Win an eBook Copy of Toula Mavridou-Messer’s Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery
During October we’ll be bringing you lots of goodies, including exclusive content and giveaways, and kicking off today is a month-long contest to win one of ten eBook copies of Toula Mavridou-Messer’s Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery.
Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery is a fantasy whodunit described as an “old fashioned fairy tale of intrigue, murder, cannibalism, and incest.” It’s filled with mystery and humor, a tantalizing sense of suspense, and absurd darkness. It promises to capture your imagination in a way no other murder mystery ever has.
This debut novel from Mavridou-Messer was written in the space of three weeks after she experienced two car crashes in just one hour. The crashes came during her return journey from a residential crime writing course given by best-selling author Val McDermid. She had been battling a major problem faced by so many would-be authors – that of actually finishing a project and then doing something with it. Fortunately she saw the funny – and disturbing – side of her adventures, and hopefully so will you when you read Mortal End: A Simmering Pit of Jiggery Pokery.
Toula has set up a special page for entries, which you can access by visiting 100PercentPublishing.com. Ten (10) digital downloads are being made available which are compatible with all digital e-readers (PC, Mac, Kindle, Nook, and more) (e-reader not included). The contest will end at 12 midnight PT on October 31, 2014. Winners will be selected at random from all entries received and will be notified by email.
In addition, the book has a Thunderclap campaign under way, which will automatically share a message of support for it on your behalf on Halloween (October 31st). (Note that if their goal of 100 supporters is not reached, no message will be shared.)
Synopsis
“It was me,” said a voice from the other side of the cottage door.
“It was me. I killed her. I should have done it years ago.”
A lightning storm sparks a fire deep in Phooka Wood. The following morning Mortal End’s self-righteous rector Ænus P. Wordsworth, his sidekick Savant Poe, and a motley crew of villagers venture into the wood to see what damage has been done. To their amazed befuddlement, right in the center of the seared earth, is a giant mound of molten toffee and, within it, a selection of human remains.
Ænus P. Wordsworth takes it upon himself to find out whom these bones belong to and how they came to be there. In doing so, he uncovers an horrific tale of murder, incest, and cannibalism that spreads throughout the neighboring villages that surround Phooka Wood. Their investigation takes them to all corners of their roundabout world, from Mortal End to the oozing Hamlet of Stifle and Little Napoo. Along their colorful journey we are introduced to a larger than life cast including Doc Sheare, the barber surgeon; Verrye Brutall, the handsome woodsman; Beliala Bigswoln, the publican’s daughter; Baron Rubigo Bluebeard; and Umbra the Bogyman.
Everyone seems to have a secret they are trying to hide that could give clues to the horror of Phooka Wood. Even Ænus P. Wordsworth has something to hide!
