver Hilton, Iain Paton, Richard Godwin and many, many more.

You can get a copy of APPT here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Action-Pulse-Pounding-Volume-ebook/dp/B008082QP6/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1

Go For ACTION!

ACTION: Pulse Pounding Tales Volume 1, is now available as an ebook on all Amazon platforms. If you're in the USA you can get it here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008082QP6
and in the UK here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008082QP6/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk 


with 37 action-packed stories from some top thriller authors including Stephen Leather, Zoe Sharp, Adrian Magson, Steven Savile and of course little old me. Plus a host of up and comers including Paul D Brazill, Col Bury, Richard Godwin, James Oliver Hilton, I S Paton and many more.

Almost Here!

37 Action-packed Pulse Pounding Tales!

That’s exactly what you get in this collection of action stories from top thriller authors, both established and on the rise.

Think back to the days when heroes were heroes and the action was furious and full-blooded. When often as not, the hero was quite the opposite: an anti-hero - but he needed to be, to bring the kind of violent justice to villains worse than him. When political correctness took a back seat, even as the bullets and karate chops were flying. Basically it was good old harmless fun. It was a case of disengaging your moral compass and getting down with the hero as they took on all comers, and they did it with balletic grace and uncompromising violence. Gratuitous? Mostly. Realistic? Not always. Great fun? You betcha!!!

Then fast forward to the here and now: What if the current action and thriller authors set their minds to bringing back the action genres of old?

Well, that question is answered here.

Within these pages you will find secret agents, vigilantes (both just and insane), cops, villains, soldiers, veterans, gangsters, swordsmen, privateers, Ninja and even a crypto-zoological beast you might recognise. Some of the tales are delivered with shocking realism, some as lighter entertainment, some on the grittier side, but each and every tale included in Action: Pulse Pounding Tales Volume 1 is sure to get your heart racing.

Kick back and enjoy the ride!

Contents:

Introduction by Matt Hilton

Strangers on a Train by Stephen Leather

Satisfaction Guaranteed by Matt Hilton

Valley of Death by I S Paton

The Real Deal by James Oliver Hilton

Jingle Bells by Adrian Magson

Death By Licence by Joe McCoubrey

The Night Butterflies by Zoë Sharp

Gallance by Col Bury

Battle For Baghlan by Matt Hayden

The Stranger by David Barber

Expiry Date by Gavin Bell

A Most Honorable Death by Jochem Vandersteen

Jack Be Nimble by Steven Savile & Steve Lockley

At Close Range by Ian Graham

Cutter’s Law by James Hopwood

Angel Tough by Absolutely Kate

On Her Majesty’s Bloody Service by Iain Purdie

The Legend of Jimmy-The-Gimp by Keith Gingell

Blood Moon of 1931 by Terrence P. McCauley

Skinner Alive by Daniel Moses Luft

Jobs Taken by Asher Wismer

The Handler by Gavin Hunt

Blood on Their Hands by Les Morris

Issa’s Island Prison by Graham Smith

Eastern Fury by Andrew Scorah

The Liberator by Paul D. Brazill

The Tower of Marnir by Paul Grzegorzek

Bit Part Player by Theresa Derwin

The Judgment of Jean Lafitte by Evan Lewis

Avenged: Sixfold by Natasha Marie Thomas

Man or Mouse by Mark Dark

Stokey by Robin Jarossi

Savage Sun by Richard Godwin

One Flew Over the Policeman’s Bonnet by Pete Sortwell

Born of Woman by Laird Long

Chickens by K.A. Laity

*Bonus Story* Trench Warfare by Matt Hilton

Acknowledgements

Afterword by Matt Hilton

A portion of the proceeds from sales of this collection will go to the charity Help for Heroes http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Short and Sharp

Over at Paul D Brazill's You Would say That, Wouldn't You, I was recently short, sharp, interviewed...


So, if you'd like to read what I had to say for myself, and learn news on some of the current projects I'm working on, take a 'click' over there via here: http://pdbrazill.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/pdb-can-you-pitch-your-latest.html

Harvest Your Copy Now!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Mens-Harvest-Hunter-ebook/dp/B0053YQML4/ref=pd_sim_kinc_3

If - like many thousands of readers that got an e-Reader this year - you haven't yet tried a Joe Hunter book , then now's a good time to grab DEAD MEN'S HARVEST while it's at the amazingly low price of only £1.99 at Amazon.co.uk

Action: Pulse Pounding Tales Vol 1 update

http://www.facebook.com/ActionPulsePoundingTales

Action: Pulse Pounding Tales Vol 1 has its own Facebook page. Please nip on over and 'like' it to hear all the up to the minute news on the progress of this exciting project.

I will share cover images (already some draft covers included to look at) and will announce contributors as they are accepted. Some exciting news about some 'names' who have already agreed to come on board to follow.

In the meantime here's one draft cover image for your perusal:

...and here's a link to submission guidelines if you'd like to give it a go.
http://matthiltonbooks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/submissions-request.html

Lily Childs Unleashes her Cabaret of Dread

At last, Lily Childs' CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM, VOL 1 is on Amazon's virtual shelves, all ready to be downloaded, tagged and 'Liked'. 

Any help in spreading the word will make Lily a happy, and grateful writer. She would LOVE to know what you think, and would also appreciate any reviews beyond words. Lily thanks you dear friends!

To buy, or download a sample:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007KSVXQK for US/Canadian readers and http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007KSVXQK for Brit horror fans.

Product Description:

A terrifying collection of short horror stories by dark fiction author Lily Childs. These forty-three offerings comprise eleven long tales, including the previously unpublished:

- SMILING CYRUS - dancing dolls of death in your attic
- IN ADORATION - demonic rebirth, revenge and new skin
- STARING AT THE PINK - when the dead don't let go

Studded and stitched together by shorter pieces and tiny 100-word drabbles this first volume of Cabaret of Dread ends with:

- THE INFANTA TRIPTYCH - living, dying art - breathing, pulsing... ancient.
"Extreme vampire horror."

Words spill from the babbling mouths of demons and murderers throughout Cabaret of Dread, combining fear and even humour as the reader encounters serial killers and ghosts, historical entities and psychopaths, not to mention a scuttling vampire or two.

Cabaret of Dread is extreme horror FOR ADULTS ONLY. Ethereal and spiritual elements battle with the visceral and the insane; lustful adoration dallies with laboured, lingering death. The Cabaret will shock, it may well offend. But it is beautiful – at least in the author’s mind - and that’s where the darkness lies.

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Praise for Cabaret of Dread

"Having read almost every story written by Lily Childs, I can confidently say that Britain has a new Queen of Dark Fiction. The prose crawl off the pages, down your spine, then drag you into the darkness." - Col Bury, Crime Editor at Thrillers Killers 'n' Chillers ezine



"Lily Childs is a unique voice in horror fiction, both terrible and unsettling in its power, as darkly poetic as Poe, as gut-wrenching as Clive Barker. I'm a fan." Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter thrillers.