Jeffrey James Higgins's Blog
August 30, 2022
Claymore Award
Thanks to Killer Nashville for honoring me with the Claymore Award for my unpublished murder mystery, SHAKING.
October 5, 2021
Gold Award
Unseen: Evil Lurks Among Us just won a Gold Award in the Literary Titan Book Awards.
https://literarytitan.com/2021/10/04/...
https://literarytitan.com/2021/10/04/...
October 4, 2021
Artisan Book Reviews
Artisan Book Reviews loved UNSEEN.
"Quite simply, this is a brilliant political thriller."
- Artisan Book Reviews
"Quite simply, this is a brilliant political thriller."
- Artisan Book Reviews
September 13, 2021
Independent Book Review of UNSEEN
"This high-stakes political thriller pulses with suspense, as two men navigate a series of killings in and around Washington D.C."
- Independent Book Review of UNSEEN.
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- Independent Book Review of UNSEEN.
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September 9, 2021
Gold Medal
FURIOUS: SAILING INTO TERROR won the Readers' Favorite gold medal for medical thrillers.
September 7, 2021
Best Thrillers Review
The Bottom Line: A sophisticated crime thriller that simmers with menace, passion and heart.
Malachai Wolf had planned to follow in his father’s footsteps by pursuing a PhD in economics. But when his father was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, he decided to dedicate his life to the pursuit of justice. As Unseen begins, Wolf has transformed into a D.C. detective hungry to solve his first homicide. Opportunity knocks when he hears a gunshot near Georgetown’s C&O Canal, discovers the victim and pursues the killer. Wolf narrowly escapes being shot himself. He soon discovers that the victim is a wealthy political financier, a fact that readers learn in the prior chapter. Author Jeffrey James Higgins, author of the excellent Furious, alternates the book’s point of view between the killer and Wolf, ensuring that readers are often one step ahead of the hungry detective. While Higgins keeps a few surprises about the killer’s identity until the book’s midpoint, much about his ideology and motivation are revealed up front.
The book’s suspense stems from Wolf’s inner turmoil as he discovers that the curious string of homicides are connected to an insidious terror plot. He has no qualms about pursuing vigilantes, but is he also one himself? By his own admission, he fantasizes about murdering his father’s killers.
In addition, Wolf is dealing with the fallout from his wife’s affair and its halo effect on his family life. Riding along with Wolf as he ponders investigative theories and juggles his personal emotional journey is gratifying, even if we already know many of the answers he seeks. Throughout, the action never lags, and the narrative simmers with menace, passion and heart.
Malachai Wolf had planned to follow in his father’s footsteps by pursuing a PhD in economics. But when his father was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, he decided to dedicate his life to the pursuit of justice. As Unseen begins, Wolf has transformed into a D.C. detective hungry to solve his first homicide. Opportunity knocks when he hears a gunshot near Georgetown’s C&O Canal, discovers the victim and pursues the killer. Wolf narrowly escapes being shot himself. He soon discovers that the victim is a wealthy political financier, a fact that readers learn in the prior chapter. Author Jeffrey James Higgins, author of the excellent Furious, alternates the book’s point of view between the killer and Wolf, ensuring that readers are often one step ahead of the hungry detective. While Higgins keeps a few surprises about the killer’s identity until the book’s midpoint, much about his ideology and motivation are revealed up front.
The book’s suspense stems from Wolf’s inner turmoil as he discovers that the curious string of homicides are connected to an insidious terror plot. He has no qualms about pursuing vigilantes, but is he also one himself? By his own admission, he fantasizes about murdering his father’s killers.
In addition, Wolf is dealing with the fallout from his wife’s affair and its halo effect on his family life. Riding along with Wolf as he ponders investigative theories and juggles his personal emotional journey is gratifying, even if we already know many of the answers he seeks. Throughout, the action never lags, and the narrative simmers with menace, passion and heart.
August 26, 2021
New Novel
Black Rose Writing published my new crime thriller, Unseen: Evil Lurks Among Us.
Rookie Homicide Detective Malachi Wolf investigates a string of murders in Washington, DC and uncovers both a vigilante killer and a terrorist conspiracy-making himself a target.
Rookie Homicide Detective Malachi Wolf investigates a string of murders in Washington, DC and uncovers both a vigilante killer and a terrorist conspiracy-making himself a target.
July 29, 2021
ITW Debut Author Videos
International Thriller Writers (ITW) is a wonderful association for authors and fans of thriller novels. ITW recently posted one-minute videos by their debut authors. Check out my video about "Furious: Sailing into Terror." It starts at the eleven-minute mark. ITW has a great lineup of debut authors and I'm honored to be among them. https://fb.watch/v/1OFf9apzf/
May 20, 2021
Book Launch
Black Rose Writing just published my debut novel, "Furious: Sailing into Terror."
Kirkus Reviews called Furious, “A taut and suspenseful tale on the ocean,” and Best Thrillers said it was, “An expertly paced psychological thriller on the high seas.” My book was a quarterfinalist in ScreenCraft’s Most Cinematic Book Competition, and it has received praise from bestselling authors.
Trapped on a storm-damaged yacht, a grieving woman must conquer her worst fears and fight for her life, in a story described as The Shining on a yacht. Dr. Dagny Steele is on the verge of fulfilling her lifelong calling to become a pediatric surgeon when the sudden death of her daughter sends her into a crushing depression. Grief stricken and desperate to heal, she takes a leave of absence and sails across the Indian Ocean with her husband. Dagny begins to recover from her tragic loss when her voyage turns into a nightmare. Isolated and hunted at sea, can she survive a deadly crucible?
Furious is available in hardcover, paperback, and digital formats. You can buy it on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Black Rose Writing.
I think you will enjoy Furious. If you do, please tell your friends, and don’t forget to sign up for my monthly newsletter at, https://jeffreyjameshiggins.com/conta....
Thanks!
Jeffrey
Kirkus Reviews called Furious, “A taut and suspenseful tale on the ocean,” and Best Thrillers said it was, “An expertly paced psychological thriller on the high seas.” My book was a quarterfinalist in ScreenCraft’s Most Cinematic Book Competition, and it has received praise from bestselling authors.
Trapped on a storm-damaged yacht, a grieving woman must conquer her worst fears and fight for her life, in a story described as The Shining on a yacht. Dr. Dagny Steele is on the verge of fulfilling her lifelong calling to become a pediatric surgeon when the sudden death of her daughter sends her into a crushing depression. Grief stricken and desperate to heal, she takes a leave of absence and sails across the Indian Ocean with her husband. Dagny begins to recover from her tragic loss when her voyage turns into a nightmare. Isolated and hunted at sea, can she survive a deadly crucible?
Furious is available in hardcover, paperback, and digital formats. You can buy it on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Black Rose Writing.
I think you will enjoy Furious. If you do, please tell your friends, and don’t forget to sign up for my monthly newsletter at, https://jeffreyjameshiggins.com/conta....
Thanks!
Jeffrey
