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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Another Intereview!
Christopher Fisher of the blog "writerchristophfischer.wordpress.com" has just published another interview. He has a cool site that covers mostly historical novels and books. Swing on by and take a look. http://tinyurl.com/gv8k2bl
Pressing Forward
The Third Book in the Devareaux Series
I have started work on the third Devareaux novel. I had a burst of inspiration and started to work through the first chapter. The scene crystallized itself in my mind and it started to flow really well. What hasn't happened is the rest of the story. I had a first thought that i have already rejected. It started down an Indiana Jones type of path that really did not suit the stories as a whole.What I am thinking of doing is bringing Devareaux and his crew back home and involve them in a war with Mexico. When Devareaux gets back to the Confederacy, it will be 1885 and the second year of Porfiro Diaz's presidency. Mexico was still involved with the Mayans in the Yucatan. They had just destroyed their independent state in 1883 but historically would not finish the fight with the Mayans until 1901. They had just finished with a coup which propelled Porfiro Diaz into power. They are just a few years away from the Garza Revolution in 1891.
Given this, it's time to make a mess of history again. Confederate Airships may just have to take to the skies above the state of Coahula. We will see how this all turns out.
Science Fiction Stories
i just got back from Space Camp with my Cub Scout. We all had a great time. But it triggered an idea for a story. I am thinking of posting it in sections here on the blog. Basically it a story of a commercial interest colonizing Mars. It opens with a board room meeting discussing why the colony is running over costs. Anyway, I hope to get something together for you.Wednesday, March 2, 2016
New release by Judith Lucci The Queen of NOLA #Medical #Thrillers Dr. Dude #Mystery, #Thriller & #Suspense #animals #RPBP @JudithLucci
If you are into mysteries the likes of Murder She Wrote, this is probably one you will want to check out.
Dr Dude: A Michaela McPherson Mystery
A New Series Starter
by Best Selling Mystery Thriller
Author Judith Lucci
Hey everybody, I want to welcome you to my new series, Michaela McPherson Mysteries. The
series is set in Richmond where Irish born Michela (Mic) McPherson, a former Richmond homicide
detective her retired police dog Angel, and best friend and side kick 82 year old Italian Countess Dorothy
Borghase are up to their ears in solving crime that requires quick thinking and ingenious
solutions.
A young woman disappears after a job interview at a well-
known dentist’s office in Richmond and Mic, Dorothy and Detective Slade O’Brien join forces to solve
the crime…a crime with long reaching tentacles that spans continents and
generations.
"Please don't do this to me. Why are you hurting me,” the
young
voice sobbed. “I don't know who you
are!”
A large hand with dirty, stained fingernails grabbed her shoulder
roughly. “Shut up,” he growled as he shook her ferociously until her teeth chattered.
Her tattooed abductor terrified her as she focused on the snake tattoo on his hand. “Just let me go, and I promise I won't tell anyone," the young woman whimpered. “I promise.”
“Shut up, or I’ll really hurt you,” the savage voice promised as he slapped her face and slammed her into the side of the vehicle. He shoved her again and bent her body like a pretzel. His body covered hers, making it impossible for anyone to see her from three sides.
The young woman's voice raised to feverish pitch as another person pushed her into the trunk of her car. The monster pinned her arms behind her head and shoved her elbow against the spare tire. She winced as an excruciating, burning pain sent stinging shocks into her head. She cried uncontrollably and could not stop shaking.
"Shut your yammer,” the man hissed softly, his face so close to her blindfold she could smell his foul breath. “If you don't, it’ll be much worse for you," he warned as he loomed over her, making her feel small and defenseless. She couldn't see him through her translucent blindfold but sensed he had dark hair.
"Please, please, please just let me go. My father will give you a reward. He has a lot of money." As she made the promise, her teeth chattered violently. Tears streamed down her face, making her cough. She was unable to brush them away.
The man laughed a slow, evil sound that caused chill bumps on her arms. "Your father doesn't have enough money to stop what we have planned for you, not nearly enough, so shut your pretty mouth and be quiet before I put your lights off."
A wave of fresh sobs exploded from the terrified woman as she lay in the trunk of the car. Her body shuddered from head to toe, and she couldn’t control the tears streaming from her face.
