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Desecration-Verletzung. Available now in German

July 11, 2014 By J.F. Penn

Der Tod ist erst der Anfang!

desecration germanDie junge Frau ist reich, schön – und tot. Inmitten der alten medizinischen Ausstellungsstücke des Royal College of Surgeons liegt ihre sezierte Leiche sorgsam aufgebahrt. Detective Sergeant Jamie Brooke sucht einen ungewöhnlichen Mörder und ahnt, wieder einmal muss sie bei ihren Ermittlungen ungewöhnliche Wege gehen. Denn sie hat nur eine einzige Spur: Eine kleine antike Elfenbeinfigur, die neben der Toten gefunden wurde. Nur Blake Daniel, Hellseher wider Willen, kann Jamie jetzt noch weiterhelfen.

Als ein schrecklicher privater Schicksalsschlag Jamie zeigt, wie nah der Mörder ihr mit seinen makabren Phantasien schon gekommen ist, ist es beinahe zu spät. Denn je tiefer Jamie und Blake in eine dunkle Welt aus Grabräubern, Missgeburten und rituellen Zeremonien tauchen, desto gefährlicher wird es für ihr Leben …

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Pentecostés. Thriller de la serie ARKANE. Spanish edition available now!

July 2, 2014 By J.F. Penn

Un poder mantenido en secreto durante 2000 años. Una mujer que podría perderlo todo.

pentecostes spanishIndia. Cuando una monja es quemada viva en el ghat sagrado de Varanasi, y la piedra que llevaba en el cuello es robada, se desencadena una serie de sucesos a nivel internacional, en los que varios grupos irán a la caza de las reliquias de la iglesia primigenia.

Forjada en el fuego y sangre de los mártires, las piedras de Pentecostés han sido traspasadas de generación a generación por los custodios, quienes han mantenido su poder y ubicación secretos.

Hasta ahora.

Los custodios están siendo asesinados y las piedras robadas por aquellos que pretenden utilizarlas para el mal en un mundo transformado por el fundamentalismo religioso.

Morgan Sierra, psicóloga de la Universidad de Oxford, se ve obligada a participar de la búsqueda tras el secuestro de su hermana y sobrina. Jake Timber, el agente de ARKANE, una organización secreta del gobierno británico que se especializa en experiencias paranormales y religiosas, la ayudará a llevar a cabo su misión.

¿ Morgan deberá arriesgar su propia vida para salvar a su familia, ¿pero podrá mantener la lealtad de quienes la ayudan?

Desde los lugares más antiguos y sagrados de la cristiandad en España, Italia e Israel, hasta los confines de Irán y Túnez, Morgan y Jake deberán descubrir dónde están las piedras de los apóstoles. En una carrera contra el tiempo y ayudados únicamente por el conocimiento de los mitos de la iglesia primigenia, tendrán que cumplir con éxito su misión antes de que un Nuevo Pentecostés sea convocado, esta vez por las fuerzas del mal.

Pentecostés, el primer libro de la serie ARKANE, es una historia de suspenso y acción que explora el alcance y limitaciones de la fe dentro de los confines de la historia cristiana de los primeros siglos, la arqueología y la psicología.

Sample or Buy Now in Kindle format – coming soon in print and other ebook formats.

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Pentecost. Ein ARKANE Thriller Now Available In German

May 22, 2014 By J.F. Penn

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Pentecost in German, now out in ebook formats and coming soon in print. If you read German, you might also like to sign up for my German language list – giveaways and another book coming this summer!

Mysteriöse Kräfte wurden 2000 Jahre lang geheim gehalten.
Eine Frau ist in Gefahr, alles zu verlieren.

Pentecost GermanIndien. Auf den heiligen Ghats von Varanasi wird eine Nonne bei lebendigem Leib verbrannt, und Unbekannte stehlen den Stein, den sie bei sich trägt. Das löst eine internationale Jagd nach den Reliquien der Frühkirche aus.

Die Pfingststeine haben die Feuer und das Blut der Märtyrer überdauert. Sie wurden über Generationen von Hütern weitergegeben, die ihre Wirkung und die Aufbewahrungsorte geheim hielten.

Bis jetzt.

In einer Welt, die sich durch religiösen Fundamentalismus verändert, werden die Hüter ermordet, und die gestohlenen Steine sollen für dubiose Zwecke verwendet werden.

Als ihre Schwester und ihre Nichte entführt werden, macht sich die Psychologin Morgan Sierra von der Universität Oxford auf die Suche nach den Steinen. Sie wird dabei von Jake Timber unterstützt, der für ARKANE arbeitet, ein geheimnisvolles britisches Regierungsinstitut, das auf übersinnliche und religiöse Erfahrungen spezialisiert ist. Morgan muss ihr eigenes Leben riskieren, um ihre Familie zu retten – wird sie dabei am Ende verraten?

