THE MYSTERY OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Springfield, VA - Virginia author Austin Camacho has taken the mystery series to a new level. Not afraid to mix it up and put it out there for all to see, Mr. Camacho offers mystery readers a new breed of hero. Hannibal Jones, an African-American and mysterious knight-errant, is dark, dangerous, and diverse. The author, as well as the character, ignores the boundaries of color and cultural difference to make the human spirit the main priority in life and fiction. Echelon Press Publishing invites mystery fans and potential converts to meet Austin S. Camacho, Springfield, Virginia resident and the exhilarating author of the Hannibal Jones Mystery series. His upcoming New Year event will take place at the Waldenbooks, Landmark Mall, 5801 Duke St., Alexandria, VA, on January 20, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. Fans will enjoy chatting with Mr. Camacho as he signs copies of his newest release "Blood and Bone" from Echelon Press and additional titles from his series. For more information contact Tracy McPeck at 703-658-9576

His only hope…

An eighteen-year-old boy lies dying of leukemia. As the members of Kyle's wealthy Virginia family are eliminated, they come to realize that one man could hold the key. The father who disappeared before he was born. But what chance does anyone have following a trail eighteen years cold?

His last chance…

Hannibal Jones, a troubleshooter and self-styled knight errant in dark glasses, takes the challenge. With only two weeks to find the missing man, Hannibal follows a twisting path of deception, conspiracy, and greed. A woman who could be Kyle's illegitimate sister, the woman who could be her mother, and a man who may be the only one to know the truth about Kyle's father.

From Washington to Mexico, Hannibal Jones pursues the truth. But as the danger grows, the chance for survival becomes less likely for everyone involved.

"…an action-packed, sensitively written thriller…a hero whom anyone would want on their side…so many twists and turns that the reader can only hang on until the exciting crescendo. The action spans continents; the characters are chameleons; and the plot is a real corkscrew. A great read from a talented story craftsman!" –Midwest Book Reviews

Austin S. Camacho is the author of four detective novels in the Hannibal Jones series; Blood and Bone, Collateral Damage, The Troubleshooter, and Damaged Goods, plus an action adventure novel, The Payback Assignment." Active in several local writers’ organizations, Camacho is the current president of the Maryland Writers Association, and teaches writing courses at Anne Arundel Community College. By day, Camacho is a public affairs specialist for the Department of Defense. For more than a decade the American Forces Network carried his radio and television news reports. Camacho has settled in Springfield, Virginia with his wife Denise.

For Advance Review Copies and requests for interviews and author events for Austin S. Camacho, please contact Karen L. Syed.

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