Bloodstorm by Sam Millar
Bio:
Born in Belfast,
Ireland. Worked in an abattoir as young man and based my best-selling The
Redemption Factory on my horrific experience of the place. The book has
been short listed for this year’s Grand Prix de littérature policière, France’s most prestigious crime
fiction award. I’ve had numerous other crime book published, including the Karl
Kane books. Best-selling memoir, On The Brinks, acquired by Warner
Brothers.
Product description:
Bloodstorm is the first of the Karl Kane books. Karl Kane is a private investigator
with a dark past. As a child, he witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his
mother. The same man sexually molested Karl, leaving him for dead with horrific
knife wounds covering his body. Years later, Karl has a chance to avenge his
mother’s murder by killing the man responsible. The opportunity arises on one
unforgettable Good Friday night. For reasons he later regards as cowardice, Karl allows
the opportunity to slip through his hands, only to be shattered when, two days
later, two young girls are sexually molested and then brutally murdered by the
killer on Easter Sunday morning. Karl now holds himself responsible for their
deaths.
What will e-readers like about your
book?
Bloodstorm is a very gritty crime noir book. Kane is a very likeable and human PI.
He has every-day worries about his health, and paying his bills. He is
divorced, and his daughter keeps trying to him to go back to her mother,
something both parents know will probably never happen. He is an anti-hero,
willing to bend the law, though not too much. He carries a terrible guilt of
not killing the man responsible for the death of his mother. The man later
killed two children. There is humor in the book, but admittedly very dark.
Why did you go indie?
Despite having success with my books,
I always felt constrained by the rules from my publishers. At times, I think
the rules bleached too much of the soul from my writing. Now, I have total
control over my books.
Who are your favorite authors in your
genre?
James Thompson
Jon Lands
Ken Bruen
Link to web site or blog or
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