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Books with a Theme: SHAKESPEARE'S BLOOD

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Last week's post was about four authors who've joined together to celebrate Shakespeare's work. We've each written a mystery, set in modern times, that connects to the Bard. That led me to wonder who the other authors were and why they chose Shakespeare as a theme for their books. Here's what I found out. Nancy G. West, who wrote NINE DAYS TO EVIL, ( http://tinyurl.com/a9aswr9 ) tried to convince herself to love business, but writing was always tugging on her sleeve. She went back to college and studied English literature. I can guess there was some time spent on the works of you-know-who.                     Lise McClendon, author of PLAN X     ( http://smarturl.it/plan–x )  likes Gothic novels (which were my faves growing up) and thrillers (which PLAN X is). What could be more natural than combining those things with Shakespeare's work? Love, blood, a little scary stuff--It's perfect. Cindy Brown's book MACDEATH ( http://amzn.to/1O

Having Fun on Shakespeare's 400th

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To celebrate Shakespeare’s brilliance and honor  the  400th anniversary of his death,  4 mystery authors  share their  contemporary novels connected to the Bard.                       MACDEATH, mystery by Cindy Brown.“A gut-splitting mystery…a hilarious riff on the Scottish play (*Mystery Magazine*). When actress Ivy Meadows scores her first big break as an acrobatic witch in a circus-themed production of *Macbeth, *she forgets all about the famous curse*--*until one of the cast dies on opening night. http://amzn.to/1Ohx14f   PLAN X by Lise McClendon - A quick and thoughtful thriller that takes  Officer Cody Byrne around the globe in a series of murderous twists that include  shocking personal discovery, Shakespearean drama and royal connections that  she never could have seen coming. - Indie Reader http://smarturl.it/plan--x   NINE DAYS TO EVIL, psychological suspense by Nancy G. West. A newly  wed graduate student studies Shakespeare and