BARGAIN BOOK: No Such Thing by Judi Coltman

We are happy to announce as an a BARGAIN BOOK: No Such Thing  by Judi Coltman (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy of this today?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

A killer lurked the Woodward Avenue corridor of Oakland County, Michigan in 1976-77.  His prey; children.  For a year, he stalked, abducted and murdered young boys and girls, laying their bodies out in public to be easily found.  The killing stopped abruptly in 1977, but the killer was never found.

This is the story of what could have happened.

Newly divorced and ready to relaunch herself, Sydney Powell and her retired K9 move back to the city in which she grew up to write a book about the infamous underworld faction known as The Purple Gang. Having once lived in a house built and used by the Purple Gang to run liquor, Sydney takes the opportunity to rent the place, believing it will help her write the book.

Met with opposition from her psychotic mother and her long brooding brother, Jack, who believe the real story of the house is about ghosts, she begins to dig into the history. Her research yields very little about her intended subject instead pointing to an entirely different history tied to the death of young boy.

Peeling away the layers of legal paper, Sydney and Jack become acutely aware that the house hides secrets linked to not only the gruesome murder that rocked the state, but deeper, more disturbing events. The secrets, held hostage in the walls.

BOOK OF THE DAY: In The Name Of The Father by Judi Coltman

In The Name Of The Father

by Judi Coltman  

(Click here for UK download)

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Time doesn't quell a killer's instinct and there is no place to find solace. . . not even in His house.

Liz’s best friend rode off on the back of a motorcycle when she was 16 years old. Her body parts washed up on the shores of a Virginia beach community days later, prompting Liz’s parents to sequester her away to Richmond, far away from the vicious murder. Now on her own, Liz returns to take back that part of her life and make peace with the events of her 16th summer.

John Williams’ heart broke when, after being questioned in the grisly murder, Liz’s parents spirited her away for good, leaving him grieving for his forsaken love. With the guidance of his father, the community preacher, John moves on with a clear understanding of his life’s mission.

When another body turns up, savagely hacked-up on the side of the road, safety becomes elusive, even in the small community church where the answers are hidden. Liz and John have to face the truth that the killer is still out there. Watching. Waiting for them.

AUTHOR BIO

Raised in an affluent suburb of Detroit, Judi Coltman grew up in a female heavy household with an urban sense of "normal." Coltman attended Michigan State University, majoring in Journalism until a professor requested she switch majors - "Apparently making a story better with added features isn't acceptable in the news world," Coltman laments. With a BA in English from Northern Illinois University, Coltman has written for local, regional and national publications.

Most recently, Coltman has been focusing on her true passion, delving into the realm or fiction. In The Name Of The Father is Coltman's first novel, a suspense/thriller. Currently working on her next novel, Coltman is still writing a blog called, "My Life in a Nutshell," from where her humorous book material was born. Often compared to Erma Bombeck, Coltman sees the humor in the absurdity of everyday life and then tells anyone who will listen.

Judi Coltman and her husband split their time between northern Illinois and the California desert. Sometimes they even pass each other at the airport.

REVIEWS

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Wait! Purchase In the Name of the Father Today. September 4, 2011

By LC

Format:Kindle Edition

In the Name of the Father grasped my attention on the first page and kept me anxiously turning the pages until the very end. The combination of suspense and romance was a great balance. There were several twists that I didn't expect, and the characters were intriguing and well developed. I downloaded the book at 10pm and was up reading until 2am and up again reading at 6am. Once you start reading you will not want to put this one down! Great 2nd book by a very talented new author.

5.0 out of 5 stars
 Didn't know until the end., February 12, 2012

By 

Scott - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: In The Name Of The Father (Paperback)

I'm not typically a psychological thriller reader, but I was intrigued by the tease of religion mixed into the story. I had a character in mind, the one I thought had "done it", but was wrong in the end, which was a great surprise. I also enjoyed the ride, with the description of the beach setting, done beautifully- I could smell the ocean and sand. Great job putting the "bum" character in there and well I won't give it away. Fun read, nice work. Hope you do more.

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INDIE NEW RELEASE: No Such Thing by Judi Coltman

We are happy to announce as an INDIE NEW RELEASE and BARGAIN BOOK: No Such Thing  by Judi Coltman (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy of this today?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

A killer lurked the Woodward Avenue corridor of Oakland County, Michigan in 1976-77.  His prey; children.  For a year, he stalked, abducted and murdered young boys and girls, laying their bodies out in public to be easily found.  The killing stopped abruptly in 1977, but the killer was never found.

