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WINNER OF THE AUTHORS LOUNGE BEST COVER ART DESIGN AWARD, MAY 2008

AVAILABLE NOW IN PAPERBACK AND E-BOOK! A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' published by Double Dragon Publishing. For a review of the book and full list of purchase links, see below the cover design, or order from Amazon.com or Powells.com

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Book Review
Book Title: A STUDY IN RED (THE SECRET JOURNAL OF JACK THE RIPPER)
Author Name: Brian L. Porter
ISBN #: 9781554045273
Publisher Name: Double Dragon Publishing
Date Released: January 2008
Genre: Horror; Historical Fiction; Thriller
Book Format: print
Rating (See Rating Guide at bottom of form): 4-1/2 Klovers
Web Link (If an eBook, link directly to the book’s page on the Publisher’s site. No link necessary if print book):

Story Summary Robert Cavendish is bereft with grief at his father’s recent passing. He was also surprised to learn his father bequeathed Robert a mysterious journal to be read after his death. Read by him and him alone. As he reads the journal, he comes to realize that he holds in his hands the actual rantings and admissions of Jack the Ripper! But that, as they say, is only the beginning. From those pages Robert discovers the answer to old mysteries and atrocities, answers that lead him down a path of horror and insanity. What affect can the secret ravings of a murderer such as Jack the Ripper have on a person? And what connection did Robert’s father have to this secret journal?

Opinion
I was immediately struck by the enormous amount of research that went into A Study in Red (The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper). It brought 18th century London to life, making the story almost palpable. For over a hundred years, the mystery of Jack the Ripper has been investigated, written about, and discussed, but never like this. I could feel the cobblestones under my feet, hear the horses and carriages and smell the foul air of the London back alleyways.

The journal was an interesting tool, bringing the reader directly into Jack’s world and the insanity inflicting him. Experiencing the journal with Robert was intense as the mysteries unfold page by page. The suspense kept me engrossed well into the late evening hours, just as Robert had… I can feel the goose bumps now.

The identity of Jack the Ripper has been explored, but never in such a deliciously nail biting manner. Although fiction, the possibilities of who Jack really was and where he came from as well as his unfortunate victims felt all too real thanks to the obvious hard work of the author to create this sensational tale.

Reviewed By: Terri

Purchase links
http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9781554045273-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Study-Red-Secret-Journal-Ripper/dp/1554045274/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202482660&sr=1-1

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=A+Study+in+Red&z=y

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6145786

http://www.tesco.com/books/browse.aspx?N=4290759194

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=brian+l+porter&sts=t&tn=a+study+in+red&x=70&y=12
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THE VOICE OF ANTON BOUCHARD

The cover of my latest paperback release from Mythica Publshing. 'The Voice of Anton Bouchard' is a short story collection, with the title piece being a novelette length tale that takes the reader deep inside the mind of a serial killer who is stalking the streets of Paris during a long hot summer. What is surprising in this story is not so much how the killer despatches his vicitms, but why he does it. Other titles in the collection include 'Breathing to Death', 'Red Sky in the Morning', 'Megalith', 'An Alien Abduction', 'The Sound of Silence', 'Bodies in the Cellar', and a sample of four chapters from my latest work in progress.
Available from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Voice-Anton-Bouchard-Other-Stories/dp/190710805X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242485853&sr=8-2
and in e-book from Stonehedge Publishing.

REVIEW
The Voice Of Anton Bouchard - (Kristina Dalton)
Mr. Porter carries through on the promise of his earlier works, delivering plot twists and elements of amazing imagination in a collection of stories that will entertain, provoke thought and satisfy. I recommend this as a refreshing read for both sci-fi fans and people like me who have not read much in that genre. It definitely has something for everyone. ~ Kristina Dalton author of Vampire's Lover, The King's Right, The Ring, Taken, Unleashed, Untold

KISS OF LIFE
I'm thrilled to announce that Mythica Publishing will soon be releasing 'Kiss of Life' in both paperback and e-book editions. The novella is the sequel to my vampire tale 'Dracula Doesn't Live Here Anymore' recently released in paperback by Eternal Press, and which is picking up some great reviews from readers at Amazon. Graeme S Houston has once again surpassed himself with the stunning cover design for the book and the story itself takes up the tale a year after the events described in the original novelette.

No such things as vampires?

