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John Valeri

Portland
As seen in: Aol, Corporate Counsel, Literary Hub, CrimeReads, The Strand Mistery Magazine, Criminal Element, BookTrib, The Big Thrill (ITW), Crimespree Magazine, The News and Times
Reader, Writer, Reviewer. Host of online interview show Central Booking (YouTube). Lover of books, SCREAM & Gloria Estefan!
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Page to Scream: A Summerween Triple Feature

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By John Valeri
| Criminal Element
You think summer is all about sunshine, ice cream, and cozy beach reads? Think again. Welcome to Summerween, where the nights are long, the campfires are roaring, and the body count is always rising! Here to share a Summerween triple threat is John Valeri, providing his take on three recent books that scratch that Halloween itch and might just keep you up at night. Dear Readers: “Summerween” is all the rage this year. And why shouldn’t it be?
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Luanne Rice on Crafting Character-Driven Suspense Set on Rhode Island's Iconic Coast

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By John Valeri
| CrimeReads Verified
“It begins and ends with characters. I am ready to start a new novel when a character speaks to me and tells me her name….” Article continues after advertisement This is the tried-and-true approach that has sustained Luanne Rice for as many years as it has books. The New York Times bestselling author of some forty novels, her stories have ranged from contemporary fiction and romance to young adult and, more recently, standalone crime thrillers featuring a recurring cast of characters.
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Book Review: Blunt Instrument by Amy Bloom

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By John Valeri
| Criminal Element
Bestselling author Amy Bloom delivers a clever campus whodunit in Blunt Instrument, following disgraced academic turned private investigator Dell Chandler as she navigates university politics and her own past to solve the murder of an unpopular lecturer. Connecticut’s Amy Bloom has written many things: novels; short stories; essays; memoir; nonfiction; children’s books, even. She also edited (and contributed to) the 2017 anthology New Haven Noir, hinting at a darker trajectory to come.
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