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Readers’ Favorite & After Hours with Rick Kogan

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Readers’ Favorite has given a five-star rating to The Mystery at Sag Bridge. Congratulations to Pat Camalliere on the exciting review, which likens the book to “Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, and the movie The Others, only happier.” Read the full review here, it’s fantastic!

Update: Jay Amberg’s Bone Box has also received five stars from Readers’ Favorite! They call it “an ‘un-put-downable’ book of the highest quality.” You can read that review here.

There’s more! A compelling new interview with William B Crawford is available on Afters Hours with Rick Kogan; you can listen here.

Pat Camalliere reviews

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Kirkus Reviews has reviewed The Mystery at Sag Bridge. Visit Pat’s website to let her know what you think.

Cold Case meets Ghost Whisperer in Camalliere’s debut mystery.

A capricious spirit, a mysterious wolf, and a 100-year-old unsolved triple homicide lead Cora Tozzi on a journey to uncover the history of Sag Bridge. Lemont, the tiny village, nowadays melded into the Chicago suburb where Cora and her husband, Cisco, live, was a hub of activity in the late 1800s during the building of canals that would link the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River. Retired, Cora devotes her time to the library, the historical society, a book club, and other assorted committees. She also hides a secret.

Throughout her life, one that she herself describes as quite fortunate, Cora has had the sense that some sort of supernatural entity has been watching over her. A door closing unexpectedly, a paper clip flying across the room, all signaled the presence of “something.” Cora began calling this presence “Angel.” But lately, the previously playful Angel has been gaining strength and exhibiting some dangerously angry behavior. Is Angel responsible for the bizarre accident that left a hostile member of Cora’s book club fighting for her life? Is she demanding something specific from Cora? And why did Angel attach herself to Cora in the first place? In her search for answers, Cora learns of the century-old murder of a young couple and their newborn baby girl.… Camalliere peppers her narrative with well-drawn depictions of life in turn-of-the-last-century Sag Bridge, and her characters are rather charming.…there are a few surprises left for the very end.

A lively twist on the historical fiction genre by a promising author.

Self-Publishing Review, Bone Box

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Self-Publishing Review on Jay Amberg’s Bone Box.

Jay Amberg, Author

An exciting review today from Self-Publishing Review. Highlights below. Remember, only two days remaining to enter the Goodreads Book Giveaway.

What helps this story hit all the right spots, is Amberg’s ability to bring not just the characters to life, but Turkey as well.…Amberg not only sets the scenes, he does it with ease making the reader nearly feel at home in an exotic land.…

All the characters are nuanced, and at times, everyone’s motives are questioned.…Most of the turmoil is boiling under the surface, adding to the tension. Who and what will explode creates anxiety adding layer upon layer of intrigue and suspense.

The lingering questions of what’s real and what isn’t keeps the reader invested in the story. It’s not just the mystery about what’s inside the ossuary and if the artifacts are authentic.…Politics, religion, sexuality, culture, deceit, greed, and prejudices turn this thriller into a page-turner…

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