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Huntress Moon is an audiobook!

I said I had announcements to make - well, here's the first. The audiobook of Huntress Moon is now available!

Even better -  if you already own the Kindle edition, you can add audio for just $3.47.  And the e book is now on sale for Nook for $3.99! 

One of the reasons I've been so silent these days is that along with my usual writing schedule I've ben working on the audiobook of Huntress Moon. Audiobooks of Blood Moon and Cold Moon will be coming later this year, but this is one I worked on myself through Amazon's ACX program - that's Audiobook Creation Exchange.  



I just got back from the Romantic Times Booklovers convention, one of the biggest conventions I go to all year, and I was surprised at how many panels and workshops there were with titles like "Audio is the New Black." I met up with lots of author friends who have been doing a brisk business in audiobooks through the ACX program, and I thought I'd better blog a little about it here, because this is another potential income stream that authors need to be aware of these days, and ACX is a terrific production and distribution resource. Even if you know exactly zero about audiobook production (that would be me!), the ACX site has streamlined the process into a step-by-step system that anyone can follow to produce a quality audiobook. 

ACX has thousands of professional and highly experienced actor-producers already signed up for the program. When you start an audio book, you choose a five-minute segment of your book for actors to audition with and upload that to the ACX site, and specify the qualities of voice that you're looking for (comic, brooding, spooky, etc.) You choose whether you'll pay the narrator a flat fee yourself, or do a royalty share deal. Then the project gets posted to ACX's entire stable of actor-producers, and immediately auditions start coming in. You can also browse for actors yourself by searching vocal and tonal qualities and listening to samples.  I was having flashbacks to my directing days as I listened to over three dozen auditions. (I know, yike - but you don't have to listen to the whole audition to know if a narrator is in the running). 

I actually found my terrific narrator, RC Bray, myself, by searching auditions on the site. I was blown away by Bob's vocal range (just wait till you hear his reading of Epps!), and the way he's able to convey theme and suspense in his reading. Bob loved Huntress and signed up to do the book immediately, and he's such a professional that we had no problem working together by e mail. I could ask him to do something in a slightly different way and he'd instantly get it.  I'm thrilled with the book and I hope you audiobook listeners will be, too.

I've really enjoyed working on the audio version of Huntress, though I have to warn it's a lot of work. But ACX's team was incredibly supportive and helpful - any time I hit a snag or didn't understand a step in the process, I could contact the support team and get talked through it. I know other authors opt to make audio deals with great companies like Audible rather than taking on production themselves, but I love that I'm now going to make the lion's share of profit from this book. I think maybe a mix of self-produced and company-produced books might be the way to go, just as a hybrid mix of indie published and traditionally published books can be the most profitable (and manageable!) route for authors these days.

I highly recommend that all authors check out the ACX site and read about how the process works. And of course I'd love to hear from others of you who have worked on your own audiobooks! What was your experience?

- Alex

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FBI Special Agent Matthew Roarke is just closing in on a bust of a major criminal organization in San Francisco when he witnesses an undercover member of his team killed right in front of him on a busy street, an accident Roarke can't believe is coincidental. His suspicions put him on the trail of a mysterious young woman who appears to have been present at each scene of a years-long string of "accidents" and murder, and who may well be that most rare of killers: a female serial.  

Roarke's hunt for her takes him across three states... while in a small coastal town, a young father and his five-year old son, both wounded from a recent divorce, encounter a lost and compelling young woman on the beach and strike up an unlikely friendship without realizing how deadly she may be.

As Roarke uncovers the shocking truth of her background, he realizes she is on a mission of her own, and must race to capture her before more blood is shed.  

Now available in audio!

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Also, Huntress Moon is now available for Nook for just $3.99. 

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Saints of Suspense Bookseller/Librarian and Blogger/Reviewer Party!

A big N'Awlins welcome to booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers attending our Romantic Times Saints of Suspense party!

I'm Alex Sokoloff, author of eleven supernatural, paranormal and crime thrillers. I'm a Thriller Award winner and Anthony and Bram Stoker Award nominee, a recovering screenwriter, and the  workshop leader of the internationally acclaimed Screenwriting Tricks for Authors series (and the one on the right in this photo, taken at the historic and haunted Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter.)

