Bio Quote :
“I guess you could say the writing bug bit me at an early age. Shortly after watching the first remake of King Kong, around the age of ten or eleven, I scribbled a few lines about a mutant crab attacking the city, and called it a book. I discovered poetry in my teens and continue to write verse today. However, that kid's dream of writing a book never went away. Lighting the Dark Side was published in April 2008, and full length novel will be released in the fall 2009.
Lighting the Dark Side: Six Modern Tales
by William R. Potter
LIGHTING THE DARK SIDE won the 2009 Allbooks Review Editor’s Choice Award for short story collections.
The stories...
LIGHTING THE DARK SIDE is a collection of six stories. Each selection features leading characters that live their lives as normally as possible and then suddenly find themselves in extraordinary situations.
Bent, Not Broken. Dwayne Johnson knows he is different. He lives in a world that can always be depended on to remind him of his strangeness. Despite his social awkwardness, Dwayne meets a beautiful woman at a bus stop and soon his entire life transforms. Unfortunately his obsessions work against him, keeping the couple apart pushing Dwayne to the point of alcoholism and insanity.
In the Gray. Michael Connor is estranged from his entire family and for good reason. His father is wife beating racist, his brother a corrupt politician, and his mother is all too willing look the other way. Unfortunately his loving Mum won’t stop calling…insisting that he become more like his sibling and settle down and take a wife.
Blessing or Curse? When Brad Stewart won eleven million dollars in the lottery he would never have guessed a group of extortionists would kidnap his son for ransom. His decision to follow the kidnapper’s demands and not involve the police is a choice that will threaten his marriage and his life with the violence of vigilantism.
May 18th Trevor Woodward just wants to go home after a long day at work. He is tired of all the talk about the approaching "comet" that may or may not strike the earth. However, he can’t shake the feeling that he has lived through the events of the historic day before. Or is it many times?
Prominent Couple Slain. Detective Jack Staal of the Hanson Police Major Crime Section has recently transferred from the Vancouver Police departments MCS. Burnt out, tired and weary of Homicide, he’s looking forward to the lower profile cases of a small town. That wish is dashed when a former Mayor candidate and his wife are found murdered.
Surviving the Fall. Since childhood, James Goodal has had a soft spot for stray creatures offering as many as possible a good home. Now James is separated from his wife, depressed and alone. Then one afternoon, a few days before Christmas, he meets a young street girl named Ashley. Days after taking her in, his simple life is turned into a nightmare of violence and death as Ashley’s past catches up to her at Goodal’s home.
Product Details:
Paperback: 260 pages
Publisher: Xlibris (April 29, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1436312531
ISBN-13: 978-1436312530
$19.99 online price at Amazon and Barnes and Nobles
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E-Book Version ISBN 978-1-906806-79-8, 9781906806644
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Praise for William Potter and LIGHTING THE DARK SIDE:
"These novellas and short stories are definitely page-turners. I shouldn’t think it’d be long before a major publishing house snaps Mr. Potter up because he belongs on the bookshelves with the likes of Jeffery Deaver and Peter Abrahams."
Highly recommended by reviewer: Jan Evan Whitford, Allbooks Reviews
"Potter shines a little light on the darker side of humanity. Fans of modern fiction will enjoy Lighting The Dark Side."
Debra Gaynor, Review Your Book.com
"This book, Lighting the Dark Side, by William R. Potter, will definitely be enjoyed by all fans of fiction. I think that it would make an excellent selection for a reader’s group or for a college course."
Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (7/08)
"Potter’s writing skills shine as a storyteller throughout his collection. I highly recommend Lighting the Dark Side to all readers. His stories captivate the mind in all respects. I hope to see more works from William Potter soon!
Reviewed by Mona Lisa Safai for TCM Reviews
"Lighting the Dark Side consists of six short stories, all of which are very different and unique, spanning the full gamut of fictional genres. After reading all three of the novellas and all three of the shorter works, I can honestly say that I enjoyed each and every one of them."
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads.com (9/08)
"A remarkably well-written collection of six ironic tales. Each story touches on reality as you’re guided through the lives of characters that are not too much different from ourselves. Captivating storytelling, drawing the reader in and keeping them enthralled."
Reviewed by TJ Jenkins for PremierBookReviews.com
Coming Soon!
DEAD of KNIGHT-A Jack Staal Mystery
by William R. Potter (author of LIGHTING THE DARK SIDE)
Your next birthday could be murder! Believing he is a soldier of justice, a misguided young man begins a callous campaign of terror murdering women on their birthdays. Convinced of his righteousness he continues his brutal crusade forcing the citizens of Hanson B.C. to acknowledge a serial killer active in their rural community.
The Mounties always get their man…but not if Jack Staal gets him first! The Royal Canadian Mounted Police put their Integrated Homicide Investigation Teams into action. Detective Jack Staal and the rest of Hanson PD are invited to support the RCMP. However, Staal, the once elite major-crime investigator reduced to small-town detective is desperate for redemption. He ignores protocol to work a case that is not his to solve.
Told from the perspective of both killer and cop DEAD of KNIGHT is a cat and mouse thriller sure to delight fans of Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta or Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch.
Author Contact:
wrpotter@booksinsync.com
Please visit William R. Potter’s Author’s Web Page:
http://www.booksinsync.com/multibookauthors/potterwilliam.html
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