Evil Cries

by Lala Corriere

FROM best selling author Lala Corriere, endorsed by the late master, Sidney Sheldon: Skin isn't the only game in town, but for plastic surgeon Marcus Armstrong, it's his passion and his profit. Sterling Falls' grand opening isn't going as planned. Instead she sees a gun-yielding man shot dead on her new jewelry showroom floor, and the woman that mortally wounded him? A bag lady. Not the first two customers Sterling envisioned. Feeling neglected by the man that brought her to Tucson, she enjoyed the attention of the handsome plastic surgeon. After all, what harm could there be in his flirtations? She had sold him an $80,000 engagement ring. What woman could say no?

Genres: Mystery, Amazon

342 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 2013

About the author

Most honored to receive a blurb and continued mentorship by the late and most legendary Sidney Sheldon, Corriere has continued her passion. All about penning the words that come to her at all hours. While never forgoing her suspense and thrillers, she's recently delved into a new genre. Magical Realism.
Career Highlights:
• Endorsement and long-term mentorship by the late Sidney Sheldon.
Endorsed by USA TODAY

• Published in regional magazines, newspapers, writer’s guides and journals.
• Award winning poetry.
• Endorsements from Andrew Neiderman [author of the Devil’s Advocate], Paris Afton Bonds, and many others remarkable authors to include Betty Webb.
Tiles include:
Widow's Row
CoverBoys & Curses
Evil Cries
Kiss and Kill
Bye Bye Bones
TRACKS
Lethal Trust
*Magical Realism* The Traveling Cane

Lala writes suspense with romantic elements. While she enjoys vivid descriptions of the most nefarious of characters, she also insists on including a redeeming social message in her work, bringing readers to experience human conditions in ways that many may not be familiar. ‘With a deeper awareness,’ Corriere says, comes acceptance, small or life changing.’
Readers and reviewers applaud her hallmark original plots, her in-depth character portrayals, rich scene settings, and authentic dialogue, all delivered with a fresh new voice. Oh, and she's now diving into Magical Realism with one of her favorite characters. A cane.
Lala is a desert rat. She nestles there with her husband of over 32 years, Chuck, and the newest kids, Teacup Yorkies Finnigan and Phoebe. She has three sons: Jason, University of Colorado. Cameron, Vanderbilt University. And Tyler, University of Puget Sound.
She’s a full-time writer. Interests include her professional critique partnerships and active memberships, art, gardening, entertaining, and enjoying the abundant wildlife that have found a sanctuary on her grounds.

Reviews

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

The best way I can describe this book is awkward. The writing style is awkward, the characters are awkward, and the story was awkward. I kept waiting for something to grab me but it never did. By then I was too far in and had to finish it. I never connected with any of the characters and the story didn't have much "meat" to it. I was also bothered by the grammar and punctuation mistakes.

[Vicki Willis · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a tough one. Not very good for me. It just didn't flow and had a lot of missing parts. The characters didn't make sense and they weren't very developed. I made it to the end but not a book I would recommend.

[Shelley · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hate having to write a review like this. So why am I? I don't know. I tried really hard to like this book. I even stopped reading after a few pages and looked it up to make sure I had not picked up the second or third book in a series. No, I had not. I started over because I believed surely I missed a page or two the first time. Sigh....I couldn't do it. I got about 20% into it according to my kindle and gave up. I have only done that a handful of times in my whole life. Usually I will push through and finish even if I don't care for a book. The very first chapter just sort of exploded in a rush of people and a death and there was no time or reason to connect to anyone. The characters all seemed to know each other...kind of but not really and then it turns out, not at all. The crime happened and the scene was totally compromised 100 different ways and none of the cops cared. And it just went downhill from there. And the punctuation, was to say, the least, full of way too many, commas in the wrong places. Maybe it got better after 20%. Maybe the characters got a lot more interesting and the storyline didn't vault from one thing to the next (specifically....the woman who was first and undercover cop, then a few pages later an FBI agent that was undercover AS an undercover cop, then a few pages later the gay mother of the main character who had not died during childbirth as the daughter was told but run off by some mysterious investor who fronted her father the money to open a jewelry store....)while simultaneously trying to follow the story of a serial killer and a crime scene clean up lady. Yeah. I stopped there. Just. Too. Much.

