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go on to discover new Smashwords authors. It's writers-helping-writers
at its finest.
And this year, The Pendleton Files will be participating. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish "TPF FILE 31410: Pioneer Courthouse Square" in time for it to be included in the celebration. But the good news is, for those who hadn't bought it yet, until midnight March 9, you can get "TPF FILE 3297: The Shanghai Tunnels" at 50% off by using coupon code REW50.
But this is only good at Smashwords.com. Just click anywhere you see either the word Smashwords, or FILE 3297 in this post to be taken the site to get your copy of The Pendleton Files' first book FILE 3297: The Shanghai Tunnels at half off.
The Ebook Celebration ends March 9th at midnight!
As always, thank you for your interest in The Pendleton Files and all comments are welcome.
Greg Wilhelm -author of The Pendleton Files.
Showing posts with label Women sleuths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women sleuths. Show all posts
Monday, March 4, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
"FILE 3297 Update!"
Hi fans! I've got some good news. I just checked out where my book lies among the list at Smashwords and realized the description needed more.
So I changed it.
"A Russian Mob Boss hires Lydia to find his brother's killer, but in doing so, he reveals secrets about Portland's Shanghai Tunnels and the location of a mythical Blue Star of Russia."
Hope that's better.
BTY, I changed the title of the next book and the ones that come after. From now on, all the titles will be this way.
Stay tuned and thanks for your interest in The Pendleton Files.
Greg Wilhelm-author of The Pendleton Files
So I changed it.
"A Russian Mob Boss hires Lydia to find his brother's killer, but in doing so, he reveals secrets about Portland's Shanghai Tunnels and the location of a mythical Blue Star of Russia."
Hope that's better.
BTY, I changed the title of the next book and the ones that come after. From now on, all the titles will be this way.
The Pendleton Files
Pendleton, Koskov & Associates Private Investigations
FILE 31410:
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Stay tuned and thanks for your interest in The Pendleton Files.
Greg Wilhelm-author of The Pendleton Files
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
"FILE 31410: Pioneer Courthouse Square"
I decided to give any fans of The Pendleton Files out there a treat today. This is actually the latest chapter in the book. I wrote it on Monday (2/18/13).
Here it is
Chapter Twenty-five
The Target
The only reason I know about “The Sicko” is because I overheard Kris talking in his sleep. It took some prodding to get him to talk to me about it. After what he told me, I was sorry I did.
Kris had numerous assignments involving intelligence gathering when he was a KGB Agent. When he wasn’t doing that, he was the Kremlin’s top assassin. This was something he was proud of. It was through this type of work that he honed his investigative skills.
He discovered his sniper talent during his tour of duty in the Soviet Red Army in the early ’80s, back when the U.S.S.R. was at war with Afghanistan. Kris’ Unit had some down time and his comrades were target practicing. When Kris had his turn, they were amazed by his accuracy. Eventually, their target practicing became a competition which evolved into gambling. Each bet consisted of whether or not Kris could hit a target at various distances. The further he got, the higher the bet. He claims this went on until he had to change rifles at a distance of 1,408 meters. It was a record he held until a Canadian sniper beat it in 2007 by 1,031 meters, which coincidentally was also in Afghanistan.
When his superiors got wind of his skills, Kris was transferred to their Sniper Division, which I was surprised to discover consisted primarily of women. His kills were boasted by everyone with a high rank wherever Vodka was served. This was how he graduated to being a KGB agent.
The only time one of Kris’ targets ever got away was Resiko Guerlich. Resiko is nasty asshole whose as nasty as they come. His killing career was suspected to have started in St. Petersburg. At first, the local law enforcement thought he was a serial killer, but over time it was clear this was not the case. The only people who knew the real story was the KGB. Resiko was a rogue German agent who had taken it upon himself to eliminate Soviet agents. He would achieve this through sadistic torture that was never the same with any of his victims. I’ll spare you the details, something that I wish Kris had done for me. He was named “The Sicko” by other bad guys with a similar agenda and was routinely hired by them for various “odd jobs”.
Now this son of a bitch has the “Ice Cannon”. And once again, it was up to Kris to take him out.
Hope everyone enjoyed that. I'm working as fast as I can. No one wants this one written more than me. Only because I can't wait to start writing "FILE 22013: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas", the 3rd book of The Pendleton Files.
Stay tuned and as always, all comments are welcome.
Greg Wilhelm -author of The Pendleton Files
Here it is
Chapter Twenty-five
The Target
The only reason I know about “The Sicko” is because I overheard Kris talking in his sleep. It took some prodding to get him to talk to me about it. After what he told me, I was sorry I did.
Kris had numerous assignments involving intelligence gathering when he was a KGB Agent. When he wasn’t doing that, he was the Kremlin’s top assassin. This was something he was proud of. It was through this type of work that he honed his investigative skills.
He discovered his sniper talent during his tour of duty in the Soviet Red Army in the early ’80s, back when the U.S.S.R. was at war with Afghanistan. Kris’ Unit had some down time and his comrades were target practicing. When Kris had his turn, they were amazed by his accuracy. Eventually, their target practicing became a competition which evolved into gambling. Each bet consisted of whether or not Kris could hit a target at various distances. The further he got, the higher the bet. He claims this went on until he had to change rifles at a distance of 1,408 meters. It was a record he held until a Canadian sniper beat it in 2007 by 1,031 meters, which coincidentally was also in Afghanistan.
