Double Book Launch: A.J. Devlin and Niall Howell

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A double book launch of mystery and noir horror! A.J. Devlin and Niall Howell will be in-store discussing their new books.

Join Shelf Life Books and NeWest Press for a fun October Double Book Launch! We&#x27;re excited to launch A.J. Devlin&#x27;s third book in the Hammerhead mystery series, <a href="https://bookmanager.com/7603274/?q=h.tviewer&amp;using_sb=status&amp;qsb=keyword&amp;qse=s55Ya9REjhBA3XNi_wvmSA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Five Moves of Doom</a>, and Niall Howell&#x27;s new coming of age noir horror, <a href="https://bookmanager.com/7603274/?q=h.tviewer&amp;using_sb=status&amp;qsb=keyword&amp;qse=s55Ya9REjhBr35LZK2crAQ" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">There Are Wolves Here Too</a>Though masks are voluntary, they are appreciated! ABOUT FIVE MOVES OF DOOM Hired by local mixed martial arts trainer Elijah Lennox to find a missing UFC Championship belt, pro-wrestler PI &quot;Hammerhead&quot; Jed must extract answers from the tight-knit MMA community. Still consuming his weight in banana milkshakes, Jed ventures into a world of jewel thieves, bodybuilders, eccentric yoga enthusiasts, and adorable baby goats. As he infiltrates an exclusive and unique no-holds-barred fight club, Jed might just find himself down for the count...Five Moves of Doom is a high-altitude and high-attitude entry in A.J. Devlin&#x27;s award-winning mystery series, one that finds its hero pushed to his absolute limit, relying on his closest allies to survive, and making choices he never thought he&#x27;d have to make.ABOUT THERE ARE WOLVES HERE TOOSpilt blood whets the appetite of a ravine at the heart of Haddington Springs, a bedroom community with a closet full of bones.It&#x27;s 1997, and Robin and his two best friends, Steph and Dylan, are ready to dive into their first summer as teenagers. But when Catherine, a classmate&#x27;s younger sister, disappears, Robin finds his carefree life of mall arcades, soccer, and slasher movies swapped out for one of paranoia, guilt, and confusion. While parents form search parties and police chase vaporous leads, Robin becomes convinced that there is a darker element at play, one that he might have accidentally set loose. All the while, he is trying to figure out his changing relationships, growing closer to Steph as his friendship with Dylan is increasingly marred by mercurial moods and secrets. Delving into the most awkward and bewildering time of adolescence, Niall Howell&#x27;s There Are Wolves Here Too blends coming of age with noir and horror elements as we move with Robin through the difficulties of learning who to trust and when to trust yourself.ABOUT THE AUTHORSA.J. Devlin grew up in Greater Vancouver before moving to Southern California where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from Chapman University and a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from The American Film Institute. After working as a screenwriter in Hollywood, he moved back home to Port Moody, BC, where he now lives with his wife and two children.Cobra Clutch, the first book in the &quot;Hammerhead&quot; Jed professional wrestling mystery-comedy series, was released in spring 2018 and nominated for a Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery and won the 2019 Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. The sequel, Rolling Thunder, was released in spring 2020 and was featured in the Vancouver Sun, The Province, The Globe and Mail, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal, and on CBC The Next Chapter. For more information on A.J. and his books, please visit<a href="https://ajdevlin.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> ajdevlin.com</a>.Niall Howell lives in Calgary, Alberta with his wife, son, and pets. His debut noir novel Only Pretty Damned was shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction. His short fiction has been featured in The Feathertale Review and FreeFall. He can be found on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/niall_howell?s=20&amp;t=gWk6q3b_rmrAZapBapmKAg" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@niall_howell</a>.

Double Book Launch: A.J. Devlin and Niall Howell

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