Kiss of Life from Brian L Porter

Investigative journalist Alan Dexter is beset by a recurring nightmare, in which the woman he met and fell in love with a year previously in Romania, appears to him as a vampire, calling to him in the depths of night. Convinced that the dream is a plea for help from the beautiful Christina Radaluć, Dexter tries to contact her through her employer at the Romanian News Agency, only to hear that she has been missing for two months. He enlists the help of his long-time friend and fellow journalist Karen Bailey, and the two intrepid journalists board a flight to Bucharest, and begin a dramatic and at times terrifying search for the woman of his dreams. As they journey into the mountains of remote and legendary Transylvania Dexter and Karen must face not only the perils of a Romanian winter, but the terrifying and brutal reality that slowly unravels as they learn the truth surrounding the disappearance of Christina.

Dexter and Christina first appeared in the author’s novelette Dracula Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, published by Eternal Press. Read the story of their first meeting and the series of murders they must solve together in the thrilling prequel to Kiss of Life, available in paperback from Amazon.com or in e-book directly from Eternal Press.

For more details please visit my website at www.freewebs.com/brianlp or Mythica Publishing at www.mythicapublishing.com/

Above is the cover of my e-novel 'The Nemesis Cell' which is currently on my publisher's best sellers list at Mobipocket.com http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/PublisherDetails.asp?PublisherID=1723 PLACED 6TH IN THE PREDITORS AND EDITORS READERS POLL AWARDS 20O7, (MYSTERY NOVEL CATEGORY)
A group of women gather at a Belgian fertility clinic where Doctor Margherita Dumas offers a revolutionary and decidedly experimental treatment for their infertility. A year later, each of the women give birth to a healthy baby boy, it would seem that the doctor’s controversial methods have been successful.
Thirty years later a mysterious killer stalks and begins to wipe out the children born as a result of Dumas’ programme. Is there a link between the events of the past and the deaths of the innocent progeny of the Clinique Sobel?
Detective Inspector Harry Houston and his specialist team of murder investigators must piece together the complex web that links the deaths across nations and leads to a terrifying conclusion as the story of The Nemesis Cell unfolds!

Also nominated in the P & E awards 2007, this time in the anthologies section, was my trilogy, 'Murder, Mayhem, and Mexico'. This achieved another Top Ten finish, being placed 9th in the poll, so thanks to everyone who voted for my books. This collection is available in paperback from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Mayhem-Mexico-Brian-Porter/dp/1926640500/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239224086&sr=1-11 or in e-book from www.eternalpress.ca

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WINNER OF THE AUTHORS LOUNGE BEST COVER ILLUSTRATION AWARD, JUNE 2008

Purple Death

Tranquil suburban Richmond-on-Thames, home to such landmarks as Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens becomes the setting for a series of shocking and particularly gruesome murders that leads Detective Inspector Sean Connor and his team into a labyrinthine investigation in which all roads lead towards a thirty year old unsolved murder. The victims, all apparently unconnected to each other, are being despatched by the use of a singularly unique poison, previously more closely associated with the notorious medieval Borgia family.

As the murders begin to multiply at an alarming rate Connor finds clues hard to come by, and every lead takes him down yet another blind alley as the killer seems to be one step ahead of the police at every turn. Together, he and his assistant Sergeant Lucy Clay must piece together the shreds of evidence that will lead them to the mysterious ‘Chocolate Woman’ and in turn to the brain behind the horrific murders that soon come to be known as ‘The Purple Death’

See the website at www.freewebs.com/purpledeathnovel

and also a new paperback edition of Avenue of the Dead.

For those interested in a shorter read, my novelette 'Dracula Does't Live Here Anymore' is available in paperback from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Dracula-Doesnt-Live-Here-Anymore/dp/192664025X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238678599&sr=1-7 or in e-book from Eternal Press at http://www.eternalpress.ca/draculanew.html or from Fictionwise at http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/BrianLPortereBooks.htm?cache

Review

Dracula Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Brian L. Porter
ISBN: N/A
Eternal Press
December 2007
Paranormal Romance/Vampire
Mystery
eBook

Rating:

Brian L. Porter has a gift of spinning a short tale with enough detail and suspense to satisfy mystery and paranormal fans alike.

DRACULA DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE benefits from the author's careful research woven with creativity and flair. The author brings his characters to life in such a prolific way that you feel like you are sitting right next to them in a drafty inn in a Romanian village.

A new twist on a classic tale.

Happily, the solid, unpredictable story and well detailed characterization are well worthy of anyone's time and definitely deserves a 4 Klover rating.

Reviewed by Terri
The Author's Awards under various pseudonyms