Review: Misplaced - Lee Murray - December 2013 Do you remember reading stories of people who pop out for a second to grab something or go for a drive and just vanish into thin air? We think about how on earth this could actually happen and wouldn't somebody spot them or find their body ? How could someone completely vanish from our lives ?  Misplaced is a story of one boy's journey and the year that will follow him , a year of distraught, confusion and anguish as for Adam - his mother popped out to go to the local dairy and never came home. The novel chronicles Adam and his family's reactions , his friendships and how life can change drastically in a blink of an eye. What I liked about Misplaced was that thank goodness Adam still had his two best friends Kieran and Corey to rely on and that no matter what happened they were there for him. In terms of gender based reading, this book can be enjoyed by all teens but I found it is sp...

    Review: Misplaced - Lee Murray - December 2013 Do you remember reading stories of people who pop out for a second to grab something or go for a drive and just vanish into thin air? We think about how on earth this could actually happen and wouldn't somebody spot them or find their body ? How could someone completely vanish from our lives ?  Misplaced is a story of one boy's journey and the year that will follow him , a year of distraught, confusion and anguish as for Adam - his mother popped out to go to the local dairy and never came home. The novel chronicles Adam and his family's reactions , his friendships and how life can change drastically in a blink of an eye. What I liked about Misplaced was that thank goodness Adam still had his two best friends Kieran and Corey to rely on and that no matter what happened they were there for him. In terms of gender based reading, this book can be enjoyed by all teens but I found it is specifically targeted ...

    The Next Big Thing… Thanks to Paula Phillips, my favourite reviewer, for allowing me to guest post here on her blog, and to writer Paulette Rae for inviting me to follow on from her own Next Big Thing: http://pbrae.blogspot.co.nz/ 1: What is the working title of your book(s)? Misplaced 2: Where did the idea come from for the book? The story was inspired by my friend Florence Bloise. Florence is a wife, an accomplished artist, a self-confessed ‘gourmande’, and the over-indulgent mother of three gorgeous children. Florence is also missing. For a decade now, the people left behind, those who love Florence, have been waiting, hoping, for her safe return. I believe I wrote Misplaced hoping to catch a glimpse of my friend in the pages, or perhaps to uncover the elusive clue that will ultimately bring her home. 3: What genre does your book come under? YA contemporary. 4: Which actors would you choose to play y...

  Today is a wonderful day as it marks the release of Nina D'Angelo's debut novel "Nowhere to Run" to the world. It can be found for sale at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BDRVGY8     To Help Celebrate the release of the novel , fellow Authoress Lee Murray - author of "A Dash of Reality" and "Battle of the Birds" available for sale at http://www.oceanbooks.co.nz/ has written an amazing piece for us at The Phantom Paragrapher.     Profile of a Crime Writer By Lee Murray With the recent release of Nina D’Angelo’s psychological crime thriller Nowhere to Run , her chilling debut novel, I’ve been pondering the make-up of this strange breed of writers whose genre of choice is one of suspense, murder and gore. Why go for tales of darkened rooms and trails of blood when there are so many other equally-entertaining lighter genres to stick one’s teeth into, and without the need to trawl the net for lessons in where to ...