Shadows in the Fog Blog Tour
About the Author
Greg Messel has spent most of his adult life interested in
writing, including a career in the newspaper business. He won a Wyoming Press
Association Award as a columnist and has contributed articles to various
magazines. Greg retired from the corporate world and now lives in South Jordan,
Utah with his wife of over 40 years, Carol Madsen Messel. They have three adult
children who are married and have 11 grandchildren.
Greg has written eight novels. His latest is "Shadows
In The Fog" which is the fifth in a series of mysteries set in 1959
San Francisco. "Fog City Strangler," "San Francisco Secrets,"
"Deadly Plunge" are sequels to the first book in the series
"Last of the Seals." His other three novels are
"Sunbreaks," "Expiation" and "The Illusion of
Certainty."
Greg is currently working on his ninth novel--the sixth in the
mystery series--"Cable Car Mystery"--which will be published in late
2015.
For
More Information
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About the Book:
The story begins on a stormy morning in February of
1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane
crash which killed rock ’n roll stars Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie
Valens.
Private Eye Sam Slater is hired to perform what he
thinks is a routine two-day job as a favor for a friend. However, it all goes
terribly wrong when a young San Francisco policeman is gunned down while
sitting in a parked car with Sam.
The murder sets off a chain of events which will
pull Sam and his wife and partner, Amelia, into a dangerous web of intrigue in
the dark, shadowy alleys and back rooms of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
In the winter of 1959, Amelia resigns as a TWA stewardess
and is now Sam’s full time partner in the private eye business.
Sam and Amelia inadvertently come in conflict with
the San Francisco mob boss after helping a crusading newspaper reporter who is
working to expose corruption in Chinatown. Now a mysterious dark car follows
the Slaters every where they go. Sam and Amelia discover a hidden world of
corrupt cops, gambling parlors, brothels and human trafficking exists right
under their noses.
At the same time, a rising California politician
hires Sam and Amelia to find his daughter who disappeared without a trace three
years earlier. The search is prompted by the sudden appearance of a letter from
the woman, who was presumed dead.
As Sam and Amelia pursue these cases, they discover
that all the clues lead them back to Chinatown. The Slaters want to avoid
taking on the San Francisco crime lords head-on. However, when Amelia is
kidnapped in an alley during the Chinese New Year’s celebration, Sam plunges
himself into danger desperately searching Chinatown to find her before it’s too
late.
The reader will be drawn into fast moving events
which culminate in a harrowing conclusion as Sam Slater races against the clock
on a foggy night in Chinatown.
“Shadows In The Fog” is the fifth book in the the
award winning Sam Slater Mysteries Series but is a stand-alone thriller in the
tradition of great whodunits.
For More Information
- Shadows in the Fog is available at Amazon.
- Pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble.
- Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads.
- Watch the trailer at YouTube.
Title: Shadows in the Fog
Author: Greg Messel
Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing
Pages: 353
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Format: Paperback/Kindle
Purchase at AMAZONAuthor: Greg Messel
Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing
Pages: 353
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Format: Paperback/Kindle
The story begins on a stormy morning in February of
1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane
crash which killed rock ’n roll stars Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie
Valens.
Private Eye Sam Slater is hired to perform what he
thinks is a routine two-day job as a favor for a friend. However, it all goes
terribly wrong when a young San Francisco policeman is gunned down while
sitting in a parked car with Sam.
The murder sets off a chain of events which will
pull Sam and his wife and partner, Amelia, into a dangerous web of intrigue in
the dark, shadowy alleys and back rooms of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
In the winter of 1959, Amelia resigns as a TWA
stewardess and is now Sam’s full time partner in the private eye
business.
Sam and Amelia inadvertently come in conflict with
the San Francisco mob boss after helping a crusading newspaper reporter who is
working to expose corruption in Chinatown. Now a mysterious dark car follows
the Slaters every where they go. Sam and Amelia discover a hidden world of
corrupt cops, gambling parlors, brothels and human trafficking exists right
under their noses.
At the same time, a rising California politician
hires Sam and Amelia to find his daughter who disappeared without a trace three
years earlier. The search is prompted by the sudden appearance of a letter from
the woman, who was presumed dead.
As Sam and Amelia pursue these cases, they discover
that all the clues lead them back to Chinatown. The Slaters want to avoid taking
on the San Francisco crime lords head-on. However, when Amelia is kidnapped in
an alley during the Chinese New Year’s celebration, Sam plunges himself into
danger desperately searching Chinatown to find her before it’s too late.
The reader will be drawn into fast moving events
which culminate in a harrowing conclusion as Sam Slater races against the clock
on a foggy night in Chinatown.
“Shadows In The Fog” is the fifth book in the the
award winning Sam Slater Mysteries Series but is a stand-alone thriller in the
tradition of great whodunits.
Book Excerpt:
The heavy blanket of clouds that had hung on the
city all day was especially thick in the Ocean Beach area near Playland. It
felt like rain.
When Amelia arrived at her car, which she had
parked in a side lot by the Funhouse, she opened the door before removing her
trench coat and tossing it on the front seat. She had been overdressed in
Cassandra’s parlor, leaving on her coat over her gray wool dress.
As she stood by her car, a slow moving large blue
car caught her eye. She froze. There were two lines of parked cars in the
lot. Amelia noticed that the driver of the car seemed to be watching her
as he slowly drove through the parking lot.
She watched the man suspiciously and wondered if he
might be looking for a parking spot. Maybe the man in the blue car was waiting
for her to vacate her spot. Amelia continue to watch him and thought if he
tried something she could always turn and run into the Funhouse.
The large blue car then stopped as it entered the
row where Amelia was parked.
Amelia leaned in to place her purse on the seat and
thought of taking the handgun out of her purse. It was then that the blue car
suddenly accelerated and then slammed on it’s brakes with a screech right
behind Amelia’s car.
Amelia had been concentrating on the slow-moving
car and never saw the second man rapidly approaching her from behind. The
assailant put a black hood over Amelia’s head and grabbed her arm, painfully
twisting it behind her before pushing her into the back seat of the blue car.
The swiftness of the attack was so unexpected that Amelia had no chance to cry
out before she felt herself being held down on the back seat by the large
powerful man.
She heard the car door slam. “Let’s get outta
here!” the man said to his partner and the car began to drive away.
Book
Trailer:
Holy crap!!! I can't even think of how to put this review into words! When you read the title, you get a sense that the book will be one way, but once you start reading, this book takes you in a complete different direction. It's fast paced. Easy to follow and will keep you up all night reading! Don't try to guess at anything, you will never get it right!
*Received for an honest review*
*Received for an honest review*
Giveaway:
Greg Messel is giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
Terms & Conditions:
- By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
- One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter.
- This giveaway begins December 1 and ends February 13.
- Winner will be contacted via email on Monday, February 1i6.
- Winner has 48 hours to reply.
Good luck everyone!
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