The noise infuriated her assailant as he glowered at his helpless victim. A feeling of euphoria settled over him. He loved watching helpless women squirm. He shook her head and pounded it against the trunk of the car.
"I told you to shut up. If you don’t stop screaming, I'm gonna cut your voice box out. Do you understand?"
Allison nodded and coughed.
“Be quiet.” Allison heard a female voice speak for the first time. “I’d hate to mess up your pretty face,” she said in a singsong voice that frightened the young woman more than the snarl and guttural voice of the man.
A wave of fresh sobs exploded from the scared woman, as she lay helpless in the trunk of the car.
She thrashed around wildly. Where’d the woman come from? She tried to see her through her blindfold but she couldn’t. For some reason, she was more frightened of the woman. Her body shook, and her teeth chattered.
“I hope the bitch doesn’t mess herself up,” the man commented.
The woman stared at him. “You know what to do, so just do it.”
The man hesitated for an instant, and the woman pushed him aside and glared at the helpless young captive.
That was when the lights went out for Allison Massie. The woman stepped back with an evil smile on her face and murmured, “Well, I guess I shut her up.”
Despite the choke hold, the woman glared at him defiantly.
The tattooed man let her go and pushed her against the car. “Get back in the office and do damage control,” he snarled, “and don’t ever cross me again.” He jumped in the car and headed west.
Her tattooed abductor terrified her as she focused on the snake tattoo on his hand. “Just let me go, and I promise I won't tell anyone," the young woman whimpered. “I promise.”
“Shut up, or I’ll really hurt you,” the savage voice promised as he slapped her face and slammed her into the side of the vehicle. He shoved her again and bent her body like a pretzel. His body covered hers, making it impossible for anyone to see her from three sides.
The young woman's voice raised to feverish pitch as another person pushed her into the trunk of her car. The monster pinned her arms behind her head and shoved her elbow against the spare tire. She winced as an excruciating, burning pain sent stinging shocks into her head. She cried uncontrollably and could not stop shaking.
"Shut your yammer,” the man hissed softly, his face so close to her blindfold she could smell his foul breath. “If you don't, it’ll be much worse for you," he warned as he loomed over her, making her feel small and defenseless. She couldn't see him through her translucent blindfold but sensed he had dark hair.
"Please, please, please just let me go. My father will give you a reward. He has a lot of money." As she made the promise, her teeth chattered violently. Tears streamed down her face, making her cough. She was unable to brush them away.
The man laughed a slow, evil sound that caused chill bumps on her arms. "Your father doesn't have enough money to stop what we have planned for you, not nearly enough, so shut your pretty mouth and be quiet before I put your lights off."
A wave of fresh sobs exploded from the terrified woman as she lay in the trunk of the car. Her body shuddered from head to toe, and she couldn’t control the tears streaming from her face.
The noise infuriated her assailant as he glowered at his helpless victim. A feeling of euphoria settled over him. He loved watching helpless women squirm. He shook her head and pounded it against the trunk of the car.
"I told you to shut up. If you don’t stop screaming, I'm gonna cut your voice box out. Do you understand?"
Allison nodded and coughed.
“Be quiet.” Allison heard a female voice speak for the first time. “I’d hate to mess up your pretty face,” she said in a singsong voice that frightened the young woman more than the snarl and guttural voice of the man.
A wave of fresh sobs exploded from the scared woman, as she lay helpless in the trunk of the car.
She thrashed around wildly. Where’d the woman come from? She tried to see her through her blindfold but she couldn’t. For some reason, she was more frightened of the woman. Her body shook, and her teeth chattered.
“I hope the bitch doesn’t mess herself up,” the man commented.
The woman stared at him. “You know what to do, so just do it.”
The man hesitated for an instant, and the woman pushed him aside and glared at the helpless young captive.
That was when the lights went out for Allison Massie. The woman stepped back with an evil smile on her face and murmured, “Well, I guess I shut her up.”
Despite the choke hold, the woman glared at him defiantly.
The tattooed man let her go and pushed her against the car. “Get back in the office and do damage control,” he snarled, “and don’t ever cross me again.” He jumped in the car and headed west.
