Today on the show, Jim and Abigail tackle author-submitted blurbs to rip them to shreds and build them back up, one line at a time. Here are this episode’s read-along selections:
--Blurb:Author: A. D. Davies
Title: The Dead and the Missing (Adam Park Thriller Book 1)
A brutal international underworld. A lost girl. A PI determined to burn it all.
Former private investigator Adam Park is living a quiet life of surfing and travel. But when a troubled young woman and her manipulative boyfriend disappear, Adam's former mentor cuts that retirement short.
It seems the pair stole something important from the wrong ruthless criminal - evidence that puts his business and reputation under threat.
Using cutting-edge technology, Adam tracks the pair through the Parisian underworld and into an international organized crime network that treats human life like a business commodity.
To survive ruthless traffickers, confront corrupt law enforcement, and return the girl safely, Adam must burn down his concepts of right and wrong, and draw upon violent facets of his psyche that he has long denied exist.
Because Adam is a good person.
Isn’t he?
The Dead and the Missing is a suspense filled, international mystery & crime thriller, a journey that launches a PI from the relative safety of the corporate world to the hard-boiled existence required to get the job done. At any cost to his soul.
--Ad:
Author: Audrey Rich
Title: Masquerading Our Love (A Stonehaven High Series Book 1)
A decade of silence. How long can Christopher and Thalía keep their identities a secret before their parents tear them apart? Buy now to read if...
Thalía and Christopher are torn apart between fate and their parents in this Romeo and Juliet happily-ever-after story. You can buy now to read...
--Abigail's Targeted Tip:
Review each nugget of information you provide about your MC. Does this create a cohesive (and accurate) picture of who they are?
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