North Noir is celebrating the release anniversary of SILVER MOON RISING.
To win a signed Anniversary Edition Ebook, send your email address to amp-northnoir@outlook.com, subject line: SMR Ebook.
Contest closes Oct 6, 2025. Winners selected at random.
“Impressive series launch” – Publishers Weekly

Anyone who's been to 'The Rock' knows #Newfoundlanders are great #storytellers. For 20+ years, Michael #Crummey has wrangled and harnessed Newfoundland #English, transforming an ever-changing spoken vernacular into prose.
#Recommended #read: The Adversary, Winner of the 2025 Dublin Literary Award

Like your #fiction with a dose of #politics? Let me #entertain you. I don't avoid topics like politics or egoism.
Hmm, politics & egoism? Brings to mind a certain wannabe dictator. You'll find versions of him in THE COLOR RED & SILVER MOON RISING
#detective #mystery #crime #novel #series #good #read

THE COLOR RED features Det Ivy BOURQUE who pays homage to Quebecer Ray Bourque as well as Jack Kerouac, whose parents migrated from Quebec.

"Thriller fans and lovers of New England, and the Cape Cod region in particular, will be captivated by THE COLOR RED."

"The Color Red is a first-class mystery. Potter’s vivid and memorable descriptions of Cape Cod will leave you smelling salt air and thinking of the Kennedys."

~ Ron Corbett, Edgar Award and Arthur Ellis Award Nominee

#bookreview #detective #mystery #novel #capecod #boston #massachusetts

From autocrats to plutocrats to the guy next door, everyone is lying. 'What about novelists, AMP?' Absolutely, without a doubt. But they’re not lying to hoodwink us. Rather, they’re lying to create fiction, to entertain us.
See SILVER MOON RISING - Fact vs Fiction ampnorthnoir.com/2024/09/28/s...

A NEW ODYSSEY. The word *novel* is derived from the Latin novellus, meaning new, unique.
Granted, nothing is completely new under the sun, but there will always be fresh twists and shades: different settings, unique perspectives, new odysseys.

#writing #writers #novels #books #fictionwriting

#Book #Review, Quick & Short

I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS (1969), by #Maya #Angelou, is the first of Angelou’s seven #memoirs, told with a #poet’s eye, embracing #rural #Arkansas, #StLouis, & #SanFrancisco. It holds, in equal measure, #struggle, #simplicity, #triumph, and #beauty.

SILVER MOON RISING, Potter’s sequel to THE COLOR RED, portrays Bourque as an increasingly confident, intuitive #detective … giving plenty of room for this burgeoning #series to grow.” – BOOKLIST, the best reviews for libraries, the best books for book clubs, from the American Library Association.

THE COLOR RED will keep you guessing until the final pages. Potter’s memorable descriptions of #CapeCod will leave you smelling salt air and thinking of the #Kennedys. ~ Ron Corbett
#detective #mystery #novel #books #boston #capecod #northeast #usa #goodreads #recommended #read

An oldie from my travelling days: Portrait of a Would-be (Writer as Traveler)
#old #pics #travelphotography #writer #author #traveling #days #traveler #photo #ontheroad #canada

SILVER MOON RISING, Book Two in the # Detective Ivy Bourque #Series, has been #nominated for Edgar and ITW #Awards
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"Impressive series launch" - Publishers Weekly
"Beautifully written, a whodunit infused with intrigue, hubris, and loss."
#mystery #crime #novel #books

*THE LOCK-UP* (2023), a #detective #novel by #Booker #Prize-Winner John #Banville.
Banville writes inventive whodunits that also happen to be eloquent and atmospheric. *The Lock-Up* evokes the sights, smells, & sounds of mid-1900s #Ireland.
#mystery #book #review #recommended #read #Irish #fiction

A Hat Trick of Detective Fiction by AM Potter:
Bay of Blood, The Color Red, and Silver Moon Rising.

KUDOS from #PUBLISHERS #WEEKLY for Silver Moon Rising:
Potter’s atmospheric procedural featuring Lt. Ivy Bourque is even better than its predecessor. This #series continues to impress.

CBC RADIO ONE #Ontario Morning with Nav Nanwa - Jan. 15, 2025: Book Column: Silver Moon Rising cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Synopsis: A.M. Potter delves into North Noir and his latest #novel, Silver Moon Rising.
Duration: 7 min

#detective #crime #noir #fiction #series #newengland #capecod