Omnimystery News is pleased to welcome mystery author Kaspar Von Langfeld, whose new young adult thriller is Don't Speak to the Dead (Smashwords, May 2011 eBook).
Today, Kaspar visits us from the beyond and answers some of our questions about the book. And he's also providing five of our readers with an opportunity to win a copy of his ebook. Visit Mystery Book Contests, click on the "Kaspar Von Langfeld: Don't Speak to the Dead" contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code (1810) for a chance to win! (One entry per person; contest ends 07/19/2011.)
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Kaspar Von Langfeld
Kaspar, when did you start writing books?
Kaspar Von Langfeld: After my death I wandered around near the place in San Francisco where I mysteriously died in 1852. In 2009 I found these two brothers and followed them because I sensed they had an affinity towards the dead. My hunch was confirmed in 2010 when I found these same two brothers, Flynn and Cooper, assisting a fellow ghost. This was the first time in 150 years that I was excited enough to document an event that I witnessed.
Who did the brothers help in your story?
KVL: They helped a millionaire banker named Maxfield Goldman who was murdered in 1928. Max had the good fortune of crossing paths with the boys and they were willing to take on the adventure of solving the mystery of his death!
Why the title, Don’t Speak to the Dead?
KVL: If you ever speak to us or even think of us you are taking a risk! Flynn and Cooper quickly found this out when Maxfield Goldman kidnapped them. If you communicate with the dead we expect your help and we take it seriously.
You seem to have a vested interest in these boys and their stories. Why do you observe them so closely?
KVL: Down here in the netherworld these two are very important. There are only few of the living that we connect with. When a window opens between our worlds someone can be helped if the living are willing to offer assistance. Flynn and Cooper know that now. Of course, my hope is that these two could one day help me!
Are there more stories coming from the netherworld?
KVL: There are many more stories than can possibly be written down. As for me, I’ll stick with Flynn and Cooper and write about them. They live in San Francisco where I lost my life and the likelihood that we connect is much greater since time and place coincide. At the moment they’re helping Charlie Kong in 1906. I’m following them closely, recording everything that is happening in their adventure.
Thank you for talking to with today, Kaspar. Is there anything else you want to say to our readers?
KVL: Yes, thank you for taking time to listen to what an old ghost writer from 1852 has to say. To show you how grateful I am, I’m giving away five e-copies of this story to OmnimysteryNews.com readers. I hope you enjoy the account of Flynn and Cooper in their first adventure, Don’t Speak to the Dead. For more information, visit my website at KasparVonLangfeld.com.
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About Don't Speak to the Dead: This fast paced, exciting story with plenty of surprising twists and turns features two brothers, who are abducted by a ghost and taken back in time to solve his murder. Will they bring the culprit to justice and make it back alive? Cooper falls in love, Flynn gets shot and when they return they are not the same boys that left.
Don't Speak to the Dead is available as an ebook from Smashwords.
For a chance to win a copy of Don't Speak to the Dead, courtesy of the author, visit Mystery Book Contests, click on the "Kaspar Von Langfeld: Don't Speak to the Dead" contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code (1810) for a chance to win! (One entry per person; contest ends 07/19/2011.)
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