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Retirement. Publishers, thank you for the many years of reading pleasure you gave me, but all good things must come to an end. Due to failing eyesight I am forced to retire. I can no longer review your books, and any that you send will be donated to the local library, unread. Do not send any more. I can only read for a couple hours every day, and this does not allow me to finish a book in reasonable time. I will be devoting time to my own books from now on, and reading on a personal level. Books that interest me. I prefer paperbacks and hardbacks, not eBooks. My eyesight has been failing the last few years, and I cannot handle hundreds of review books any more. My books are still available for review. Anyone interested in reviewing any of them, they are found in the Link to Tom’s Books On Amazon. Contact me for pdf copies at fadingshadows40@gmail.com

Showing posts with label Fading Shadows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fading Shadows. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Cover Reveal: Pangaea: Eden's Planet

Cover Reveal: With PANGAEA: EDEN’S PLANET coming off contract in June, I’ve been working on rewrites to the novel, plus Tom TV Powers has provided me with a new cover for the upcoming Kindle book that FADING SHADOWS will release in late June or early July. The story of Pangaea takes place in the Permian Period of our planet’s prehistoric past, 250 million years ago. Seven astronauts go through a time warp in space, and crash land back on Earth. Their mission had been to Mars, but now it has become a mission of survival. One of the main predators of the period is the Dimetrodon, which is featured on the new cover 

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Behind The Mask Volume 4

Behind The Mask Volume 4 by Tom Johnson is now available. Published by FADING SHADOWS. Cover & Title Design by Tom TV Powers. The master crime fighter, Secret Agent X, is called back to duty when an overseas agent warns of an unknown deadly attack aimed at America! But even the unconquerable “X” is not prepared for the deadly menace that has been brought to our shores under cover of darkness. Will the Intrepid Fighter be in time to save his beloved, Betty Dale, when she falls into the den of …Horror’s monsters from hell!
The Lone Eagle must penetrate German skies to rescue two friends, and complete his latest mission, Horror’s monsters from hell. Perhaps the strangest case in his career, he is destined to meet an old enemy from World War 1, as well as face a new danger. A danger that means disaster to America and the Alies, should the German scientists succeed in their new experiments. Can even this master Ace of the skies win through, to bring victory to the Alies?
A mystifying murder mystery ensnares the famous criminologist and sharpshooter, Colonel Jeremiah Custer when his team encounter a young boy accused of mayhem. The lad cannot deny the charges for he can neither hear nor speak. The scientific brain of the greatest man-hunter is put to task as he attempts to unravel this new crime!
When murder strikes the Museum of Natural History, Doc Clarke dons the red velvet mask that sends fear into all the underworld, the Crimson Mask nemesis of all crimedom, but this time he is faced by another creature in a mask, Anubis, the Egyptian god of the Dead! Will he succeed, or become another walking corpse, doing the bidding of an evil master of the dark netherworld?
What did the miniature coffins signify? When men of great wealth and industry begin receiving these tiny replicas of crimson caskets, their days of life are numbered. Who is the fiend behind the murders? Young millionaire playboy, Jimmy Gilmore wants to know, and the dreaded Mr. Death goes in search for coffins of death! $2.99 from Amazon Kindle, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y2HZQ7K/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491428582&sr=1-1&keywords=Behind+The+Mask+Volume+4+by+Tom+Johnson


Wednesday, February 15, 2017

BEHIND THE MASK Volume One

BEHIND THE MASK Volume #1 By Tom Johnson. Published by FADING SHADOWS. Cover titles, design, and logo created by Tom TV Powers. A string of murders and kidnappings lead the Masked Detective on a manhunt that could result in his own death. Follow the intrepid crime fighter as he attempts to unravel these hideous crimes as he embarks on a deadly trail of mystery …
            Clues lead the The Black Bat to theorize that small time crime originates with a traveling circus. He turns his information over to the police department, through his alter ego, blind Tony Quinn. However, the case is not pursued  until a murder is reported at the circus. Now, the Black Bat, nemesis of the underworld, takes flight to find the killer and bring the criminal activity to a close. But at every turn the Black Bat and his team of crime fighters find that they are faced by a super mind working behind the scenes.
When a new inhuman terror strikes the Slums of Akelton City, leaving the acid mark of a Skull on victim’s foreheads, can the Purple Scar uncover the diabolical scheme of a madman, and protect the innocent citizens before death also finds the woman he loves?
Private detective Sam Doyle took the case because he needed the money, but he knew the dame’s husband would never cheat on such a classy doll. But what he turns up is more than he bargained for – Hoodlums, snakes, and a cute kitty!
The Legend disappeared in 1953, and now it’s a decade later, and Carlos Donatti wants to be a Big Shot. What Carlos doesn’t remember is Legends never die.
Available on Kindle format only, for $2.99, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5VKAZG/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485976339&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=behind+the+mask+%231+by+tom+johnson




                             

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

The Man In The Black Fedora

THE MAN IN THE BLACK FEDORA by Tom Johnson: published by FADING SHADOWS. Crime is on the rise in New York. Teams of professional thieves rob an art gallery and museum, while across town hoodlums murder elderly shop owners. From the chaos rises a new hero! His team will challenge the underworld for a reckoning.
         The mob is after her, and Kay Shannon is running for her life when she meets a rescuer in black.
Who is the man in the black fedora? 

It is now available in paperback from the author for $12.00, plus postage. It’s also still available on Kindle for $2.99, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQX83V5/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482014362&sr=1-1&keywords=the+man+in+the+black+fedora+by+tom+johnson

Thursday, August 11, 2016

The Black Shadow


The Black Shadow: Wednesday was a busy day. During the morning I was tied up with the hospital with my doctor’s appointment. Then we had afternoon thunderstorms that kept me off the computer most of the rest of the day. In the meantime I was trying, and not very well, to describe a scene I wanted as a cover to a very understanding Teresa Tunaley. I felt sorry for her trying to interpret my poor ability at describing what I wanted. But the talented artist that she is, Teresa finally picked some of more sane musings from my stumbling mumbo-jumbo, and the result is a fantastic new cover for THE BLACK SHADOW. I want to thank her for this beautiful interpretation of the scene. I’m posting the picture here so you can enlarge it to see the three-dimensional effect. She did this in one day. Thank you so much Teresa.