This is the story of what could have happened.

Newly divorced and ready to relaunch herself, Sydney Powell and her retired K9 move back to the city in which she grew up to write a book about the infamous underworld faction known as The Purple Gang. Having once lived in a house built and used by the Purple Gang to run liquor, Sydney takes the opportunity to rent the place, believing it will help her write the book.

Met with opposition from her psychotic mother and her long brooding brother, Jack, who believe the real story of the house is about ghosts, she begins to dig into the history. Her research yields very little about her intended subject instead pointing to an entirely different history tied to the death of young boy.

Peeling away the layers of legal paper, Sydney and Jack become acutely aware that the house hides secrets linked to not only the gruesome murder that rocked the state, but deeper, more disturbing events. The secrets, held hostage in the walls.

INDIE NEW RELEASE: No Such Thing by Judi Coltman

We are happy to announce as an INDIE NEW RELEASE and BARGAIN BOOK: No Such Thing  by Judi Coltman (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy of this today?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

A killer lurked the Woodward Avenue corridor of Oakland County, Michigan in 1976-77.  His prey; children.  For a year, he stalked, abducted and murdered young boys and girls, laying their bodies out in public to be easily found.  The killing stopped abruptly in 1977, but the killer was never found.

This is the story of what could have happened.

Newly divorced and ready to relaunch herself, Sydney Powell and her retired K9 move back to the city in which she grew up to write a book about the infamous underworld faction known as The Purple Gang. Having once lived in a house built and used by the Purple Gang to run liquor, Sydney takes the opportunity to rent the place, believing it will help her write the book.

Met with opposition from her psychotic mother and her long brooding brother, Jack, who believe the real story of the house is about ghosts, she begins to dig into the history. Her research yields very little about her intended subject instead pointing to an entirely different history tied to the death of young boy.

Peeling away the layers of legal paper, Sydney and Jack become acutely aware that the house hides secrets linked to not only the gruesome murder that rocked the state, but deeper, more disturbing events. The secrets, held hostage in the walls.

INDIE NEW RELEASE: No Such Thing by Judi Coltman

We are happy to announce as an INDIE NEW RELEASE and BARGAIN BOOK: No Such Thing  by Judi Coltman (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy of this today?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

A killer lurked the Woodward Avenue corridor of Oakland County, Michigan in 1976-77.  His prey; children.  For a year, he stalked, abducted and murdered young boys and girls, laying their bodies out in public to be easily found.  The killing stopped abruptly in 1977, but the killer was never found.

This is the story of what could have happened.

Newly divorced and ready to relaunch herself, Sydney Powell and her retired K9 move back to the city in which she grew up to write a book about the infamous underworld faction known as The Purple Gang. Having once lived in a house built and used by the Purple Gang to run liquor, Sydney takes the opportunity to rent the place, believing it will help her write the book.

Met with opposition from her psychotic mother and her long brooding brother, Jack, who believe the real story of the house is about ghosts, she begins to dig into the history. Her research yields very little about her intended subject instead pointing to an entirely different history tied to the death of young boy.

Peeling away the layers of legal paper, Sydney and Jack become acutely aware that the house hides secrets linked to not only the gruesome murder that rocked the state, but deeper, more disturbing events. The secrets, held hostage in the walls.

INDIE NEW RELEASE: No Such Thing by Judi Coltman

We are happy to announce as an INDIE NEW RELEASE and BARGAIN BOOK: No Such Thing  by Judi Coltman (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy of this today?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

A killer lurked the Woodward Avenue corridor of Oakland County, Michigan in 1976-77.  His prey; children.  For a year, he stalked, abducted and murdered young boys and girls, laying their bodies out in public to be easily found.  The killing stopped abruptly in 1977, but the killer was never found.

This is the story of what could have happened.

Newly divorced and ready to relaunch herself, Sydney Powell and her retired K9 move back to the city in which she grew up to write a book about the infamous underworld faction known as The Purple Gang. Having once lived in a house built and used by the Purple Gang to run liquor, Sydney takes the opportunity to rent the place, believing it will help her write the book.

Met with opposition from her psychotic mother and her long brooding brother, Jack, who believe the real story of the house is about ghosts, she begins to dig into the history. Her research yields very little about her intended subject instead pointing to an entirely different history tied to the death of young boy.

Peeling away the layers of legal paper, Sydney and Jack become acutely aware that the house hides secrets linked to not only the gruesome murder that rocked the state, but deeper, more disturbing events. The secrets, held hostage in the walls.

