British author breaks American market. Turtle Island published Nov 3.

Betsie... Suspense/Thriller: Remarkable storytelling! As chilling as the Bone Collector and as intriguing as the Truman Show... what a combination. Joyce Rapier... A web of deception, entwined with a depth of sensual sex undergoing a great murder mystery. Great. Lynn Barry...Riveting plotline...looks like a winner! Valerie Boggess...Sounds like a winner! Full of suspense and intrigue. Very well written, sounds like a must read book. "A peaceful haven, now turned to fear, a body washed ashore up the river." This is exciting and full of intrigue! Maria Fiorille...A must read for all those intrigued by suspense and seduction.

...PRESS RELEASE

Betsie... Suspense/Thriller: Remarkable storytelling! As chilling as the Bone Collector and as intriguing as the Truman Show... what a combination.
Joyce Rapier... A web of deception, entwined with a depth of sensual sex undergoing a great murder mystery. Great.
Lynn Barry...Riveting plotline...looks like a winner!
Valerie Boggess...Sounds like a winner! Full of suspense and intrigue. Very well written, sounds like a must read book. "A peaceful haven, now turned to fear, a body washed ashore up the river." This is exciting and full of intrigue!
Maria Fiorille...A must read for all those intrigued by suspense and seduction.   

Turtle Island is the debut novel from Kent based author Darren E Laws. 'Turtle Island is a crime thriller set on a fictional island in Missouri, America. 'Turtle Island explores the boundaries of the Internet and Reality TV audience involvement bringing contemporary issues within the realms of a traditional psychological thriller.

A brief synopsis follows...

A tranquil island gripped with fear, a detective and his family are about to be publicly executed, and time is running out.

When the body of a man is washed up in the river; Turtle Island, Missouri awakes from being a peaceful haven and is thrust into the attention of the national media. The case is solved too conveniently and F.B.I agent Georgina O'Neil is left with severe doubts - have they caught the right man? A feeling that is justified after case Detective Montoya and his family are kidnapped and a web site is set up promising America its first live execution. Turtle Island is now thrust into global spotlight and the world gets to vote on who the killer will choose next. As O'Neil digs deeper she finds evidence of a paedophile ring that could run into the heart of the police. No longer sure who they can trust, Agent O'Neil and Detective LaPortiere have to find the Montoya's and save them before an 8pm deadline. The clock is ticking...

Born in London. Darren began writing seriously in the 1990s and had success in winning a BBC Radio 4 short story competition. He had various short stories published in magazines and an anthology before publishing a collection of short stories in late 1998. Darren lives in Kent with his wife, Natalie.
Turtle Island is his first novel.

Visit the website: www.turtleislandthenovel.tk

Requests for an ARC can be made by media and reviewers to support@publishamerica.com