Enticements

I find that I am fascinated with the growing phenomenon of book trailers. I've blogged about this before, and I just found another one that is simple yet compelling - Deanna Raybourn's Silent on the Moor. Some trailers are pretty elaborate and feel more like mini-movies than advertisements for a book. Perhaps trailers are the new way to entice readers of the tweeting/blogging/gaming generation. I'd love to hear what others think about this - would you be more likely to read a book based on a trailer than on a traditional print review?

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SECRET SERVICE

FVRL has a new book on order about the Secret Service, and it looks really interesting. The author has been making the talk show rounds recently, playing up the "never before revealed" stories contained in the book. The title is: In the President's Secret Service: behind the scenes with agents in the line of fire and the Presidents they protect, by Ronald Kessler. And since this title is just "on order", why not try this one while you wait: Standing next to history: an agent's life in the Secret Service by Joseph Petro.

REDISCOVERING JOHN SANDFORD

I've been listening to John Sandford books lately as I commute to work. His latest, Wicked Prey, is set in Minneapolis as the city hosts the Republican National Convention. The "Prey" series began back in the late 80s with Rules of Prey, and features the main character detective Lucas Davenport. After reading the first few books long ago, I drifted away from the series, but now I am rediscovering the author's fantastic ability to create interesting characters and to move the story along in a fast-paced suspenseful manner.