Die Suche nach den Steinen führt Morgan und Jake von frühchristlichen Stätten in Spanien, Italien und Israel bis in entlegene Orte im Iran und in Tunesien. Es ist ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, bevor ein neues Pfingsten heraufbeschworen wird, bei dem es diesmal um die Feuer des Bösen geht.

PENTECOST ist die erste Folge der ARKANE Serie. Der temporeiche Thriller handelt von Grenzbereichen des Glaubens vor dem Hintergrund von frühchristlicher Geschichte, Archäologie und Psychologie.

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vorablesen reviewsRead some of the early reviews on Vorablesen.de:

„Das Buch hat mich ein wenig an Dan Browns “Da Vinci Code” erinnert, ist aber auf jeden Fall kein Abklatsch und es lohnt sich, das Buch zu lesen!”

„Zuerst war ich skeptisch und dachte ‚noch so ein Mystery-Thriller à la Dan Brown’ aber dieser Thriller hat mich von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite einfach mitgerissen. TOLL! Mehr davon!”

„Ich war positiv überrascht, wie es der Autorin gelungen ist, die Bibel so real in ihr Werk einzubauen. Ich werde sicher die weiteren ARKANE Bücher lesen.”

 

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Deadly Dozen Hits The New York Times Bestseller List

March 13, 2014 By J.F. Penn

Wow! Exciting news today as ‘Deadly Dozen,' the thriller/mystery box-set I am part of, hit the New York Times Bestseller list.

NYTimesDeadlyDozen130314It's #13 for fiction E-book bestsellers and #19 for combined print and ebook, plus it's also now ranking #42 on the USA Today list, up from last week!

That's a writing dream achieved! I'm now a New York Times Bestselling Author.

[Update: Deadly Dozen had 2 weeks on the NY Times List and 6 weeks on the USA Today list!]

Thank you so much to everyone who bought the book.

And if you'd like to read 12 mystery/thrillers for a great price, you can still buy the book from all ebook stores, or read more about it here.

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Deadly Dozen Boxset Hits USA Today Bestseller List

March 6, 2014 By J.F. Penn

Since its release two weeks ago, Deadly Dozen has hit the bestseller charts on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Kobo and this USAT oday Bestsellerweek, it hit the USA Today Bestseller List!

This is the first time one of my books has appeared on the list, so I am thrilled to be part of this brilliant promotion.

Here's the full press release:

A power list of indie authors team up & hit USA Today Bestseller list with “The Deadly Dozen”

Twelve top independent eBook Thriller authors have hit the USA Today Bestseller List with a ‘boxed set' of their crime novels, aimed at giving readers a bigger taste of the action.

The authors have each seen much individual success in the eBook market, including listings on the NY Times and USA Today best-sellers lists. They hope to give their own fans a chance to sample books by writers they may not yet have come across. The books have, between them, 650 5-star reviews.

One of “The Twelve”, British thriller writer, J.F.Penn, said,

“Deadly Dozen is a great chance for fans of mystery and thriller to try some new authors at a great price. I’m especially pleased as a British author to be working with American authors on the box-set – it’s truly an international venture.”

The authors who make up The Twelve are New York Times & USA Today bestselling writer, J.Carson Black; Award-winning writer, Joshua Graham, an Amazon and Barnes & Noble #1 bestselling thriller author; USA Today Bestselling author, Cheryl Bradshaw; Al Leverone, a 2012 Derringer Award winner for excellence in short mystery fiction;

USA Today Bestselling author Diane Capri, who is among the 150 bestselling indie authors on Amazon; M A Comley, a Publishers Weekly and Amazon Top 20 bestselling British crime writer; Aaron Patterson, USA TODAY Bestselling author of the Mark Appleton thriller series; Carol Davis Luce, Amazon bestselling author of the “Night” books.

Oxford-educated, British author, J.F.Penn, who writes the fast-paced, bestselling ARKANE thrillers; Vincent Zandri, the No.1 International Bestselling Amazon author whose book, The Innocent was described by the New York Post as “Sensational… Masterful…Brilliant!”; Linda S. Prather, Kentucky-based bestselling author of The Jacody Ives Mysteries and finally, Michele Scott, the author of the popular Wine Lover’s Mystery series and The Michaela Bancroft mysteries who also writes international bestselling thrillers under the name A.K. Alexander.

The box set is on offer for only $0.99/77p for a very limited period, a huge discount on the cost of buying all the books individually, which would set you back more than  $46.00/£30.00.

The first book from The Twelve is a thriller box-set featuring 12 individual books from bestselling and award-winning authors. You can buy it now at all ebook stores.

