Killer Nashville Book of the Day: Past Book Reviews

The previous Killer Nashville Featured Books of the Day for archival purposes, review, and newcomers to our website.

When Death Imitates Art by P.D. Halt/ Review by Sheila Sobel

BOOK OF THE DAY Killer Nashville 2019 Silver Falchion Nominee When Death Imitates Art By P.D. Halt Black Opal Books$13.49ISBN 978-1626948877Publication Date: March 2018   BUY HERE     WHEN DEATH IMITATES ART Review by Sheila Sobel Amanda Lee is not having an easy time of it. After giving up her life in the United…

The Second Goodbye by Patricia Smiley / Review by Tim Suddeth

BOOK OF THE DAY The Second Goodbye ByPatricia Smiley Midnight Press$15.99ISBN 978-0738752365Publication Date: December 2018 BUY HERE  The Second Goodbye Review by Tim Suddeth In The Second Goodbye by Patricia Smiley, we are gifted with the third installment of her Pacific Homicide series featuring LAPD Detective Davie Richards of the Pacific Homicide Division. Davie may…

Deadly Relations by P.A. DeVoe/Review by Sharon Hopkins

BOOK OF THE DAY 2019 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Entry Deadly Relations By P.A. DeVoe Drum Tower Press, LLC$14.99ISBN 978-1942667094Publication Date: February 2018 BUY HERE  DEADLY RELATIONS Review by Sharon Hopkins   I had never before read any historical mystery set in the Ming Dynasty of China. The premise intrigued me, and I was not…

Mycroft and Sherlock by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Review by G.Robert Frazier

BOOK OF THE DAY Mycroft and Sherlock By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna WaterhouseTitan Books$14.99 ISBN 978-1785659256Publication Date: October, 2018 BUY HERE Mycroft and Sherlock Review by G. Robert Frazier Mycroft Holmes may have gotten short shrift from his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is well on his way to changing that with Mycroft…

The Drowned Girl by Sara Blaedel/Review by Laura Hartman

BOOK OF THE DAY Long Road to Mercy By Sara Blaedel Grand Central Publishing$9.99ISBN 978-1538759851Publication Date: December 24, 2018 BUY HERE  The Drowned Girl Review by Laura Hartman Officer Louise Rick travels an hour out of Copenhagen to a small town to help the Unit One Mobile Task Force investigate the horrific murder of a…

The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams / Review by Joy Gorence

BOOK OF THE DAY The Whispered WordSecret, Book & Scone Society (Book 2) By Ellery Adams Kensington$26.00ISBN 978-1496712400Publication Date: November 27, 2018 BUY HERE The Whispered Word Review by Joy Gorence It isn’t that Nora Pennington, owner of Miracle Books, looks for souls to comfort, but they seem to find her and the members of…

The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley/Review by Liz Gatterer

BOOK OF THE DAY The Darkest Time of NightBy Jeremy Finley St. Martin’s Press$26.99ISBN  978-1250147301Publication Date: June 2018 BUY HERE  The Darkest Time of Night Review by Liz Gatterer The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley is one of the scariest books I have read in quite a while (and I am a big…

Jinx by Ernest Lancaster/Review by Danny Lindsey

BOOK OF THE DAY The JinxBy Ernest Lancaster Fiery Seas$17.99ISBN  978-1946143556Publication Date: July 2018 BUY HERE  The Jinx Review by Danny Lindsey Ernest Lancaster’s debut novel The Jinx (Fiery Seas Publishing, 2017) is more than just the plot and the characters. It reminds us that there is always more going on with our co-workers, our…

Trust Me by Phillippi Ryan/Review by Sharon Marchisello

BOOK OF THE DAY Trust MeBy Hank Phillippi Ryan Forge$25.66ISBN 978-0765393074Publication Date: August 2018 BUY HERE  Trust Me Review by Sharon Marchisello Trust Me (Forge 2018) is Hank Phillippi Ryan’s first standalone novel, and it stretches her talents to the next level. Mercer Hennessey, the protagonist, has been paralyzed by grief since her husband and…

Every Wicked Man by Steven James/Review by G. Robert Frazier

BOOK OF THE DAY Every Wicked ManBy Steven James Berkley$9.99ISBN 978-1101991596Publication Date: September 2018 BUY HERE  Every Wicked Man Review by G. Robert Frazier There’s so much going on in Steven James’s new Patrick Bowers thriller, Every Wicked Man, you may need a cheat sheet to keep track. From the mysterious, live-streamed suicide of a senator’s…