INDIE NEW RELEASE: No Such Thing by Judi Coltman

We are happy to announce as an INDIE NEW RELEASE and BARGAIN BOOK: No Such Thing  by Judi Coltman (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy of this today?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

A killer lurked the Woodward Avenue corridor of Oakland County, Michigan in 1976-77.  His prey; children.  For a year, he stalked, abducted and murdered young boys and girls, laying their bodies out in public to be easily found.  The killing stopped abruptly in 1977, but the killer was never found.

This is the story of what could have happened.

Newly divorced and ready to relaunch herself, Sydney Powell and her retired K9 move back to the city in which she grew up to write a book about the infamous underworld faction known as The Purple Gang. Having once lived in a house built and used by the Purple Gang to run liquor, Sydney takes the opportunity to rent the place, believing it will help her write the book.

Met with opposition from her psychotic mother and her long brooding brother, Jack, who believe the real story of the house is about ghosts, she begins to dig into the history. Her research yields very little about her intended subject instead pointing to an entirely different history tied to the death of young boy.

Peeling away the layers of legal paper, Sydney and Jack become acutely aware that the house hides secrets linked to not only the gruesome murder that rocked the state, but deeper, more disturbing events. The secrets, held hostage in the walls.

INDIE NEW RELEASE: No Such Thing by Judi Coltman

We are happy to announce as an INDIE NEW RELEASE and BARGAIN BOOK: No Such Thing  by Judi Coltman (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy of this today?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

A killer lurked the Woodward Avenue corridor of Oakland County, Michigan in 1976-77.  His prey; children.  For a year, he stalked, abducted and murdered young boys and girls, laying their bodies out in public to be easily found.  The killing stopped abruptly in 1977, but the killer was never found.

This is the story of what could have happened.

Newly divorced and ready to relaunch herself, Sydney Powell and her retired K9 move back to the city in which she grew up to write a book about the infamous underworld faction known as The Purple Gang. Having once lived in a house built and used by the Purple Gang to run liquor, Sydney takes the opportunity to rent the place, believing it will help her write the book.

Met with opposition from her psychotic mother and her long brooding brother, Jack, who believe the real story of the house is about ghosts, she begins to dig into the history. Her research yields very little about her intended subject instead pointing to an entirely different history tied to the death of young boy.

Peeling away the layers of legal paper, Sydney and Jack become acutely aware that the house hides secrets linked to not only the gruesome murder that rocked the state, but deeper, more disturbing events. The secrets, held hostage in the walls.

BOOK OF THE DAY: In The Name Of The Father by Judi Coltman

In The Name Of The Father

by Judi Coltman  

(Click here for UK download)

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Time doesn't quell a killer's instinct and there is no place to find solace. . . not even in His house.

Liz’s best friend rode off on the back of a motorcycle when she was 16 years old. Her body parts washed up on the shores of a Virginia beach community days later, prompting Liz’s parents to sequester her away to Richmond, far away from the vicious murder. Now on her own, Liz returns to take back that part of her life and make peace with the events of her 16th summer.

John Williams’ heart broke when, after being questioned in the grisly murder, Liz’s parents spirited her away for good, leaving him grieving for his forsaken love. With the guidance of his father, the community preacher, John moves on with a clear understanding of his life’s mission.

When another body turns up, savagely hacked-up on the side of the road, safety becomes elusive, even in the small community church where the answers are hidden. Liz and John have to face the truth that the killer is still out there. Watching. Waiting for them.

AUTHOR BIO

Raised in an affluent suburb of Detroit, Judi Coltman grew up in a female heavy household with an urban sense of "normal." Coltman attended Michigan State University, majoring in Journalism until a professor requested she switch majors - "Apparently making a story better with added features isn't acceptable in the news world," Coltman laments. With a BA in English from Northern Illinois University, Coltman has written for local, regional and national publications.

Most recently, Coltman has been focusing on her true passion, delving into the realm or fiction. In The Name Of The Father is Coltman's first novel, a suspense/thriller. Currently working on her next novel, Coltman is still writing a blog called, "My Life in a Nutshell," from where her humorous book material was born. Often compared to Erma Bombeck, Coltman sees the humor in the absurdity of everyday life and then tells anyone who will listen.

Judi Coltman and her husband split their time between northern Illinois and the California desert. Sometimes they even pass each other at the airport.

