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August 19, 2011

Seeking Beta Readers for Supernatural Crime Novel: DEATH PERCEPTION

I’m seeking beta readers for my current work in progress—DEATH PERCEPTION—a supernatural crime story infected with horror yet preserved by a sprinkling of black humor:

DEATH PERCEPTIONNineteen-year-old Kennet Singleton lives with his invalid mother in a personal care home, but he wants out. He operates the crematory at the local funeral home, where he discovers he has a gift for discerning the cause of death of those he cremates—by toasting marshmallows over their ashes.

He thinks his ability is no big deal since his customers are already dead. However, when what he discerns differs from what’s on the death certificate, he finds himself in the midst of murderers. To save the residents and avenge the dead, he must bring the killers to justice.

Take a peek at chapter 1 of DEATH PERCEPTION in PDF. If you’re interested in reading and providing comments on the entire manuscript (70K words), send me an email. Feel free to share this page! Thanks.


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One reply on “Seeking Beta Readers for Supernatural Crime Novel: DEATH PERCEPTION”

Mike Arnzensays:
August 30, 2011 at 8:11 pm

This book is awesome, folks. The black humor is flaky and crispy and the sort you’d find burned around an over-cooked marshmallow. You will only understand the previous comment after you read it. Which you should.

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