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Steven Cooper

"Killer Nashville provides authors wonderful opportunities to advance up the literary ladder.  I am flattered by the recognition and grateful to Killer Nashville for giving my work a forum." - Steven Cooper, Desert Remains
2014-09-17T12:50:21+00:00
"Killer Nashville provides authors wonderful opportunities to advance up the literary ladder.  I am flattered by the recognition and grateful to Killer Nashville for giving my work a forum." - Steven Cooper, Desert Remains

Ross Cavins

"Killer Nashville is one of the best writing conferences in the nation, and to be a finalist in its companion award competition is of the highest honor." - Ross Cavins, Barry Versus the Apocalypse
2014-09-17T12:53:03+00:00
"Killer Nashville is one of the best writing conferences in the nation, and to be a finalist in its companion award competition is of the highest honor." - Ross Cavins, Barry Versus the Apocalypse

Publisher’s Weekly

Publishers Weekly has named Killer Nashville and its founder Clay Stafford as playing "an essential role in defining which books become bestsellers" throughout "the nation's book culture." (PW 6/10/13)
2014-09-17T12:38:03+00:00
Publishers Weekly has named Killer Nashville and its founder Clay Stafford as playing "an essential role in defining which books become bestsellers" throughout "the nation's book culture." (PW 6/10/13)

Jessie Bishop Powell

"To me, writing success means recognition by a traditional press in the form of a contract to publish a physical book with real pages and an authentic cover.  Killer Nashville, Five Star Publishing, and Deni Dietz made all of those things possible for me." - Jessie Bishop Powell, The Marriage at the Rue Morgue
2014-09-17T12:39:40+00:00
"To me, writing success means recognition by a traditional press in the form of a contract to publish a physical book with real pages and an authentic cover.  Killer Nashville, Five Star Publishing, and Deni Dietz made all of those things possible for me." - Jessie Bishop Powell, The Marriage at the Rue Morgue

David Burnsworth

"Whether you are only thinking about writing, in the middle of eighty-thousand words, or feel you’re ready for publication, Killer Nashville is the event for you.” - David Burnsworth, Southern Heat
2014-09-17T12:40:56+00:00
"Whether you are only thinking about writing, in the middle of eighty-thousand words, or feel you’re ready for publication, Killer Nashville is the event for you.” - David Burnsworth, Southern Heat

Rosalyn Rikel

"I decided to pitch [my manuscript] at the Killer Nashville conference in 2011.  Deni Deitz from Five Star Publishing was the person who ‘caught my pitch,’ challenged me to let her see the full manuscript, and later decided to publish Millicent’s Tower.  Thanks to Deni and Five Star, I am now taking pleasure in sharing my book and my story — plus the excitement of writing another one!  Stay tuned!!!” - Rosalyn Rikel, Millicent’s Tower
2014-09-17T12:44:54+00:00
"I decided to pitch [my manuscript] at the Killer Nashville conference in 2011.  Deni Deitz from Five Star Publishing was the person who ‘caught my pitch,’ challenged me to let her see the full manuscript, and later decided to publish Millicent’s Tower.  Thanks to Deni and Five Star, I am now taking pleasure in sharing my book and my story — plus the excitement of writing another one!  Stay tuned!!!” - Rosalyn Rikel, Millicent’s Tower

Mark Troy

“Persistence pays off. So does the feedback from the Claymore judges, the agents and editors at Killer Nashville, and the contacts with the other writers.  I was delighted whenThe Law of the Splintered Paddle was named the second runner up and even more delighted when, after another revision, Five Star Mysteries offered to publish it."  - Mark Troy, The Splintered Paddle
2014-09-17T12:46:40+00:00
“Persistence pays off. So does the feedback from the Claymore judges, the agents and editors at Killer Nashville, and the contacts with the other writers.  I was delighted whenThe Law of the Splintered Paddle was named the second runner up and even more delighted when, after another revision, Five Star Mysteries offered to publish it."  - Mark Troy, The Splintered Paddle

Judy Dailey

“Killer Nashville was a wonderful experience.  Because of Killer Nashville, I now have a contract with Five Star Publishing for my cozy, Animal, Vegetable, Murder. I couldn’t be happier.”  - Judy Dailey, Animal, Vegetable, Murder
2014-09-17T12:47:54+00:00
“Killer Nashville was a wonderful experience.  Because of Killer Nashville, I now have a contract with Five Star Publishing for my cozy, Animal, Vegetable, Murder. I couldn’t be happier.”  - Judy Dailey, Animal, Vegetable, Murder

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