Omnimystery News is pleased to welcome Bobby Cole, whose debut thriller is The Dummy Line (AmazonEncore, October 2011 Trade Paperback and ebook editions).
Today Bobby writes about two sides of a thrilling adventure: the hunter and the hunted. And he's also offering one of our readers a chance to win a copy of his book; see entry details below.
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Have you ever been in the later winter woods at night? The dark landscape has a way of soaking up every sound and leaving a hush of total silence. That is until a coyote howls, telling the world he is hunting and found a fresh scent. Even the smooth sound of a barred owl hooting can be unsettling. The woods at night are a totally different place than the woods in the daylight. A seasoned hunter, who knows the ways of the night woods, will pause and listen intently to confirm each sound.
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Bobby Cole
When you’re disoriented the vast woods can seem to go on forever. The huge trees are like giant skeletons and the only witnesses to whatever has occurred or is about to happen.
Running for your life the woods can offer a million places to hide and none of them will offer the comfort of safety. Each muddy foot print leaves a trail and a flashlight as comforting as it can be, is a visual locator beacon for anyone looking for you.
Having hunted and having been around various hunting camps all my life, I was able to pull from my experiences to add authenticity of this story. I know what the woods are like at night, I’ve lived being unnerved by sounds. This is my story. I’ve been preparing to write it all my life and didn’t know it.
Imagine being chased into a vast swamp by a gang of blood crazed rednecks at night. Then imagine having a nine year little girl totally depending on you to take care of her. Add a teenage girl who just witnessed the same rednecks beat her boyfriend senseless and you have the premise for my new suspense thriller, The Dummy Line.
Jake Crosby takes his small daughter on a weekend hunting trip to his remote camp in the vast swamp in rural Alabama. When some deeply disturbed redneck criminals arrive to rob the camp, Jake is forced to kill one in an effort to protect his daughter. With the only exit blocked Jake grabs Katy and they take off deeper into the darkness of the vast swamp, on a collision course with danger.
It’s here, while being chased by revenged crazed rednecks that Jake learns just how dark the woods are, how silent they can be and there is no place to hide. He also learns just how far a man will go to protect what he loves.
Life changing decisions begin happening in rapid fire causing readers to wonder “how would I have handled that situation.” As I wrote the story and heard Jakes voice in my mind I know I did. It’s easy to second guess from the comfort of a reading chair and the situations Jake finds himself in are certainly thought provoking.
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Bobby Cole is an avid wildlife manager, hunter, and supporter of the Catch-A-Dream Foundation, who loves writing suspenseful thrillers in his free time. He lives with his wife and daughter in West Point, Mississippi. For more information about the author and his book, including a sample chapter, visit ReadBobbyCole.com.
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About The Dummy Line:
Avid hunter Jake Crosby is thrilled that his nine-year-old daughter Katy shares his love of the outdoors. His wife, Morgan, on the other hand, does not, which means Jake and Katy enjoy an abundance of hunting, fishing, and camping trips together. So when they head off into the Alabama woods for a spring turkey hunt, Jake expects nothing out of the ordinary. But even his worst nightmares could not prepare him for what befalls them that evening, when a band of drug dealers attempts to break into their remote camp.
Desperate to protect his daughter and himself, Jake makes a gut-wrenching decision. His quick thinking enables him and Katy to escape … but brings the gang of vengeful criminals hot on their trail. Gambling on his knowledge of the land and hunting skills, he leads their bloodthirsty pursuers on a perilous cat-and-mouse game deep within the Noxubee River swamp. Jake knows they all won’t come out alive — but he will do whatever is necessary to make sure Katy does.
For a chance to win a copy of The Dummy Line, courtesy of Little Bird Publicity, visit Mystery Book Contests, click on the "Bobby Cole: The Dummy Line" contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code (2972) for a chance to win! (One entry per person; contest ends 11/09/2011.)
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