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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rahiem Brooks, author of Con Test

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Rahiem Brooks, author of Con Test
(Prodigy Publishing Group)

William Fortune is a novelist who has created spine-jolting and masterful crime thrillers that catapults him to the Best Sellers List and blockbuster films. His prismatic life is being chased down by the intricately mystifying Justice Lorenzo, a con man who has been feeding William his plots for years. All is well considering Williams earnings keep Justice Lorenzo on the run from the Secret Service for identity theft, fraud related crimes, and the unthinkable: murder.

A problem arises when Justice demands that William write his latest novel, DOUBLE LIFE, with the exact facts that placed Justice on the run. William refuses because that may lead to Justices arrest, and maybe his too, as an accessory after the fact. As a result Williams finds himself kidnapped, tortured and his wife doing the unthinkable to get the ransom money.

The action in CON TEST brings LAPD and the Philadelphia Secret Service Agency to a complete halt and readers will be baffled to find that Williams fiction novel jolts to life. And, yes the words to Williams novel are printed between the covers of CON TEST, so readers get two stories in one. This CON TEST is far more gratifying than the Lakers and Celtics rivalry. Justice and William will square off and you will find the victor in CON TEST.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Con Test?

Rahiem Brooks: I was inspired by Pamela Samuels-Young and Walter Mosley to write my first mystery novel. Pamela and Walter both have strong Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rahiem Brooks, author of Con Test →

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5 Minutes, 5 Question sWith… Imani True, author of A Little Sumthin Sumthin

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Imani True, author of A Little Sumthin Sumthin
(NCM Publishing)

How do you start over when you never thought you’d have to?

Fatimah is tired. Tired of the games, tired of the lies, tired of her husband.

Malcolm spent his entire marriage thinking of only himself and getting “a little sumthin sumthin” on the side. Plus, when he’s angry, he lashes out at the one person who’s always believed in him, even when it tore her heart to pieces.

But after one lie too many, Fatimah decides that enough is enough. When her bruises heal, she refuses to return home, choosing to start a new life without Malcolm.

That’s when she has to face some truths of her own and finally take charge of her life. But more than a few people aren’t going to like the new and improved Fatimah. And dealing with “a little sumthin sumthin” may prove to be far more than anyone should be expected to handle.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write A Little Sumthin Sumthin?

Imani True: The inspiration came from watching some of these events take place around me and from listening to conversations people were having Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Question sWith… Imani True, author of A Little Sumthin Sumthin →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Norwood Holland, author of Sleepless Nights

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Norwood Holland, author of Sleepless Nights
(Windmill Books Ltd.)

Sleepless Nights is a legal thriller full of despicable and lovable characters. Trial attorney Drew Smith, a solo practitioner, takes on shady clients solving cases fraught with danger and romantic intrigue. Through Sleepless Nights the urban legal wizard, while frolicking with an exotic dancer, succumbs to a midlife crisis. Haunted by foreshadowing nightmares, an awakening reveals an empty life, but Smith finds solace with therapist Zöe Settles.

In an already complicated life, Smith is pressed into service when a vicious robbery leaves three dead and the city enraged. Drew Smith and his devoted sidekick Julio Mejia work to free his young client on the trail of a crazed gunman responsible for a growing body count.

In the end, the gunman and the dancer combine forces to bring Smith down. When death comes knocking, Drew Smith faces the fight of his life.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Sleepless Nights?

Norwood Holland: My story was inspired by an actual crime. It was snatched from the headlines. The infamous DC 2003 Colonel Brooks Tavern Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Norwood Holland, author of Sleepless Nights →