I enjoyed an interview recently with Peter Okonkwo, the founder of P English Literature, the first international BookTube show in Africa that features authors from around the world. We cover quite a bit of ground in this interview. Enjoy!
Tag: suspense
Award for Shadows of Truth
I’m pleased to announce that Shadows of Truth has received recognition from Literary Titan per the message below. The release date is less than a week away for those buying online. If you’re in the Ottawa, Canada area, you can pick up your signed copy at Indigo Kanata on Saturday, September 20, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Literary Titan Gold Book Award: Fiction | LITERARY TITAN
A Teaser Before the Release of Shadows of Truth
The release of Shadows of Truth is two weeks away! 
But … the official trailer is here, and it’s everything a gripping mystery should be: suspenseful, thrilling, and full of secrets waiting to be uncovered.
Watch the trailer now and feel the suspense build!
Preorder today and be one of the first to unravel the mystery. https://mybook.to/ShadowsofTruth
Shadows of Truth – Cover Reveal and Presale
The moment we’ve all been waiting for… the official cover of Shadow of Truth is finally revealed!
A story of secrets, lies, and truths that refuse to stay hidden.
Will you be ready when the truth comes to light?
Shadows of Truth is available for presale. Order it now for delivery on September 15!
Jake Scott’s Journey and What’s Next
If you love a gripping mystery, a determined sleuth, and twists you’ll never see coming, the Jake Scott Mystery Series is for you.
Jake Scott was once a respected journalist. Now retired and lonely, he finds himself drawn back into danger time and again, uncovering dark secrets others would rather keep hidden.
In Searching for Truth, Jake uncovers a deadly secret buried within his own circle of breakfast friends, proving that no one is quite who they seem.
In The Guardians of Truth, he infiltrates a shady organization preying on vulnerable people, putting himself at great risk to expose their lies.
In The Secret Truth, what should have been a peaceful getaway turns into a nightmare when a deadly explosion shatters lives and uncovers a chilling plot.
And now…
Shadows of Truth on the Cruise Ship is about to set sail.
Jake thought a cruise would be the perfect escape, a chance to relax and leave danger behind. But when a murder rocks the ship, he realizes the killer is onboard, and the truth is buried somewhere in the endless ocean around them.
Will Jake find the answers before the ship docks? Or will the shadows claim another victim?
Catch up on the series now, and don’t miss the next thrilling chapter, coming this September!
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New Book Coming!
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted much and, while it is not an excuse, the reason is that I have been working on a new mystery featuring a brand new character named Jake Scott.
I have been wrestling with ideas about the best way to introduce Jake to my amazing readers. He’s not your ordinary hero. In fact, in his mind he’s not a hero at all. He’s a bored and lonely former reporter, having lost his wife to an aneurysm, his job to technology and his daughter to a boyfriend in another city.
There are many steps to go through before the book is published, so it will be a few months before you will be able to read it. But, as part of the process, Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) have been sent to a handful of readers for early feedback. The first comments arrived yesterday from Cathy S. who blogs under Cath N’ Kindle Book Reviews.
Cathy has captured the essence of Jake Scott perfectly, so there is no better way to introduce him to you than through her words. Take it away, Cathy.
Searching for Truth by Barry Finlay
“Having enjoyed my first encounter with this author (The Burden of Darkness), it was with great enthusiasm that I dived into this book, and what a joy. I was promised a new protagonist (Jake Scott), and he couldn’t be more different than The Burden of Darkness’s Marcia Kane.
Jake Scott is feeling his way around recent widowerhood and retirement. The highlight of his week: Saturday morning coffee with a motley crew: three men and Constable Danielle Perez. As a former investigative journalist, Jake is just the chap to help Danielle look into a double murder from three years previously. The pandemic has delayed so many things, not least the legal process, and it’s taken a long time for the main suspect to be convicted. But Danielle isn’t convinced the right man is in prison. With just a grumpy cat for company and little motivation in his newfound, reluctant singledom, Jake takes up the offer to help.
I really enjoyed this. Jake makes a refreshingly different hero. He’s not young and handsomely six-packed. He’s a bit of a Luddite, a technophobe, but there’s a steadfastness and sincerity about him. And quietly smart. It’s rather lovely witnessing his emergence from his cocoon of grief and loneliness after the tragic loss of his beloved wife. The attractive Dani and her stereotypically monosyllabic, grumpy teenager are quite the tonic. But little do the three of them know what serious danger will befall them by wanting to put right a wrong.
Extremely well composed and observed, this is really edge-of-your-seat, hold-your-breath writing and compelling right to the very end. I consider myself quite a good guesser of whodunnits, but Mr F had me well stumped.
Jake (and Dani) have a sequel in them, I know it. I certainly hope it.”
Audiobook Retailers
Here is a list of locations currently selling The Vanishing Wife audiobook. I will be adding to this post every time a new retailer comes on board.
Authors Direct (direct from my storefront)
Audiobook is Now Available
The wait is over! The Vanishing Wife, narrated and produced by son and Nashville singer/songwriter Trevor Finlay, is now available from Authors Direct at Findaway Voices. If you are a fan of Audible, ITunes or some of the other audio book retailers, you will have to wait a little longer. But you can get it right now by clicking on the link. Barry Finlay – Authors Direct Audiobooks (authors-direct.com). After ordering the book, you will receive an email with instructions for listening. Listen as Trevor brings the characters from the first book in The Marcie Kane Thriller Collection to life.
Cover Reveal
We’re getting closer to the launch of my new book, The Burden of Darkness, so I thought it was time to reveal the cover and blurb. Here they are! Watch for the presale of the book to start soon.
Nathan Harris is in the fight of his life. Tormented by flashbacks, it’s all the former FBI Agent can do to get through a day, let alone focus on his marriage to Marcie Kane. Counseling helps but is it enough to help him regain some semblance of normalcy? After already losing so much, he desperately needs a win. What he doesn’t need is a sadistic monster targeting innocent people, including someone close to him.
Owen Strand has nothing to lose. Handed a death sentence by his physician, sued by his partner and fired from his job, he’s spiraling out of control and out for blood. Armed with a list of everyone who has ever wronged him, he travels around North America, picking off his enemies one by one.
Nathan and Owen are on opposite sides of a bridge in the most significant battles of their lives. Only one can emerge successful, but both stand to lose far more than they may have to give.
A Milestone
It was gratifying today to receive the 150th review on Amazon for The Vanishing Wife and even more so that it was five stars. These days, any good news is great news.
This is what the reviewer wrote:
“This book was an amazing mystery. Marcie and Mason did a great job of digging up clues to solve the mystery of where and why Sami disappeared. There are so many twists, turns and surprises that it keeps the pages turning. The great characters help make the story interesting and entertaining. Mason an unassuming man made an amazing hero. The story keeps the reader in suspense to the very end. Thankfully all ends well with a happy ending.”
I’m very grateful to everyone who leaves a review for one of my books. If you like something you’ve read, take a couple of minutes to tell the author and other readers what you thought. Just a few short sentences is all that’s needed.