REVIEWS

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Wait! Purchase In the Name of the Father Today. September 4, 2011

By LC

Format:Kindle Edition

In the Name of the Father grasped my attention on the first page and kept me anxiously turning the pages until the very end. The combination of suspense and romance was a great balance. There were several twists that I didn't expect, and the characters were intriguing and well developed. I downloaded the book at 10pm and was up reading until 2am and up again reading at 6am. Once you start reading you will not want to put this one down! Great 2nd book by a very talented new author.

5.0 out of 5 stars
 Didn't know until the end., February 12, 2012

By 

Scott - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: In The Name Of The Father (Paperback)

I'm not typically a psychological thriller reader, but I was intrigued by the tease of religion mixed into the story. I had a character in mind, the one I thought had "done it", but was wrong in the end, which was a great surprise. I also enjoyed the ride, with the description of the beach setting, done beautifully- I could smell the ocean and sand. Great job putting the "bum" character in there and well I won't give it away. Fun read, nice work. Hope you do more.

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No Such Thing

FLASH FICTION AT FIVE: Labor Day Parade by Judi Coltman

Set dominoes, one behind another. Arrange them in a series of arcs and turns like a writhing snake. All it takes is one slip of the hand to start the whole contraption in motion, clattering in an unstoppable succession of collapse.  And then, it’s done.  Just like that. 

Odell Masters leaned across the post office counter and glanced at the line that snaked out the door.  Every single one of them was there for the same reason, and it occurred every single year, just like this.  The glut of summer residents on South Rockton Island were making their mass exodus, like roaches from a burning building and the first jump was closing out their post office boxes.  

Odell took the white cotton handkerchief from his back pocket and mopped his sweating forehead, refolding it so the damp side was facing in.  It was, expectedly, the busiest day of the year and he stayed open late to accommodate the crowd.  It was his sworn duty as Post Master to ensure that every summer resident was properly stamped, folded and checked out for the season; a duty that Odell Masters executed with grave authority.  Because, if he did not have these people, whom he greeted every morning with a smile, a wave and a good old fashioned, “Have a great day,” if he did not have them ready to leave the island by Monday, the dominoes would fall.

Three months, that was the extent of the island’s tourist season.  A three month period where the intrepid few who ran the island here took on their roles like a Tennessee Williams production.  The summer residents expected it.  

Fresh baked breads and pastries, the yeasty sweetness that wafted through the early morning air in the summer from Daisy’s Bakery was promptly shut down on the day after Labor Day;  Daisy, on her way back to Detroit .  Walter Emerson, the banker was quick to follow, closing down and heading to his place in Grand Cayman.  The grocer, the doctor, the garage, gone, gone, gone.  They all left, that was the point of working the summer.  The tourists got their island, their ideal weather, their quaint towns folk.  It’s what they came for.  They paid for it.  

Smiling, O’Dell called, “Next!” 

Early 30‘s, professional, family man, O’Dell surmised as said man stepped forward holding a chubby, chortling little toddler worthy of a Gerber jar. Glancing sidelong down the line, O’Dell estimated only an hour or so before he could close down.  Shut the blinds.  Lock up.  The last boat out would sound it’s horn at 5:30 p.m. sharp, a throng of summer residents waving, shouting out their goodbyes, promising to stay in touch throughout the winter as it gently pulls away from the dock.  That never changed, their sun tanned faces, eagerly making plans with the others to come back next year, spend another summer in this enchanting hamlet.  But for now, O’Dell could only think about the first class ticket tucked into his jacket pocket with an 8 p.m. departure.

O’Dell grabbed a closing form from it’s cubby, played for a moment with the disinterested toddler in the arms of the man before him, and slid the form across the counter to commence the transaction.  The man kindly reached out, slipping his hand onto O’Dell’s, “No sir.  I want to keep it open.  We are planning to stay for the winter.”

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

Time doesn't quell a killer's instinct and there is no place to find solace. . . not even in His house.

Liz’s best friend rode off on the back of a motorcycle when she was 16 years old. Her body parts washed up on the shores of a Virginia beach community days later, prompting Liz’s parents to sequester her away to Richmond, far away from the vicious murder. Now on her own, Liz returns to take back that part of her life and make peace with the events of her 16th summer.

John Williams’ heart broke when, after being questioned in the grisly murder, Liz’s parents spirited her away for good, leaving him grieving for his forsaken love. With the guidance of his father, the community preacher, John moves on with a clear understanding of his life’s mission.

When another body turns up, savagely hacked-up on the side of the road, safety becomes elusive, even in the small community church where the answers are hidden. Liz and John have to face the truth that the killer is still out there. Watching. Waiting for them.