Judith Lucci writes what she knows.....Hospitals, Patients, Physicians and Health Care. She
adds suspense and intrigue along with well developed plots, vivid descriptions and memorable
characters, and produces medical thrillers that few readers can put down.
Dr. Lucci is the author of the Alexandra Destephano Series, a series of medical thrillers that
offer fans an escape into the busy world of a fictitious world-class hospital in New Orleans. The main
characters are Alexandra Destephano, a nurse attorney who is legal counsel for Crescent City Medical
Center(CCMC) and Jack Francoise, a dedicated, gnarly, unyielding NOPD Commander who covers the 8th
Precinct and the French Quarter in New Orleans. Add dashing surgeon Robert Bonnet, Alex's ex-husband
and her best friend and psychiatrist Monique Desmonde, and the cast is complete. Lucci's thrillers are a
fast-paced, riveting medical thrillers that offer readers believable drama, and memorable characters and
extraordinary thrilers that allow them to escape into the complex, often mysterious world of health
care.
Watch for Dr. Lucci's new mystery series, Michaela McPherson, Private Eye. The series is set
in Richmond where Mic, a retired Richmond homicide detective, her retired police dog Angel, and her
side kick, 82 year old Countess Dorothy Borghase are constantly to their ears in crime and dangerous
situations that require quick thinking and ingenious solutions. First release, Fall of
2015.
Virginia born Judith Lucci holds graduate and doctoral degrees from Virginia Commonwealth
University and the University of Virginia. She is the author of numerous academic and health-related
articles and documents. Her novels are based on her clinical experiences, very active imagination and
experiences living in New Orleans and Virginia. When not teaching or writing, Judith is an avid silk
painter and multi-media artist. She lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her family and six
dogs.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JudithLucci
Author Blog: http://author911.blogspot.com/
Website: www.judithlucci.com
Email: judithlucciwrites@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judith.lucci
Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/1SB7NSq
5.0 out of 5 stars
A superb read for all lovers of outstanding crime thrillers.
By Enrico Grafitti on February 17, 2016
Queen of NOLA Medical Thrillers, Judith Lucci, starts a new series with ‘The Case of Dr. Dude”
and it has all the promise of being a new bestseller for her avid fans. Set in Richmond, Virginia, the series
features an ex-cop turned Private Investigator, Michaela McPherson, whose informal partnership with
an ageing Italian noblewoman, Countess Dorothy (Dottie) Borghese, and backed-up by her retired police
dog Angel, make for an intriguing and heart-warming trio that tackle the most brutal of crimes. In this
first novel of the series the issue is the kidnapping and selling of young girls into the white slave
trade.
The author’s impeccable research shows on every page as her protagonists delve into the
mystery of the missing women and take on the Russian mafia in this fast-paced thriller. The skill with
which Lucci has placed her readers on the streets of New Orleans in her medical thrillers is present here
too and we quickly feel at home in Richmond, as the tale unfolds.
The story is solid; the villains despicable, and the protagonists people you will instantly
empathise with in this complex tale. Mic and Dottie find themselves in a race against the clock to save
the life of the victims and you will find your heart thumping with excitement as the story barrels along to
its finale. A superb read for all lovers of outstanding crime thrillers.
****
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read
By Peter Martin on February 19, 2016
Another Winning Series!
Judith Lucci has done it again! She has created another great series filled with unique and
interesting characters, great description and a complex plot with twists, turns and surprises. Michaela
(Mic) McPherson is a retired homicide detective from Richmond, Virginia (Lucci’s home town) whose
best friend is Dottie, an aging Italian Countess who, along with Mic’s ‘retired’ police dog, Angel, solve
difficult crimes. As always, Lucci’s book is impeccably researched and peppered with suspense and
intrigue. The trio in this book have attacked the global issue of human sex trafficking as Mic, Dottie and
Angel tussle with an aberrant dentist, his crazed assistant and the Russian mob to rescue a young
woman who disappeared after a job interview at Dr. Dude’s office.
Judith Lucci again has penned an amazing page-turner in the first book that is as.exciting and
memorable as Alex Destephano medical thrillers. I cannot wait for the next Mic McPherson
mystery.
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