There are a few events that I’d like to mention in my blog. The first one is a mention of my novel, “Justice of Brenda, The Wolverine,” in the Publishers Weekly Review. Here is their email: “This is a notification from PW’s GalleyTracker system to let you know that the review for Justice of Brenda the Wolverine has been published.” http://www.publishersweekly.com/9781926720548
That kind of luck does not happen often, but for many – it never does.
Here is the review: Toronto police detective Melissa Bonar lands an unusual homicide case in this enthralling mystery from Markman (Contra-Odessa). Edward Green was found in his apartment, half-naked, with his wrists slit, an apparent suicide. But there are several odd elements, including evidence that Green was sodomized before his death. He was found by his girlfriend before expiring from blood loss, but the only word he uttered that she understood was Wolverine. That clue leads Bonar to Brenda Rorke, an ex-con who was given the nickname of Wolverine in prison, for her fearlessness in confronting bigger female inmates bent on beating her up. After learning that Green once went by another name, the detective theorizes that he was assaulted in revenge for an unpunished crime that Rorke, who’s currently shacked up in a trailer park with a biker gang, may have been involved in. Markman toggles between past and present, leaving readers guessing on how everything will play out, and succeeds in making Rorke a character, readers will sympathize with. Those interested in a nuanced look at what could lead someone to lash out violently will be satisfied.
The book is available on:
Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Justice-Brenda-Wolverine-Alex-Markman/dp/1926720547/
Barns and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/justice-of-brenda-the-wolverine-alex-markman/1136050656?ean=9781926720548
It is also worth mentioning that the war in Ukraine stirred the ever-present problem of our époque – human trafficking, slavery, and prostitution. In my novel “Payback for Revenge,” this issue was presented in its horrible details, as it happened during the collapse of the former Yugoslavia. The problem now is as acute as then; just everyone looks the other way… In Payback for Revenge, you’ll find out why the misery of humanity spreads its metastases the fastest during the “Winter of Our Troubles.”
Barns & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/payback-for-revenge-alex-markman/1102395602?ean=2940011517785
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