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The set comprises:

·       J. Carson Black – Cry Wolf

·       deadly dozenJoshua Graham – Terminus

·       Allan Leverone – Final Vector

·       Michele Scott – Dead Celeb

·       Cheryl Bradshaw – Stranger in Town

·       J. F. Penn – One Day in Budapest

·       M.A Comley – Guaranteed Justice

·       Diane Capri – Don’t Know Jack

·       Vincent Zandri – Moonlight Sonata

·       Linda Prather – The Gifts

·       Carol Davis Luce – Night Widow

·       Aaron Patterson – Breaking Steel

The authors have launched their own website at http://thetwelvexii.com/authors/ and are offering the chance to win an Ipad Air for those taking part in their giveaway (before March 8).

The box set is out now and can be found following the links below:

 Find our more about The Twelve:

·       Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/thetwelvexii

·       The Twelve’s Website: http://thetwelvexii.com

·       Twitter:  https://twitter.com/DianeCapri/lists/the-twelve

·       Newsletter: http://www.thetwelvexii.com/list/

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Deadly Dozen: 12 Mystery Thrillers For 99c Plus Competition And Prizes!

February 24, 2014 By J.F. Penn

I'm excited to bring you this awesome box-set deal today, but also a chance to win prizes! Read on for more details …

Book Launch: Deadly Dozen. 12 Mystery/Thrillers for just 99c

deadly dozen the twelveMy bestselling conspiracy thriller, One Day In Budapest, is one of the books within the Deadly Dozen mystery/thriller box-set – out now and already an Amazon Kindle Top 100 Bestseller, hitting the lists in Mystery, Thriller and Suspense.

For just 99c (or equivalent) you can get $46.65 Value (if the books were purchased separately) with a regular retail price: $9.99.

There are 10 full-length novels + 2 long novellas with over 680 5-star reviews across all 12 titles!

It’s by The Twelve, award-winning and bestselling authors writing across the boundaries of thriller, mystery, horror and crime, connected by a love of intriguing characters, fast-paced writing and edge of your seat tension. Read about all The Twelve Authors here.

You can buy now on all the Amazon stores, Nook, Kobo or iBookstore using these links. Open to everyone globally :)

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If you're reading this via email, click through here to find the buy links.

Prizes

If you buy a copy of Deadly Dozen before 11.59pm Tues 25 Feb 2014 from one of the links above, you can enter to win prizes:

amazon gift voucher1st Prize: $50 Amazon gift voucher

2nd Prize: Signed copy of any of my books – for you or sent to someone you love!

How To Enter

Buy ‘Deadly Dozen' at any of the links above, any store, from any country, and then email the receipt to: promo@JFPenn.com

You'll be sent the link to an entry form where you can enter your name and email to be in the draw to win. Please check your spam folder if you haven't had a reply within an hour.

I'll notify the winners on Wed 26 Feb. Any questions, please email: joanna AT JFPenn.com

The Authors

You can also find a list of the books included in the box-set here. You can also sign up for our email list, so you'll be one of the first to know when we have our next book coming out! Plus, you can join our Facebook page here.

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Audio Short Story: Sins Of Treachery

January 18, 2014 By J.F. Penn

 Many of you have asked me for more audio, and I aim to please!

Thousand Fiendish AngelsHere's me reading ‘Sins of Treachery' from A Thousand Fiendish Angels: Three short stories inspired by Dante’s Inferno, linked by a book of human skin passed down through generations.

Sins of Treachery

On the death of their Grandfather, twin brothers Simon and Gestas are left a map covered in alchemical symbols that could lead them to great wealth and power. But they find more than they expected in the frozen wastes of the Arctic north …

Download the audio (right click and Save As) => Sins of Treachery.mp3

Or you can listen or download through Soundcloud:

You can also get all the stories for free by joining my email list here. The ebook is also available on Amazon and Kobo.

 

Music used: “Hitman” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Winner: One Of The Guardian Top 100 Creative Professionals 2013

November 20, 2013 By J.F. Penn

I'm thrilled to announce that I was voted one of The Guardian's Top 100 Creative Professionals 2013 on 18 November 2013.

Guardian top 100 2013The nomination process was secret, but when the announcement came out, I really thought I had no chance of winning. I was up against luminaries from the writing and publishing world including JK Rowling, Iain Banks, Caitlin Moran and Charlie Redmayne (UK CEO of Harper Collins).

JoannaPennJKRowlingBecause of our names, I was next to JK Rowling in the nomination program – very cool!

The winners were chosen by a public vote and announced at a reception at The Hospital Club, a fantastic venue for creatives in London, with bars, recording studios, meeting spaces and more.

There were 10 winners in 10 categories and amusingly, the winners list includes Benedict Cumberbatch, The Rolling Stones, Idris Elba, Damian Lewis … oh yes, and me!

This award means a great deal because I'm an independent author and not a part of the traditional publishing industry. In previous years, publishing wouldn't have considered someone like me because of the stigma of ‘self publishing'. But that is almost gone now, replaced by the creative entrepreneurship of indie authors – in the same tradition as indie musicians and indie film-makers.

It's an exciting world for authors right now, with huge shifts happening in this creative space. I'm looking forward to the next year!

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