I am pleased to have Joe Conlan who is the author of Nameless, the #1 Amazon Thriller novel in the UK, doing a quick guest post on my site. Joe Conlan and I met through twitter and hit it off quite well instantly as we both enjoy exploring the darker side of human nature through our writing and have several things in common.
For example
- We both write about serial killers. Mine exist in the world of the mafia whereas Joe's hang out on hiking trails.
- We both have flawed detectives trying to get to the bottom of things.
- We are both in sunny Florida, though Joe is a bit north.
- We both currently hold #1 rankings on Amazon for our novels.
Italian hitmen count as serial killers right?
I asked Joe to come up with a quick bit about serial killers, but first let me introduce the man, the myth, the legend...
Here is the skinny on Joe Conlan
Joe Conlan was born in Nassau County, Long Island, New York. He has lived most of his life in Florida, the great majority in the Fort Lauderdale area. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida and practiced law as a trial attorney for 15 years. Three of those years were spent as a prosecutor in the Broward County State Attorney's Office.
He now lives in Jacksonville, Florida. He has two grown children. When he is not writing, he enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with his family and two best friends who happen to be female Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Here is what Joe Conlan had to say on serial killers
"It was my honor to be asked to write a guest spot about serial killers by my good friend Nick Denmon. Rather than discuss the particular real-life monsters of the past and present, I thought I would write about what it is, exactly, that captivates us fans of stories involving those evil psychopaths. Speaking for myself, I can’t say that I’m absolutely sure. I am the type of person who wouldn’t harm a fly. I do love to hate them. But, is that enough to create a fascination? Some theorize that the media has glorified serial killers, almost making them idols. I can’t say that I idolize Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer. There probably are some sickos out there that do, but, I don’t think they represent the majority.
Others would say that our interest is heightened by the fact that they are not something we hear about on a daily basis. We don’t hear about the aegus platyodon leopoldi, an extremely rare insect, either. I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t care less about them. In the end, perhaps it’s just that paradoxical and compelling attraction we have to stare at something that grosses us out to no end, but we can’t turn our eyes away."
The Book Blurb
Chilling and taut, NAMELESS, introduces a fresh and exciting twist on the deadly game of cat and mouse. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel Falcone unwittingly steps onto course for a head-on collision with a frighteningly brilliant psychotic serial killer, whose harrowing childhood abuse and neglect left him devoid of humanity and salivating for revenge.
Ratings
Amazon: 4.8
Goodreads: 4.6
Barnes and Noble: 4.5
Where To Get It
TTFN Denmonites!
-ND
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