I'm thrilled to be able to introduce my Thriller Award-nominated Huntress/FBI series to you all in my favorite city on the planet — and in a haunted brewery! I like to cross my crime thrillers with a hint of what might be supernatural, so even though the series is set in California and the Western states, New Orleans' natural spookiness is a perfect backdrop for me to talk about the books.

The series follows haunted FBI agent Matthew Roarke on a hunt for what may be that most rare of killers: a female serial.

"This interstate manhunt has plenty of thrills... Sokoloff's choice to present both Roarke's and the killer's points of view keeps the suspense taut and the pages flying."  

-- Kirkus Reviews

I love the suspense and range of cross-country investigations, but I also wanted to explore crimes that are generally perpetrated by men against women - but from a completely different point of view than we usually see from male authors (and filmmakers). I've been very gratified at how readers have responded to the series and by their dedication to my characters.

I first published Books 1 and 2, Huntress Moon and Blood Moon independently (and was nominated for the first-ever ITW Thriller Award for Best e Book Original Novel). Now the Huntress series has been picked up by Thomas & Mercer, and both books will relaunch in June, with brand-new Book 3, Cold Moon, coming in October.

There will be free books available to all who attend the party, but if you don't feel like lugging books back in your suitcase, or if you prefer e books, you can request any of these three books in any format, and we'll get them to you free of charge. Just drop me an e mail at alex AT alexandrasokoloff DOT com with your snail mail and/or email address to request:

    - Huntress Moon (Book 1 of the Huntress/FBI Thrillers):  signed ARC, all e formats
    - Blood Moon (Book 2 of the Huntress/FBI Thrillers): signed ARC, all e formats
    - Cold Moon (Book 3 of the Huntress/FBI Thrillers)  signed ARC, all e formats

Or just download a copy of Huntress Moon here.

Please also feel free to request a signed hardcover of my spooky thriller Book of Shadows.

And if you are a librarian and would like permanent e book copies of any of my books for your library (unlimited loans for all branches for a one-time fee of $4.99) please ask me about E Books Are Forever!

Of course I'm most looking forward to our Saints of Suspense bash, but I'll also be participating in these events throughout the conference.

   > Saints of Suspense party, Tuesday, May 13 6:30-9 p.m.
   > Mardi Gras World party:  Wednesday, May 14, 6:30 p.m
            Parade and booth with Heather Graham (lots of giveaways, and food!)
   > Stealing Hollywood's Magic: panel:  Friday, May 16,  10 a.m.-11 a.m.
   > Heather Graham's Vampire Dinner Theater:  Friday, May 16, 8:45 pm to 12 am
            Mardi Gras Magic and Mayhem. Dinner, show, costume contest, giveaways, dancing

Can't wait to meet everyone at any and all events! It's going to be the best Romantic Times ever....

..... Alex

Bookish recommends the Huntress series!

The Huffington Post Books blog recommends the Huntress series on their "Women You Should Be Reading" list.  (As part of the #ReadWomen2014 movement. Some great authors in all genres, including my friend and Weymouth 7 critique pal Margaret Maron. Very exciting Equinox gift.

Here's the list.

Book II in the Huntress/FBI series, Huntress Moon

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FBI Special Agent Matthew Roarke is closing in on a bust of a major criminal organization in San Francisco when he witnesses an undercover member of his team killed right in front of him on a busy street, an accident Roarke can't believe is coincidental. His suspicions put him on the trail of a mysterious young woman who appears to have been present at each scene of a years-long string of "accidents" and murders, and who may well be that most rare of killers: a female serial.

Roarke's hunt for her takes him across three states...while in a small coastal town, a young father and his five-year old son, both wounded from a recent divorce, encounter a lost and compelling young woman on the beach and strike up an unlikely friendship without realizing how deadly she may be.

As Roarke uncovers the shocking truth of her background, he realizes she is on a mission of her own, and must race to capture her before more blood is shed.

- An ITW Thriller Award Nominee for Best Original E Book Novel

- A Suspense Magazine Pick for Best Thriller of 2012

"This interstate manhunt has plenty of thrills... Sokoloff's choice to present both Roarke's and the killer's perspectives helps keep the drama taut and the pages flying."   -- Kirkus Reviews

Book II in the Huntress/FBI series, Blood Moon

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Amazon DE

Twenty-five years have passed since a savage killer terrorized California, massacring three ordinary families before disappearing without a trace.

