Thursday, 30 January 2014
Published
by Warped Tomato
Publishing
A gripping YA novel for the
Facebook generation.
"I love you."
Lilly's heart misses a beat when these words appear on her screen.
Okay, she'd love to have a boyfriend, and when Ian sends her a friendship
request, she eagerly accepts. He just looks so gorgeous in the pictures. But
when she's about to meet him in person, things take a dramatic turn. Who is Ian
really? And how far will he go to get what he wants?
3 Rules Against Cyberstalking:
1. Don't accept friendship requests from people you've never met.
2. Don't look at their photos.
3. Don't fall in love.
PRAISE for
"Cyberstalker":
"Gripping and insidiously convincing,
CYBERSTALKER will simultaneously thrill and appal readers, who may start to
wonder who might really be on the other end of every Internet
conversation." MG Harris, international best-selling author of "The
Joshua Files"
About the Author
I’ve always read a
lot and started writing when I was ten. Reading and writing have always helped
me in my life, and I need both the same way that I need air to breathe. During
my time at school I wrote a Sherlock Holmes novel, one horror and two adventure
novels, and lots of short stories. My inspirations were Jules Verne, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, Stephen King and Ray Bradbury – quite a weird mixture, I know.
My great mentor was
my granddad, who was hilariously funny and inspiring. He read all my stuff and
was happy for me, and he also found out that in the early 19th
century one of our ancestors, Wilhelm Zahn, produced amazing books about the
ancient murals in Pompeii and was friends with Goethe. This provided even more inspiration,
as did all those late-night films I watched when I was home alone: mostly old
B-monster-movies by Jack Arnold (“Tarantula”, “Creature from the Black
Lagoon”), “The Thing from Another World”, and John Carpenter’s “The Fog”.
Our
old house always creaked and cracked, and that didn’t help. Well, it sure got
my imagination going…
Later, while studying
at uni I started producing computer software, for example the first language
learning software on CD, and guidebooks for teachers about the new media, like the
first didactical treatment of teaching film analysis.
On my way to school
one morning I came up with the idea for “Granny Gertrude”, which then led to
the stories about Tom and “TEAM 002″. I’ve always been a great fan of James
Bond, and it’s kind of funny that there even is a Bond story titled “The
Hildebrand-Rarity”, which was used as a source for the Bond film “Licence to
kill” (1989). So it’s only logical for Tom, the hero of my secret agent
thrillers, to admire James Bond. The idea for “Cyberstalker” came about during
my work as leader of our team for crisis intervention. It’s more grounded in
reality than you would like to know.
I love England,
first and foremost our English friends and Dartmoor, where Sherlock Holmes
chased the “Hound of the Baskervilles”. The small village of Postbridge
has become our second home, and we love exploring the area and sitting round
the fireplace, chatting with friends.
At our school, I currently hold the post
of Deputy Headmaster. I also coordinate our crisis & counseling team. We endeavour
to help our pupils, mostly to make them resilient against bullying,
cyberbullying, cyberstalking etc. What’s most important job is creating a good
atmosphere at school. We also work within a great network of partners such as
other schools and counseling centres.
Author Links
The overall tour giveaway will be a movie
script with authenticated autographs.
Rafflecopter code: a Rafflecopter giveaway
Great as always!
Thank you for helping spread the word about Cyberstalker JB.
Appreciate your support.
Shaz
Sounds like a great book - my daughter will be downloading (and keeping her fingers crossed for the script!). Good luck with the tour!