Most of the first draft of the novel was completed early this summer and I have been rewriting it and getting it ready for publication since then. The publication date is drawing close. The final revisions and corrections were sent to the publisher last weekend.
Devil's Messenger is about as far from Small Town News as you can get. This is not another novel about the media, but a combination horror story and murder mystery. This is the description of the novel from its back cover (which also features a photo of me, an entirely different sort of horror story):
On one hot August night, 15-year-old Cassandra Harper’s life is shattered. First, she becomes a victim of date rape, then the body of her beloved father, Richard Harper, is found slumped over the computer he gave Cassandra for her 15th birthday. From that point on, Cassandra withdraws from the world, reserving her communications to her anonymously-written blog…and to instant messenger conversations with her dead father. Devil’s Messenger, a combination horror story and murder mystery, is the story of how Cassandra battles from the brink of despair to reclaim her life, and her evil father who attempts to continue his reign of terror from beyond the grave. Adding to the mix is Richard Harper’s murderer, who is manipulating Cassandra’s family and everyone else in the small community of Westport seeking the hidden fortune that Harper left behind. Devil’s Messengeris a roller-coaster ride of terror from beginning to end.
I will let you know when I have information about exactly when and where Devil's Messenger will be available.
Confess. You named it after Tony Messenger, didn't you.
ReplyDeleteI'm already confused. Her "beloved" father is found dead and then her "evil" father is doing bad deeds beyond the grave? Does he turn evil after he dies? Sounds like a pager burner, oops, I mean turner.
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