Crime Thriller
Date Published: July 2, 2017
Publisher: JEC Press
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Every Emily Stone Thriller is a stand-alone novel.
From the multi-award winning series:
What happens when one California community has a disturbing spike in homicides? It catapults cops into a deadly game of murder. Frozen human body parts hideously displayed at the crime scenes offers a horrifying interpretation that only a sadistic serial killer could design—and execute.
On the hunt for a complex serial killer, vigilante detective Emily Stone must face her most daring case yet. Stone’s proven top-notch profiling skills and forensic expertise may not be enough this time.
Young and ambitious, Detective Danny Starr, catches the homicide cases and discovers that it will test everything he knows about police work and the criminal mind. Can he handle these escalating cases or will the police department have to call in reinforcements—the FBI.
Emily Stone’s covert team pushes with extreme urgency to unravel the grisly clues, while keeping their identities hidden from the police. With one last-ditch effort, Stone dangles someone she loves as bait to draw out the killer. She then forces the killer out of their comfort zone with her partner Rick Lopez, and with help from a longtime friend Jordan Smith. A revelation of the serial killer’s identity leaves the team with volatile emotions that could destroy them.
The killer continues to taunt and expertly manipulate the police, as well as Stone’s team, and as they run out of time—they leave behind everyone and everything—in Dead Cold.

 

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About the Author

Jennifer Chase is a multi award-winning author and consulting criminologist. She has authored eight crime fiction novels, including the multiple award-winning Emily Stone thriller series along with a screenwriting workbook.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor degree in police forensics and a Master’s degree in criminology. These academic pursuits developed out of her curiosity about the criminal mind as well as from her own experience with a violent sociopath, providing Jennifer with deep personal investment in every story she tells. In addition, she holds certifications in serial crime and criminal profiling. She is an affiliate member of the International Association of Forensic Criminologists.

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How to Plug Into Reader Emotions:

In my Emily Stone Thriller Series, I write about a woman driven by her desire to track down serial killers and child abductors, alone and covertly, because the police couldn’t or wouldn’t do the job. Emily Stone fills the need where politics, budget, and inexperience sometimes overflows into criminal investigations from the law enforcement perspective.I bet I have you thinking now! Some of you may be thinking, “cool” (excited) “yeah, right” (annoyed) “scary” (frightened) “I wonder what’s going to happen next?” (eager) “sounds like a thriller” (anticipating) “why would this woman do this?” (suspicious or angry) and the list goes on…Books elicit emotions from potential readers, even before a person cracks open the book or clicks the e-reader next page button. This is all accomplished by reading the synopsis or hearing about it. Emotion is a particular feeling that characterizes a natural state of mind.  Readers want to experience a challenge or struggle, be touched in some way, or escape to a far, far away place. I know that I do!

Here are some things I have learned along the way about eliciting emotions from readers:

1. Write characters worth caring about and some characters you love to hate—plain and simple. Dig into your characters psyches and create the delicate layers that make up a particular individual.
2. Write scenes, don’t tell us about them. Readers want to feel, smell, and taste what’s going on. Writers are creative and have a story to tell, so create a scene!
3. Move the story along… I love a book that takes off like a carnival ride with ups and down, and then a BIG free fall. After all, readers pay the price for a ticket and they are expecting a thrilling ride.
4. Don’t hold back or hesitate with the story. This is a biggie for me. I had a tendency to hold back in my writing, but not anymore.  I let my characters guide me and sometimes the outcome even surprises me.
5. Have plenty of surprises! It’s not things that happen out of thin air; but rather, strive to really surprise the reader and give them that “aha” moment.
6. Keep details straight and to the point. I’m not saying write like a boring police report, but keep it direct and moving along.                                                                                                                        7. Set up scenes to help evoke emotions with readers. It can be a beautiful and picturesque scene or a disturbing and frightening location.

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