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Dear Diary... The New Martinsville Murders; A Murderous Thriller
David Benson is a gentle giant mourning the sudden loss of his wife when suddenly he's thrust into the middle of a string of murders in his small West Virginia town.
The New Martinsville police detective thinks the killer is someone who probably seems very normal on the outside. Someone who's crazy as all get-out on the inside. Someone who's completely messed up�
…someone who's probably planning to do this again�
The killer DOES kill for a second and then a third time in just a matter of days. Each time leaving a graphic DVD detailing the murders.
Even David becomes a suspect. Will the murderer strike again?
Find out in this fast paced glimpse of small town life...and death.
The New Martinsville police detective thinks the killer is someone who probably seems very normal on the outside. Someone who's crazy as all get-out on the inside. Someone who's completely messed up�
…someone who's probably planning to do this again�
The killer DOES kill for a second and then a third time in just a matter of days. Each time leaving a graphic DVD detailing the murders.
Even David becomes a suspect. Will the murderer strike again?
Find out in this fast paced glimpse of small town life...and death.
214 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 14, 2013
4 people want to read
About the author
Dennis Lively
141books9followersDennis lives in New Martinsville, West Virginia with his wife, Cheryl. Dennis has one daughter, Jessica Bailey Ischy, and two sons, Robert and Ryan Lively.
Dennis' writing career has spanned 15 years and over 600 titles now with the great majority of his works being digital. He's just come to Amazon for physical books to be published and to take advantage of the Kindle platform for digital publishing.
Dennis enjoys writing "how-to" books so much that nearly all of his 600+ books are in the "how-to" classification. He's just discovered children's books and has published a children's series entitled "The Amazing Adventures Of The Fabulous Bushytail Brothers" More children's titles are scheduled to be published soon. (That's probably due to Daniel, Dennis' only grandchild being born just 6 months ago!)
Lately, Dennis has returned to the roots of his youth and started writing science fiction...and in his typical "energizer bunny" style of working has 18 titles just about ready to release to the public.
Dennis has been a musician most of his life and has been lucky enough to be the musical director for revival groups like The Drifters, The Platters, The Coasters, Tommy James, Dennis Yost and others.
Dennis also hosts Self Publishers Talk Radio each Thursday evening at 6:30PM eastern time. The show features conversations with self published authors who give their best tips to the listeners.
Dennis' writing career has spanned 15 years and over 600 titles now with the great majority of his works being digital. He's just come to Amazon for physical books to be published and to take advantage of the Kindle platform for digital publishing.
Dennis enjoys writing "how-to" books so much that nearly all of his 600+ books are in the "how-to" classification. He's just discovered children's books and has published a children's series entitled "The Amazing Adventures Of The Fabulous Bushytail Brothers" More children's titles are scheduled to be published soon. (That's probably due to Daniel, Dennis' only grandchild being born just 6 months ago!)
Lately, Dennis has returned to the roots of his youth and started writing science fiction...and in his typical "energizer bunny" style of working has 18 titles just about ready to release to the public.
Dennis has been a musician most of his life and has been lucky enough to be the musical director for revival groups like The Drifters, The Platters, The Coasters, Tommy James, Dennis Yost and others.
Dennis also hosts Self Publishers Talk Radio each Thursday evening at 6:30PM eastern time. The show features conversations with self published authors who give their best tips to the listeners.
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August 6, 2014
Kevin Clark was still suffering from the effects of the bullying he endured during High school. This, plus his mother dying when he was only 15 have manifested underlying mental problems. Kevin thought that some people really needed to be taught a lesson in how to treat other people and maybe he was the one to teach them.
Gisele was unhappy with her life. Her marriage had started to collapse. She was certain her husband was having an affair. She’d had a bad day which included yet another argument with that grocery boy, Kevin. She’d really had enough of his bad attitude and today she had let him know.
It’s the small details that make a good story great and Dennis Lively had them all covered.
Right from the start you know who the murderer is and why he did it. But the thing is how is he going to get caught when he has covered his tracks so well?
The suspense was so full on I found myself subconsciously holding my breath at times.
Kevin’s character is well developed with small diary entries at the top of each chapter. Lively has done well to get the reader into the mind of the schizophrenic and his way of thinking and analysing situations.
The similarities between David and Kevin’s lives were very subtle but still easily picked up on. Both had lost someone that was very dear to them. Both stood out from the crowd, David with his size and Kevin with his Punk look. Both had the stardom of being sports stars for a short while. Both sports careers ended with a severe leg injury which still left them in pain.
This was a great crime thriller and you could easily read it in one sitting. Actually you will “want� to read this in one sitting.
With thanks to the Author for my copy to read and review
Gisele was unhappy with her life. Her marriage had started to collapse. She was certain her husband was having an affair. She’d had a bad day which included yet another argument with that grocery boy, Kevin. She’d really had enough of his bad attitude and today she had let him know.
It’s the small details that make a good story great and Dennis Lively had them all covered.
Right from the start you know who the murderer is and why he did it. But the thing is how is he going to get caught when he has covered his tracks so well?
The suspense was so full on I found myself subconsciously holding my breath at times.
Kevin’s character is well developed with small diary entries at the top of each chapter. Lively has done well to get the reader into the mind of the schizophrenic and his way of thinking and analysing situations.
The similarities between David and Kevin’s lives were very subtle but still easily picked up on. Both had lost someone that was very dear to them. Both stood out from the crowd, David with his size and Kevin with his Punk look. Both had the stardom of being sports stars for a short while. Both sports careers ended with a severe leg injury which still left them in pain.
This was a great crime thriller and you could easily read it in one sitting. Actually you will “want� to read this in one sitting.
With thanks to the Author for my copy to read and review
May 6, 2014
I read this book in one setting! I really could not put it down. The story line had me hooked from the start. I am looking forward to reading more of this author AND series. Awesome!!
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