Joe Hunter Vigilante

http://www.joehuntervigilante.com/

This is just a little reminder that Joe Hunter has his own official website. Have you taken a look, played the latest games and such?

Holiday Book Blog Catalogue

Those lovely ladies (and superb writers), Erin Cole and Jodi MacArthur, have very kindly included 'Slash and Burn' and 'Cut and Run' in their festive run down of books they recommend to purchase as presents this coming Christmas. I'm indebted ladies. It's great to be included in such illustrious company.

http://jodimacarthur.blogspot.com/2010/11/holiday-book-blog-catalog.html

http://erincolelive.blogspot.com/2010/11/holiday-book-blog-catalog.html

You're Booked

http://www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/yourebooked/

You're Booked is the new website brought to us by the lovely folk behind the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival (Harrogate), and is a superb resource for crime readers and writers alike. Take a look see via the link.

Freebie E-Book: WATCHLIST

Here’s an ITW holiday gift – a free ebook!

Download a free copy of ITW’s latest thriller Watchlist – a killer collaboration between 22 authors including Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Joe Finder, Lisa Scottoline, David Hewson, David Liss and more.

USA Today said: “Entertaining and intriguing....the action is full-boil.”

PW (Publishers Weekly) gave it a starred review and said: “A suspenseful, action-packed international thriller filled with plenty of twists and turns.” 

To get your free ebook sign up at Peroozal.com – where recommendations from authors guide readers to great books.



Note: neither ITW or I, Matt Hilton, have any connection to Peroozal.com

Slash and Burn gets the Bury treatment

It was really nice to see that Slash and Burn (Joe Hunter 3) made it to the list of Col Bury's crime fiction choices. Some people might point out that Col has become a good writing buddy of mine - and he has - but he is also truthful and insightful in his book reviews, and has always delivered reviews of my work unsolicited. I really appreciate it, man. I'd also like to say a huge thanks to those who left comments, and for the great feedback and support the writers of the blogosphere have given me (both at Col's blog and elsewhere).

To read Col's crime fiction choices, double digit here:


http://colburysnewcrimefiction.blogspot.com

Off My Bookshelf

At this time of year, many people out in the blogosphere start making their 'best of' lists, and often the books that make the lists are dominated by the big hitters. My reading this year has primarily been dominated by authors that I admire, alongside authors that I have grown to admire in a very short period.

I'm a huge fan of John Connolly, Robert Crais, Jack (J.A.) Kerley, Dean Koontz etc, and will read and enjoy their books every time, as do many thousands of others, therefore when thinking about the best books I've read this year, I decided to go with the books that might not have been spotted by everyone yet and give these lesser known authors a nudge up the ladder (hopefully).

So in no particular order and without further ado:

Books I'd recommend to you the reader are...

Free Country by Jeremy Duns
Spy thriller

Deadlock by Sean Black
Crime thriller

The Interrogator by J J Cooper
Spy/military thriller

The Twelve by Stuart Neville
crime thriller/supernatural

Nightfall by Stephen Leather
Crime thriller/supernatural

Switch by Grant McKenzie
Crime thriller

Red Station by Adrian Magson
Spy thriller

Mr Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett
Supernatural thriller

These are my stand out choices of the books I've read this year (off the bookshelves). I've also had the honour of reading a few books in manuscript form - including Thorn in my Side by Sheila Quigley, Revenge School by Myles Knapp, Dead Beat by Remy Porter, and these are all books I would recommend to anyone.

I hope you decide to pick up a couple of these books (remember that Christmas is coming and books make ideal presents), as well as hope you continue to pick up my Joe Hunter series.

Happy reading, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Matt

Triple the thrills

As many of you know, I'm a proud member of International Thriller Writers and attend Thrillerfest in New York as often as I can.

The ITW, without doubt, represents the best 'thriller authors and books' around, and is growing all the time. Recently it has become necessary for them to expand their platform, and predominantly this has taken form in the shape of developing their existing website to three new ones.

You can now keep up to date with all the news about your favourite writers and their projects at these fresh new sites:
http://www.thrillerwriters.org/

http://www.thrillerfest.com/

http://www.thebigthrill.org/