Frame-up April 2019

FRAME-UP by Meghan Scott Molin

April 11, 2019

Bio

Meghan comes to writing by way of a Masters in Architecture, a minor in Opera,
a professional career as a barn manager, and two years crash course as a
mother. She currently resides in Colorado with her fellow zookeeper (husband),
son, two horses, cat, and dog. She is an avid lover of everything nerdy from
Wars to Trek, Hobbits, Who, and beyond. When she’s not writing, she’s
cooking, dreaming of travel, coveting more corgis, and listening to audiobooks
while hanging out at the barn.

Meghan Scott Molin - Author Page - - Posts | Facebook

I AM SO EXCITED TO OFFICIALLY REVEAL "THE QUEEN CON" COVER!!
MG's adventures continue with G.A. imposters, costume parties,
double crossers, and another case to solve! July 9!

http://www.meghanscottmolin.com

Library Journal

LJ Reviews 2018 December #1

….This fast-paced debut stars a kick-butt heroine and a cast of unconventional
characters. The likable, sometimes awkward characters are well developed
throughout this humorous, engaging novel. VERDICT With its connections to
the gaming and comics world, Molin's original debut will appeal to young and
new adults as well as superhero and comics fans.—Lesa Holstine, Evansville
Vanderburgh P.L., IN   Copyright 2018 Library Journal.

Publishers Weekly

PW Reviews 2018 October #4

….. Molin's clever humor ("the last vestiges of my resistance crumble like
the shield around the USS Enterprise in every mid-episode fight sequence")
enhances the inventive plot. Readers will eagerly await the sequel.  
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.

Booklist

Booklist Reviews 2018 November #2

Though published under Amazon's speculative-fiction imprint, 47North,
Molin's debut reads much more like a hard-boiled mystery starring a spunky
amateur sleuth…... Fans of fandom will devour this fun, smart mystery debut
with a classic rom-com mismatched romance. Publicity information refers to the
title as Book 1 in the Golden Arrow Mysteries. One can only hope this origin
story is the beginning of a long, long run. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews.

Read Alikes

The con artist: a murder mystery (Jul 2018) by Fred Van Lente,  Illustrator:Tom
Fowler,

Description: Declared a prime suspect when his rival is found murdered
at San Diego Comic-Con, comic book artist Mike Mason navigates the
convention's zombie obstacle courses, cosplay flash mobs and eccentric
fans to clear his name.

A hundred thousand worlds (Jun 2016) by Bob Proehl

Description: Six years after abandoning her sci-fi television series and
co-star husband in the wake of a devastating tragedy, Valerie Torrey
embarks on a road trip back home to introduce their son to his estranged
father, making life-changing stops at comic-con conventions along the
way.

Behind chocolate bars: a chocolate covered mystery (Oct 2016) by Kathy
Aarons

(Series:Chocolate covered mysteries, 3)

Description: While preparing for the annual West Riverdale Halloween
Fair, business partners Michelle and Erica find themselves
trick-or-treating for the truth as they try to prove the innocence of one
of EricaÆs comic-book club members when he is accused of murder.
Includes chocolate-making recipes. By a national best-selling author of
Truffled to Death.

LAST POLICEMAN  by  BEN WINTERS

October 2013

Ben H. Winters' writing combines literary fiction with horror and steampunk, social commentary with psychological suspense, science fiction with mystery. He writes both for adults and older kids. Whichever melange or audience he chooses, Winters brings a certain pulp sensibility to the proceedings. He books move at a brisk pace, seldom languishing in digression or introspection. Clear, exuberant writing and straightforward plotting keep the reader engaged, amused, and slightly on edge. Winters's settings are wildly divergent, veering from 19th-century Russia to Regency-era England to modern-day Brooklyn, New York. Start with: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (Adults); The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman (Older kids).

Writings:

Countdown City: the last policeman book II (Jul 2013)

Set three months before a deadly asteroid is due to hit Earth, this Last Policeman sequel chronicles the further adventures of Hank Palace. The Concord Police Department is now operating under the auspices of the U.S. Justice Department, and Hank is out of a job-until he's hired by a business tycoon to help find the man's estranged son. It isn't long before Hank's missing-person case turns into a murder investigation.

The last policeman (Jul 2012)

When the Earth is doomed by an imminent and unavoidable asteroid collision, New Hampshire homicide detective Hank Palace considers the worth of his job in a world destined to end in six months and investigates a suspicious suicide that nobody else cares about.

Bedbugs (Sep 2011)

After Susan and Alex Wendt find their dream apartment, Susan wakes up with small welts believing it to be bedbugs until an exterminator turns up nothing and further investigation points towards something sinister.

Android Karenina (Jun 2010)

When revolutionaries launch an attack on Russian high society's high-tech lifestyle, Anna Karenina and Count Alexei Vronsky must fight back with courage and a sleek new cyborg model like nothing the world has ever seen

Sense and sensibility and sea monsters (Sep 2009)

"As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels?"

For Children:

The mystery of the missing everything (Sep 2011)

When a treasured trophy disappears from the display case at Mary Todd Lincoln Middle School and the principal cancels the eagerly anticipated eighth grade class trip, Bethesda Fielding has no choice but to solve the mystery.

The secret life of Ms. Finkleman (Sep 2010)

Spurred by a special project from her social studies teacher, seventh-grader Bethesda Fielding uncovers the secret identity of her music teacher, which leads to a most unusual concert performance and a tutoring assignment.

Read-alikes from NoveList:

Fuerst, James  Huge

Reason:  Mediocre "detectives" feature in these two hardboiled mysteries, which also contain excellent characterizations and -- for entirely different reasons -- a dark tone. Huge stars  an angry pre-teen, while The Last Policeman is set in a pre-apocalyptic world. -- Shauna Griffin

Heller, Peter   The dog stars

Reason:  In these dystopian novels, the main characters are not heroes saving the day against zombies; rather, they're ordinary men trying to do the best they can with what they have. In both cases, civilization's collapse is memorably rendered. -- Shauna Griffin

McCarthy, Cormac  The road

Reason:  Though The Road is a much bleaker, grimmer read, set as it is in a menacing post-apocalyptic United States, its main characters, like in The Last Policeman, embody hope in the face of hopelessness. -- Shauna Griffin

Walker, Karen Thompson The age of miracles

Reason:  Though The Last Policeman is a mystery while The Age of Miracles is literary fiction, both are set in pre-apocalyptic worlds in which the main characters must still continue with their day-to-day lives as the end of the world approaches. -- Shauna Griffin

Author's website: http://benhwinters.com/