Thriller Author Ian Kruger

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Some time last year I mentioned that I am working on a new thriller novel which of which the largest part will play out in Namibia (in the Namib desert, to be exact). I am going on a trip to Namibia very soon for a high school reunion, but I will have ample time to do some research for my book in the desert.

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“Strike of the Black Mamba” is available with free shipping from The Bookdepository. It is currently selling at $11.69 on their site. Please check out if they ship to your country before buying. They are shipping to about 90 countries free of charge, but unfortunately South Africa is not included in the list.

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Currently Tower.com is selling “Strike of the Black Mamba” at a discount (only $9.49). Please check their shipping rates first. You can find the book here: Tower Books.

As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post the paperback version of my thriller novel “Strike of the Black Mamba” (ISBN: 9781920265137) is now available at most online book retailers. Here are some of the sites where you can find the book:

USA: Amazon.com
UK: Amazon.co.uk
Canada: Amazon.ca
Australia: Booktopia.com.au
South Africa: Kalahari.net

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The paperback version of my thriller novel “Strike of the Black Mamba” will now also be published by CruGuru (ISBN: 9781920265137) and be made available at most online book retailers. It has already appeared at many of these websites, but some of the book’s information still needs to be updated by the retailers.

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Not only do I like to read good thriller novels for pure enjoyment, but I also do it to study other authors’ mastery of the craft. I truly believe that if one wants to write in a specific fiction genre, then one should make a good study of what is available out there, especially the good stuff.

I have started to post reviews of some of the books I have read on Amazon and GoodReads, so go and take a look if you want to see how I’ve experienced them.

My thriller novel “Strike of the Black Mamba” has now been published by CruGuru as an e-book in both PDF and Microsoft Reader formats. The ISBN for the PDF version is 9781920265342 and for the Microsoft Reader version is 9781920265359.

The novel is sold via most large online e-book retailers, such as Diesel eBooks, ereadable, Powell’s Books, BooksOnBoard, eBooks About Everything!, eChapterOne.com, etc.

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The research work for my new thriller novel is keeping me quite busy. Not that I mind, though – I love the research as much as I love the writing part.

At the moment I am mainly reading books on topics that I need to know more about and then searching the Internet for additional information. Everything of interest that I find on the Internet, I save on my hard disk in special folders, but some of the stuff I also bookmark.

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I’m currently preparing an e-book version of my thriller novel “Strike of the Black Mamba”. It will be sold via most large online e-book retailers in about 2 months’ time and it will be available in both PDF and Microsoft Reader formats. I will keep you updated when it is ready.

I have started to work on the outline of a new thriller novel. At this stage I only have a good idea of how the first two chapters will go. The rest is mostly a blank, but what I do know, is that the largest part of the story will play out in the Namib desert, in Namibia, of course . Many scenes will also take place at different international destinations. I cannot really divulge anything about the plot at this stage.

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