[C. Bennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story opens in Tucson, AZ with a homicide on opening day of Sterling Fall’s new jewelry store. The investigation brings into the play some truly delightful characters, including Shirley, the FBI/cop disguised as a smelly bag lady. Next, there’s Zoey Lane who makes a living by cleaning up the blood-splattered floors and walls of crime scenes. Honorable mention goes to the realistic cops Taylor and Romero, who are both brilliant and bungling. Now fasten your seatbelts. Sterling is vulnerable, even before the shooting, and her significant other Gage, is gone most of the time. Enter Marcus Armstrong, a wealthy M.D. who has locked onto Sterling with seething designs. The man is a psychopath, with a multiple personality disorder that has conversations with a skull and enjoys slowly murdering victims with a razor-edged scalpel. Yet Marcus exhibits the smooth, elegant, cultured M.D. charm, and uses it expertly to romance Sterling’s emotional needs… until I was shouting: “Run, Shirley, run!” But Shirley is not listening. I couldn’t put the book down. It ranks with the best of the best. Definitely stop reading after Chapter 90.

[Black Butterfly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I REALLY ENJOYED!! THIS BOOK REMINDED ME OF A SOME OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES "BLOOD SIMPLE", "BAGHDAD CAFE", & "BLUE VELVET", TO NAME A FEW, KINDA QUIRKY. I LOVE QUIRKY, DARK HUMOR BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT, HOLDS MY INTREST. I LOVED MS. CORRIERE'S WRITING STYLE, SOME OF THE CHAPTER TITLE'S WERE HILAREOUS. THE CHARACTERS WERE SO LOVABLE AND DIFFERENT, I WAS SO SAD THAT ONE OF THE GOOD GUY'S DIDN'T MAKE IT, DAMN! I WISH THAT OUTCOME HAD BEEN CHANGED, BUT YOU COULD SEE IT COMING. WHAT A WILD READ!! ;>

[Colleen Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fairly good book, that kept my interest for the most part. The plot does jump around from character to character, sometimes abruptly , which I found a bit off-putting. I deducted one star for the consistent misuse of commas, which drove me absolutely crazy!

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a straight line story: introduce characters, evil intent, plot development and winding path to a conclusion. Told from the first person narrative for main characters and third person for minor roles it has no real suspense other than will evil prevail? Typically the antagonist has more money, opportunity and time because of affluence or position then normal citizens and starts out well ahead of the other side. Will they catch up?
What brings this above a 2 star rating is the writing style. Slightly out of whack and disjointed. Is that intentional and planned? I believe it is and sets the scene for events to lay out to the end.
You should be uncomfortable with the idea and the pit of your stumic sour. If you are not getting that, than you are not wearing any of the characters shoes for a day. Snap out of the indifference and start to think of other people.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book

You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so. Shelley MA

[Josie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually loved how the book started, it immediately through me off which piqued my interest. It kept my interest throughout although there were many grammatical errors.

[Connie Bredernitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riveting

Looking past the poor editing and proofreading, I found a really great book. Can't wait to read more of Corriere's works.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Evil Cries

It was Arely good read, however, I could not give it a 5 because it was little be much for this Dr. to be doing.

[Erika Campbell-duritsky · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn't make it past about 15% of the book. The story jumps around way too much and it has nothing that kept me wanting to read more. I have never read a book and been bored to tears before and that's the truth! This book started out AWFUL. I don't know if it gets better but I don't care to find out either!

[Ruth Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book. Evil vs. good. Good wins

[Pamela Wagers-philpot · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just not that good of a book

Could not keep my interest, with tons of typos, just not one of the authors better stories. Struggled to finish the book.