Haunting Emma book review
Available March 2009
To be launched at the Blacksmith’s Cottage and Forge Book Shop, Bacchus Marsh, on Sunday 29 March at 4.30pm. All welcome. RSVP for catering purposes.
Cover photo by our very own Cathie Tranent
Wonderful artwork by the super talented Georgiegirl
Haunting Emma
Anne van Alkemade
Published by Murphwrite
(project managed by redbubble.com)
Supernatural – crime
PG – supernatural themes, infrequent coarse language
What do you get when you move into a town half populated by ghosts?
Not much privacy but lots of new friends and protection from your crazy husband.
Anne an Alkemade’s first novel is a splendid mix of crime and the supernatural with lots of gentle humour sprinkled on top.
Private Investigator Vinny Cassar is bullied into a lucrative search and find job by tyrannical movie producer Richard Standish. With the help of his dead wife, half sister and some very distant relatives Vinny discovers the truth of a mystery that started well over a 100 years earlier and with it a finds new start to his own shattered life.
Ms van Alkemade has written a novel that highlights her skill of fast and accurate back story and character profile without distracting from the rapid flow of the story.
Those of you familiar with this story from it’s serialization early in the days of redbubble.com will be pleasantly surprised to see the story neatly edited and packaged in this feel good story about family, love and a lot of ghosts.
VERDICT: addictive.
Cathie Tranent
Oh yeah …. I nearly forgot to get off the train Wednesday night, cause I had my nose buried in my copy!!
Scott Robinson
I`ve been waiting for this. much anticipated.
Simon Sherry
This sounds pretty interesting – I’m always a sucker for a good supernatural tale. Good to see RB assisting with the distro and publishing – a sign of things to come, perhaps?
PJ Ryan
So fabulous, looks great, well done Anne !
Cathryn Swanson
I’m soo looking forward to reading this book by the talented Anne :))
najeroux
So how do I get my paws on a copy? Fess up Mr Nolan!
najeroux
Danny
replied
hit the link under the review.
I’d lend you mine but it’s doing the rounds at home
adgray
I have my 20 bucks all ready to pay for one …. can’t wait!
& then I may lose it to my daughters! lol
I’ll have it read B4 them tho! lol almost makes me wish I wasn’t driving then I could read it on the train home! lol
Just have to get Amanda to read it aloud :O)
Chookas Lady Anne! X♥X
nofrillsart
Awesome stuff! All the best with the launch Anne. ;)
ChristineBetts
great stuff!! congrats:)
Darren Stones
Great promo for Anne, Danny.
Wishing Anne every success.
Danny
replied
Now get to it and start writing travel stories and I’ll review that too
Shanina Conway
It looks and sounds great Anne, congratulations I wish you every success:)
izzybeth
very exciting for Anne and the book looks great too.
FlowersEtc
I wish her great success with her book. However, if Red bubble gets into producing books, yoou may be surprised how over whelming that will get with author’s on Red Bubble. I’m one myself.
:<) it would be a nice outlet though.
georgiegirl
A must read for everybody, whether you’re a child, teenager or adult. I’m only half way through and keep picking it up to see what happens next… Of course nothing else is getting done, not even RB/FB… Time RB did books so you can publish yours in Australia as well Danny!!!