Janet Pywell's Blog - Posts Tagged "page-turner"
If You Were Confident…. Would You Steal To Get What You Want - or is that just fiction?
If you could get away with it - would you?
When I began writing my Mikky dos Santos thriller series, I developed an idea that my strong, female protagonist would be an artist, art forger and thief. Her aim is to steal a valuable, stolen painting. She believes that it will change her life forever. More importantly it will give her what she needs - freedom and money.
I didn't want a pretty, "girl next door" type of heroine but more of a tough, "kick-arse" woman. Her body is an elaborate canvas of inked artwork. She covers her sensitive soul with a tough, no-nonsense attitude, while she looks for the one thing she craves- Love.
The six books in the series are all stand-alone thrillers and set in different locations around the world. Mikky finds herself confronting unscrupulous narcissists, violent criminal gangs, as well as drug and human traffickers while uncovering the whereabouts of priceless looted artefacts.
As an author, it was essential that the cultural and valuable items were worth Mikky risking her life.
Each book in the series features important, cultural items that are meaningful in different countries, religions and sects around the world.
In Masterpiece, book 1, Mikky is about to steal Vermeer's The Concert - the world's most expensive stolen painting, taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. It has been valued at $200 million and - to this date - has never been recovered.
Now, that would sort out your financial problems - wouldn't it?
Perhaps it's not a case of confidence. Maybe you'd find it morally repulsive to steal something, afterall, it's one of the seven deadly sins and against most religious teachings in the world.
Balancing right from wrong and the sense of injustice are strong themes in all my books.
So, in order to weigh the scales of justice honestly and favourably, I have created Mikky dos Santos who finds out the truth; the perpetrators of the crime and provides suitable punishment or revenge. Nothing is ever worse than the criminals original crime but a high price is finally paid - in the world of fiction at least!
And, does Mikky find love?
Mikky finds herself through various friends, lovers and experiences. Stay reading until Broken Windows, book 6, to see if she becomes the woman she is meant to be.
If you enjoy reading exiting, gripping page-turners then start with Masterpiece, book 1, in the Mikky dos Santos thriller series.
Masterpiece is FREE between 13th - 17th April to download here.
There are more free books - Chills & Thrills at the end of this blog.
Happy Easter.
Janet is a tutor at CCCU. She writes crime thrillers and contemporary romance. For more information about her books click here. She also provides an elite one-to-one novel writing mentoring service: https://www.subscribepage.com/the_nov...
Masterpiece - You will be instantly hooked!
★★★★★ "A very apt title! This book offers so much - mystery, thrills, culture and entertainment. A real page-turner! Despite her flaws, you find yourself rooting for the heroine from the beginning."
★★★★★ "Highly Recommend this book & this series. Relatable characters that are also complex & very human. There are enough plot twists to keep you turning the pages without stopping. The author has a great talent for describing the locales & setting the scenes ….it's as if you are right there with the characters."
★★★★★ "The intro of the new characters is well done and keeps you guessing. The series is unique and reminds me of the same twists and turns as another author's series The girl with the dragon tattoo."
★★★★★ "I loved the intrigue and histories that surrounded each character and the twists and turns and journeys that the book took you on."
For some more FREE books simply chick here.
When I began writing my Mikky dos Santos thriller series, I developed an idea that my strong, female protagonist would be an artist, art forger and thief. Her aim is to steal a valuable, stolen painting. She believes that it will change her life forever. More importantly it will give her what she needs - freedom and money.
I didn't want a pretty, "girl next door" type of heroine but more of a tough, "kick-arse" woman. Her body is an elaborate canvas of inked artwork. She covers her sensitive soul with a tough, no-nonsense attitude, while she looks for the one thing she craves- Love.
The six books in the series are all stand-alone thrillers and set in different locations around the world. Mikky finds herself confronting unscrupulous narcissists, violent criminal gangs, as well as drug and human traffickers while uncovering the whereabouts of priceless looted artefacts.
As an author, it was essential that the cultural and valuable items were worth Mikky risking her life.
Each book in the series features important, cultural items that are meaningful in different countries, religions and sects around the world.
In Masterpiece, book 1, Mikky is about to steal Vermeer's The Concert - the world's most expensive stolen painting, taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. It has been valued at $200 million and - to this date - has never been recovered.
Now, that would sort out your financial problems - wouldn't it?
Perhaps it's not a case of confidence. Maybe you'd find it morally repulsive to steal something, afterall, it's one of the seven deadly sins and against most religious teachings in the world.
Balancing right from wrong and the sense of injustice are strong themes in all my books.
So, in order to weigh the scales of justice honestly and favourably, I have created Mikky dos Santos who finds out the truth; the perpetrators of the crime and provides suitable punishment or revenge. Nothing is ever worse than the criminals original crime but a high price is finally paid - in the world of fiction at least!
And, does Mikky find love?
Mikky finds herself through various friends, lovers and experiences. Stay reading until Broken Windows, book 6, to see if she becomes the woman she is meant to be.
If you enjoy reading exiting, gripping page-turners then start with Masterpiece, book 1, in the Mikky dos Santos thriller series.
Masterpiece is FREE between 13th - 17th April to download here.
There are more free books - Chills & Thrills at the end of this blog.
Happy Easter.
Janet is a tutor at CCCU. She writes crime thrillers and contemporary romance. For more information about her books click here. She also provides an elite one-to-one novel writing mentoring service: https://www.subscribepage.com/the_nov...
Masterpiece - You will be instantly hooked!
★★★★★ "A very apt title! This book offers so much - mystery, thrills, culture and entertainment. A real page-turner! Despite her flaws, you find yourself rooting for the heroine from the beginning."
★★★★★ "Highly Recommend this book & this series. Relatable characters that are also complex & very human. There are enough plot twists to keep you turning the pages without stopping. The author has a great talent for describing the locales & setting the scenes ….it's as if you are right there with the characters."
★★★★★ "The intro of the new characters is well done and keeps you guessing. The series is unique and reminds me of the same twists and turns as another author's series The girl with the dragon tattoo."
★★★★★ "I loved the intrigue and histories that surrounded each character and the twists and turns and journeys that the book took you on."
For some more FREE books simply chick here.
