Their Walls Were Empty, book #12 in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries, launched over the weekend! Whether you have read the rest of the Zachary Goldman books or not, if you love a quirky not-so-perfect private eye who puts in the hard work to solve a case, you will love this book.
What readers are saying: “…longtime followers, as well as newcomers to the series, will be enthralled and entertained as the story unfolds.” “I love this series and this book is a great addition. Such great characters with an extremely interesting storyline.”
Check out my blog post for some great deals in the series while they are still available!
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The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix is billed as “Steel Magnolias meets Dracula.” Sort of a horror book for those who might not usually read horror. While packaged like literary or women’s fiction, don’t be fooled. The Southern Book Club will pull you in, and you might not like where it takes you. It starts off light and funny but doesn’t stay that way. It does get both dark and graphic. I would not recommend it to anyone who does not like horror. This is not your personable, sparkling vampire. This vampire wants your (and your children’s) blood and is using his charm to lure you into dark corners.
Joining the Literary Guild of Mt. Pleasant had seemed like a good idea at the time.
Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
Patricia Campbell’s life has never felt smaller. Her husband is a workaholic, her teenage kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she’s always a step behind on her endless to-do list. The only thing keeping her sane is her book club, a close-knit group of Charleston women united by their love of true crime. At these meetings they’re as likely to talk about the Manson family as they are about their own families.
One evening after book club, Patricia is viciously attacked by an elderly neighbor, bringing the neighbor’s handsome nephew, James Harris, into her life. James is well traveled and well read, and he makes Patricia feel things she hasn’t felt in years. But when children on the other side of town go missing, their deaths written off by local police, Patricia has reason to believe James Harris is more of a Bundy than a Brad Pitt. The real problem? James is a monster of a different kind—and Patricia has already invited him in.
Little by little, James will insinuate himself into Patricia’s life and try to take everything she took for granted—including the book club—but she won’t surrender without a fight in this blood-soaked tale of neighborly kindness gone wrong.
