Monday, January 23, 2017

Neil Brand Thriller Series and Giveaway by Ray Dyson



The Ice Cream Blonde
A Neil Brand Thriller Volume 1
by Ray Dyson
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Crime

Neil Brand is a former World War I soldier and disgraced ex-cop, now running security for Harry York at York Brothers Studio in 1931 Hollywood. York has a problem with bad boy actor Johnny Cutter, who failed to show up on the set to finish his latest picture, and Brand is sent to find the star. In doing so, Brand uncovers a trail of white slavery, drugs, and murder, involving famous actors and wealthy businessmen—and a dirty cop who was once Brand’s partner on the force. As the body count mounts, Brand tries desperately to discover the truth—before he becomes one of the victims.


The Naked Nymph in the Dark Flickers
A Neil Brand Thriller Volume 2

Rachel Ann Maddon is about to become America’s next great movie star. Adored by the camera, loved by her public, beautiful Rachel Ann has it all, including a dark secret from her past that threatens to blow up her promising future when her mentor and lover—a man old enough to be her father—turns up dead. Did he fall or was he pushed? Or did the bullet in him do the job? Either way, a homicide investigation will be deadly publicity for Rachel Ann and her family. Rachel Ann’s movie studio switches into high gear to protect her teetering career, but then Neil Brand, the studio’s security chief, uncovers a blackmail scheme over illicit sex films that threatens other major motion picture stars. As the heat builds, the rich and powerful scramble to get out from under. That’s when the bodies begin to pile up.


Ray Dyson first took up writing in Evansville, Indiana, far enough back that not only is the house he was born in no longer there, neither is the street. He had a short career as a baseball player, but a long career as a newspaperman whose gigs included crime reporter, sports reporter and sports editor. He is also a noted Western historian. He is the author of the baseball book, Smokey Joe: A Baseball Fable, a tale of legendary pitcher Smokey Joe Hood. That book, and Bannon: The Scavenger Breed, involve members of the Bannon family: Joel Patrick the main character in Bannon, and his grandson, Henry Louis Bannon, an outfielder in Smokey Joe. His mystery novel, The Ice Cream Blonde, set in the Hollywood of the early 1930s, follows York Studios security chief Neil Brand as he solves the murder of a famous movie star mixed up in blackmail and white slavery. His latest Neil Brand tale, The Naked Nymph in the Dark Flickers, about a rising movie star caught up in a treacherous blackmail scheme that turns to murder, is now available. He lives in Mansfield, Ohio, with his family. In retirement, he works even harder on his golf game, but with less success.












16 comments:

  1. This sounds like a great mystery!

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  2. Thank you for hosting this tour and giveaway!

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  3. I really love mysteries and thrillers. Those are my favorite genres.

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  4. Happy Friday! Stopped by quickly to share.

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  5. Happy Saturday! I hope you have a great weekend. Stopped by to share.

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  6. I hope your weekend is going well. Mine has been pretty uneventful. Stopped by to share once again.

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  7. It's the beginning of a new week. Hope yours is great. Dropped in to share the post.

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  8. Stopped by quickly to share the post. Have a good day.

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  9. Happy hump day! Stopped over again to share. :-)

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  10. The author's baseball book sounds intriguing as well. I'll have to check that one out too.

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  11. Thank goodnsss it's Friday! Stopped by to share.

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  12. Thank you for hosting this giveaway.

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  13. I hope you had a good weekend. Sharing again.

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  14. I stopped by to share the post. I hope you have a great week.

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  15. Dropped by to share again. Have a good night.

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