Author’s Short Biography:
Steven Nedelton began writing short stories in his teens. He wrote his first novel, ‘Fear Factor’, in the late 90s. ‘Crossroads’ is his new, published, novel. ‘The Raven Affair’, also under contract with Asylett Press, is scheduled to be released by the end of 2009. He is presently working on his fourth novel, ‘Tunnel’, and finishing ‘Fear Factor’.
He lived for several years in Paris, France and London, England and is able to draw from his experiences living abroad to add realistic description of these locales and characters in his novels.
Steven holds a MSME from the PIB (PINY)/NYC and was a P.E. in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has Roman ancestry like Italians.
Headline: Crossroads by Steven Nedelton
"Four guards and a large Siberian dog surround him. The chase car is still flashing red. A Mongol with a flat yellow face and shovel-like incisors is holding his passport and visa. The guard’s Russian is hard to understand; his English is impossible. “My car stalled, I'm a tourist,” he is explaining in his bad Russian to the Mongol. The guard laughs, shows off his incisors, then pokes him in the chest with his gloved forefinger. “You play poker. You, you–capitalist spy,” he says in his best English."
“My dear, dear, friend,” Sokolov started his missive, and continued with...I am sure that by the time you read my letter you will have already had a few friendly dinners with our mutual acquaintance, Burly. I know he likes to talk a lot and I apologize for his often crude manners. But let us leave him the way he is. We cannot change people, their habits. Both of us know that well. And quite often we have to forgive them their little shortcomings. So, back to the business, as the Americans say.
I believe that you have already expressed an interest in my little venture, at least Burly indicated so in our recent telephone conversation. However, I have an additional little request for you. It may appear a bit odd, but please do try to understand my position. I am quite sure you know that I have never believed in seances and the like. Meaning, I can hardly believe in my own existence, never mind something ‘supernatural.’ Be it as it may, my old mother had several ‘experiences’—how should I word it—‘visual encounters,’ perhaps, with my dead brother. He died in the Great War. You cannot imagine how happy she felt, my poor, dear, old mother. So she asked me—can you imagine?—to get in contact with a reliable medium—I believe that is what they call such people—and have them try to get in touch with my dead brother to find out what he wanted to tell her. I am sure that in a big city like Paris there must be a few of those.
That is why I decided to contact you for help. The problem is, he or she would have to talk to my mother directly—she will not have it any other way—and tell her the details..."
Book Details:
Genre: Mystery Thriller/Espionage
Published by Asylett Press October 2009
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Asylett Press (September 15, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934337560
ISBN-13: 978-1934337561
Print Price: $15.85
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Crossroads Book Review
"Crossroads is an international spy thriller with an intriguing plot that twists and turns thus engaging the interest of the reader till the final page. It contains an array of interesting characters ranging from the bottom of the food chain like Mme Benoit, an excop turned killer for hire Hans Polf to the top Russian Special Operations boss Sergey Sokolov. In this spy game no one is spared, no one is indispensable. It's how each character meets his/her end that makes the plot suspenseful and satisfying as a spy thriller. The plot flits back and forth, from the United States, to Russia and to France giving it an international flair. Steven Nedelton has a flair for details - a good example is how the fallen Volkov stalked Solkolov to have his revenge. Time and time again, Nedelton painstakingly builds up a scene before the violence erupted, giving the plot suspense and visual detail. He has a keen eye for details.
A good read for a lazy day at home."
Reviewed by: Mei L, a reader
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"Reminiscent of John Le Carre with a dash of Ian Flemming, Steven Nedelton's Crossroads plunges us deep into the complicated and not yet thawed Cold War mindpower experimentations and its dubious dark characters that once inhabited that volatile underworld. Written with an uncanny knack for plot and time-shifting, this 21st century thriller also introduces us to 20 th century CIA Agent David Tallman, the main character who possesses depth, passion and, in the grand tradition of Hemingway at his best, more than his fair share of tragedy and wickedness. An unusually multi-layered and absorbing novel, Crossroads will be and should be read by thriller and spy novel enthusiasts all over the globe." Reviewed by: Vincent Zandri - author of ‘As Catch Can’ and the forthcoming ‘Moonlight Falls’.
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Readers' Comments:
I thought there was plenty of punch in your writing. Looks like you've done lots of research to make it authentic. Well done. Do you like Robert Goddard? His early stuff is a great benchmark. Cheers, Leo
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Books Coming Soon From Author Steven Nedelton:
The Raven Affair -A Thriller...
To be released by the end of 2009!
Fear Factor Coming Soon!
Tunnel Coming Soon!
Submitted by Theodocia McLean
Owner of Books In Sync
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