The haunted child who was the only surviving victim of his rampage is now wanted by the FBI  for brutal crimes of her own, and Special Agent Matthew Roarke is on an interstate manhunt for her, despite his conflicted sympathies for her history and motives.

But when his search for her unearths evidence of new family slayings, the dangerous woman Roarke seeks - and wants - may be his only hope of preventing another bloodbath.

2014 conference schedule

Yes, conference season has begun, and as usual I'm booked for way too much on both sides of the pond, starting this month with Left Coast Crime in beautiful Monterey, California.

The sad fact is, if it weren't for conferences, I might never leave the house. Almost.

Hope to see you at one of these exciting events!  -- Alex

2014

March 20-23
Left Coast Crime
Montery, CA

May 13-18
Romantic Times Booklovers Convention
New Orleans, LA
Wednesday, May 14, 6:30-9 pm
Saints of Suspense Bookseller/Librarian and Blogger/Reviewer Party
Friday, May 16, 10:00-11:00 am
Stealing Hollywood's Magic: panel
Friday, May 16, 8:45 pm-12:00 am
Heather Graham's Mardi Gras Magic and Mayhem! Dinner Theater

June 9-13
West Texas A&M Writers Academy
Canyon, TX
Five Day Screenwriting Tricks for Authors Workshop
If you're looking for a writing intensive with direct, hands-on feedback, this is the only one I do all year. Class size is limited to 15, and your novel can be at any stage to benefit. Afternoon e-publishing workshop included.

July 9-12
Thrillerfest
New York City, NY
Wednesday, July 9
Screenwriting Tricks for Authors Workshop at Craftfest

July 17-20
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
Harrogate, UK

September 19-21
Bloody Scotland
Stirling, Scotland

November 8
Military Book Fair
San Diego, CA
Aboard the USS Midway museum

November 13-16
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
Long Beach, CA

Huntress Moon, now in trade paperback!

Yes, finally - the first book in my Thriller Award-nominated Huntress/FBI series is available in trade paperback.

 A haunted FBI agent is on the hunt for that most rare of killers... a female serial.

And thanks to Amazon's Matchbook program, if you buy the paperback, you can get the Kindle copy for free! Perfect for the holidays - gift the paperback and keep the e book for yourself!  :)

Buy here:

Huntress Moon

- Trade paperback
- e book


Of course, Book 2 in the series is also available:

Blood Moon

And... stay tuned for an announcement about Book 3: Cold Moon. Coming very soon!

- Alex

October giveaway: BOOK OF SHADOWS

Halloween is coming and to celebrate I'm giving away 31 signed hardcovers of my spooky thriller BOOK OF SHADOWS.

Just sign up for my mailing list on the home page of this website (there's a box on the left) to be automatically entered in the drawing!

And if you don't want to wait, BOOK OF SHADOWS is available on as an e book in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, for $3.99 in the US, £1.31 on Amazon.uk, and €3.21 on Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, and Amazon.es.





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“A wonderfully dark thriller with amazing is-it-isn't-it suspense all the way to the end. Highly recommended.”---Lee Child

Homicide detective Adam Garrett is already a rising star in the Boston police department when he and his cynical partner, Carl Landauer, catch a horrifying case that could make their careers: the ritualistic murder of a wealthy college girl that appears to have Satanic elements.

The partners make a quick arrest when all evidence points to another student, a troubled musician in a Goth band who was either dating or stalking the murdered girl. But Garrett’s case is turned upside down when beautiful, mysterious Tanith Cabarrus, a practicing witch from nearby Salem, walks into the homicide bureau and insists that the real perpetrator is still at large. Tanith claims to have had psychic visions that the killer has ritually sacrificed other teenagers in his attempts to summon a powerful, ancient demon.

All Garrett's beliefs about the nature of reality will be tested as he is forced to team up with a woman he is fiercely attracted to but cannot trust, in a race to uncover a psychotic killer before he strikes again.


"Compelling, frightening and exceptionally well-written, Book of Shadows is destined to become another hit for acclaimed horror and suspense writer Sokoloff. The incredibly tense plot and mysterious characters will keep readers up late at night, jumping at every sound, and turning the pages until they've devoured the book." --- Romantic Times Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars

"Sokoloff successfully melds a classic murder-mystery/whodunit with supernatural occult undertones." --- Library Journal

"As usual, Sokoloff (The Unseen) does a good job keeping the reader guessing whether a supernatural agency is really at work." - Publishers Weekly