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2023 International Book Awards Finalist, Horror: SPECTER, the Lazarus Project

June 26, 2023 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

S.P.E.C.T.E.R. - The Lazarus Project, Book 1Congratulations to Carrie Merrill,

2023 International Book Award – Horror, Award Finalist

SPECTER, The Lazarus Project, Book 1 SPECTER series

When gifted homicide detective Ryan Mills is recruited to a top-secret FBI division known as S.P.E.C.T.E.R., the world of the supernatural becomes more real than she could have ever imagined. She is introduced to an incredible device known as Lazarus, which can replay the events of a crime with the smallest pieces of available evidence. With the help of her new partner, Special Agent Sam Masters, and Dr. Matthew Holbrook, the research scientist who created Lazarus, Ryan is plunged into the paranormal exploration of unsolved murders. [Read more…] about 2023 International Book Awards Finalist, Horror: SPECTER, the Lazarus Project

Filed Under: Authors, Book Awards, News & Highlights, Paranormal Tagged With: carrie merrill, horror, International Book Award, paranormal, psychic thrillers, suspense

SPECTER ~ The Lazarus Project, A Paranormal Suspense Thriller

July 23, 2021 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

S.P.E.C.T.E.R. - The Lazarus Project, Book 1
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~ A PARANORMAL SUSPENSE THRILLER

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In the afterglow, the grid vanished, and Ryan’s breath caught in her throat when she saw what remained. There was Jean, walking through her living room just as she had imagined her. Except, this woman was outlined in a halo of blue light—a hologram with every living detail that had been Jean—when she was alive. [Read more…] about SPECTER ~ The Lazarus Project, A Paranormal Suspense Thriller

Filed Under: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Paranormal Tagged With: book series, carrie merrill, CM Publishing, CMP Author, FBI, ghosts, new release, paranormal mystery, police protocol, serial killer

Time of Death, Not all Secrets Stay Buried by Carrie Merrill

May 3, 2021 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

Time of Death, Not All Secrets Stay Buried, by Carrie Merrill
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Evan Jenson finds herself lost in a world between life and death, but something else is there with her. Something sinister, demanding that its secrets be revealed.

~ A PARANORMAL GHOSTLY THRILLER

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Dr. Evan Jensen is a fourth-year resident in a General Surgery program at St. John’s Hospital in Chicago, where she must face life and death decisions on a daily basis. After she is the passenger in a horrific car accident, she is taken to the same trauma hospital where she works. Comatose and with life-threatening injuries, random and misty images dance around in her silent brain. Evan finds herself lost in a world between life and death, but something else is there with her. Something sinister and terrifying. [Read more…] about Time of Death, Not all Secrets Stay Buried by Carrie Merrill

Filed Under: Authors, Books, Paranormal Tagged With: carrie merrill, Christopher Matthews Publishing, CM Publishing, CMP Author, crime, light horror, medical thriller, murder mystery, new release, paranormal mystery, thiriller

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Ronald P. “Ron” Lovell, Author, Friend

August 1937 — March 2025

Ron Lovell was born in Colorado Springs and later graduated from UCLA. After serving in the Army, he built a journalism career and became a beloved OSU professor. In retirement, he wrote two mystery series—14 Thomas Martindale books and 4 featuring Lorenzo Madrid.

I’ll miss your “serious” critiques, that sent me into laughing fits on how my writing as “too cutsie” and our weekly donuts and coffee runs, talking about writing, stories, and everything in between.

You were and still are my best friend.

Read more about Ron at: RonLovellAuthor.com

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