June 2010 from Tyrus
Books
“Readers will get caught up in this thriller's various plot threads, which will lead them to a sad yet satisfying conclusion.”
A young woman flees abuse; a teen runaway hides a dark secret; an ex-cop chases his own past. All three converge at the harrowing end of a trail of violence stretching from the high desert to the streets of Portland.
- Read: Excerpt, The Idiot With the Pistol
- Watch: Day One Trailer: November 11, Shadow
- Watch: Day One Trailer: November 19, 8:03 a.m.
- Listen: Day One Soundtrack
- See: The Day One Photo Tour
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First runner-up for the 2009 Spotted Owl Award
- In Chasing Smoke news, check out this video review by Reading Sarah: The Awkward Librarian.
Portland homicide detective Skin Kadash just wants to survive cancer treatment so he can get back to the work he loves. When his partner tries to drag him into an unofficial investigation of a series of deaths, he’s not interested — he’s dead-dog sick and doesn’t need the grief — until she reveals the victims all suffered from cancer themselves, and all had one thing in common with Skin. His oncologist.
- Excerpt
- The Chasing Smoke Trailer
- The Chasing Smoke Photo Tour of Portland
- Chasing Smoke Soundtrack
- Available from Bleak House Books
- Now available for Kindle
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News
Ryan Pfeil of the Klamath Falls Herald & News writes about Day One and its southern Oregon settings.
A chat with Toni McGee Causey at Murderati.
Day One release day: The Big Thrill. Also, read a review by the witty and hilarious Harley May! I join Simon Wood and Jan Burke at Jen's Book Thoughts to offer my 6-Word Memoir.
Day One Reviews:
- Phil Hanson: “dark, gritty, compelling thriller.”
- Stuart Cooper’s assessment: “[Day One] is an exceptional book with a great mystery and plenty of action.”
- The Portland Mercury says, “Cameron's ability to paint visuals—especially the seedier streets of Portland and the dark underbelly of its neighborhoods—is laudable.”
- Barbara Tom says, “Cameron has invented a novel filled with complex plotting and writing that is both tough and lyrical.”
- Library Journal's verdict: “Readers will get caught up in this thriller's various plot threads, which will lead them to a sad yet satisfying conclusion.”
- Booklist says, “Unrelievedly bleak and gritty yet thoroughly compelling.”
- Publishers Weekly says, “The characters’ operatically intense passions are powerful.”