When his superiors got wind of his skills, Kris was transferred to their Sniper Division, which I was surprised to discover consisted primarily of women. His kills were boasted by everyone with a high rank wherever Vodka was served. This was how he graduated to being a KGB agent.
The only time one of Kris’ targets ever got away was Resiko Guerlich. Resiko is nasty asshole whose as nasty as they come. His killing career was suspected to have started in St. Petersburg. At first, the local law enforcement thought he was a serial killer, but over time it was clear this was not the case. The only people who knew the real story was the KGB. Resiko was a rogue German agent who had taken it upon himself to eliminate Soviet agents. He would achieve this through sadistic torture that was never the same with any of his victims. I’ll spare you the details, something that I wish Kris had done for me. He was named “The Sicko” by other bad guys with a similar agenda and was routinely hired by them for various “odd jobs”.
Now this son of a bitch has the “Ice Cannon”. And once again, it was up to Kris to take him out.
Hope everyone enjoyed that. I'm working as fast as I can. No one wants this one written more than me. Only because I can't wait to start writing "FILE 22013: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas", the 3rd book of The Pendleton Files.
Stay tuned and as always, all comments are welcome.
Greg Wilhelm -author of The Pendleton Files
Thursday, February 14, 2013
News About the Next Book & Holiday Wishes
First of all, Happy Valentines Day everyone. Now that's out of the way, on to more important stuff.
I've written 23 chapters and starting 24 today of FILE 31410. That's Chapter 24, not 24 more. Okay ... now ... this one is my second book and I think it's much better than the first. First it starts with an unexplained explosion of someone's head in the middle of Pioneer Courthouse Square, in front of witnesses. Then it turns out that, somehow, someone had actually murdered this guy and this guy was a scientist.
What?!
Wait there's more.
It seems as though this scientist might have been killed by an evil scientist. Mwahhahaha! [insert schemey hands here.]
Sorry ... can't tell you anymore. I'd love to, but ... you gotta buy the book.
Darn!
Okay. I'm working on it, and editing as I go. There'll be no mistakes this time. Cross my heart and hope to die. Not really.
That's all I got for now. Stay tuned. The second book is getting done. Thank you for your interest in The Pendleton Files.
If you haven't bought the first book, here's some links: Barnes & Noble Nook, Amazon, & Smashwords.
As always, comments are welcome. I made it easier.
I've written 23 chapters and starting 24 today of FILE 31410. That's Chapter 24, not 24 more. Okay ... now ... this one is my second book and I think it's much better than the first. First it starts with an unexplained explosion of someone's head in the middle of Pioneer Courthouse Square, in front of witnesses. Then it turns out that, somehow, someone had actually murdered this guy and this guy was a scientist.
What?!
Wait there's more.
It seems as though this scientist might have been killed by an evil scientist. Mwahhahaha! [insert schemey hands here.]
Sorry ... can't tell you anymore. I'd love to, but ... you gotta buy the book.
Darn!
Okay. I'm working on it, and editing as I go. There'll be no mistakes this time. Cross my heart and hope to die. Not really.
That's all I got for now. Stay tuned. The second book is getting done. Thank you for your interest in The Pendleton Files.
If you haven't bought the first book, here's some links: Barnes & Noble Nook, Amazon, & Smashwords.
As always, comments are welcome. I made it easier.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
"FILE 3297: The Shanghai Tunnels" Update: Price Change at Amazon!
I don't know when it happened, but Amazon is no longer discounting my book, FILE 3297. It's now being sold at its regular price of $2.99.
Sorry if you missed out on the 99 cent deal. On the bright side, it's still the cheapest.
Barnes & Noble has it for $4.99
Everyone else (via Smashwords) : $7.99
As always, any comments are welcome.
Greg Wilhelm, author of The Pendleton Files
Sorry if you missed out on the 99 cent deal. On the bright side, it's still the cheapest.
Barnes & Noble has it for $4.99
Everyone else (via Smashwords) : $7.99
As always, any comments are welcome.
Greg Wilhelm, author of The Pendleton Files
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Wicked Pissed!
I just checked to see which version of my book Smashwords' distributors are selling.
I'm not happy.
To be honest, I don't know how far this goes. Maybe it's just Kobos. I just did a preview check on their website and found that after two weeks of getting it, they are not selling the correct version. I hope I don't have this problem when I publish the second book with BookTangent. I shouldn't, considering they're Penguin.
Okay. Everybody do me a big favor. If you want my book and not be disappointed by getting the fucked up version, then go to Smashwords directly. If want it for less, go to Barnes & Noble's Nook. Even less, go to Amazon. I think they're still selling it for 99 cents.
As always. Comments are welcome.
Greg Wilhelm- author of The Pendleton Files
I'm not happy.
To be honest, I don't know how far this goes. Maybe it's just Kobos. I just did a preview check on their website and found that after two weeks of getting it, they are not selling the correct version. I hope I don't have this problem when I publish the second book with BookTangent. I shouldn't, considering they're Penguin.
Okay. Everybody do me a big favor. If you want my book and not be disappointed by getting the fucked up version, then go to Smashwords directly. If want it for less, go to Barnes & Noble's Nook. Even less, go to Amazon. I think they're still selling it for 99 cents.
As always. Comments are welcome.
Greg Wilhelm- author of The Pendleton Files
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