A DEEPER DARKNESS, Dr. Samantha Owens #1, coming 4.17.12

I know, I know, I've been holding out. It's finally time to share what A DEEPER DARKNESS is about, and the amazing advance praise it's been getting. The cover is still being finalized, but I know y'all don't want to wait anymore. I'll have much more to say about the book closer to release day. So, without further ado... I bring you the first installment in a brand new series featuring medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens.

A DEEPER DARKNESS

Coming April 17, 2012 
(pre-order yours today!)

"Shocking suspense, compelling characters and fascinating forensic details.  
When it comes to fast-paced thrillers, J.T. Ellison always has her game on."
~Lisa Gardner, #1 NYT bestselling author of CATCH ME

Into the Flood Again

 
As a medical examiner, Samantha Owens knows her job is to make a certain sense of death with crisp methodology and precision instruments. But the day the Tennessee floods took her husband and children, the light vanished from Sam's life. She's pulled into a suffocating grief no amount of workaholic ardor can penetrate—until she receives a peculiar call from Washington, D.C.

On the other end of line is an old boyfriend’s mother, asking Sam to do a second autopsy on her son. Eddie Donovan is officially the victim of a vicious carjacking, but under Sam’s sharp eye the forensics tell a darker story. The ex-Ranger was murdered, though not for his car.

Forced to confront the burning memories and feelings about yet another loved one killed brutally, Sam loses herself in the mystery contained within Donovan’s old notes. Leading her to the untouchable Xander Whitfield, a soldier off-grid since his return from Afghanistan, and then to a series of brutal crimes stretching from that harsh mountainous war zone to this nation’s capital, the tale told between the lines makes it clear that nobody’s hands are clean, and that making sense of murder sometimes means putting yourself in the crosshairs of death.

"A DEEPER DARKNESS has everything I love in a thriller: stunning twists and shocks, fascinating forensics, and heroines I deeply cared about. JT Ellison is one of the best writers in the game."
~Tess Gerritsen, NYT bestselling author of THE SILENT GIRL

"A DEEPER DARKNESS is not only a compelling thriller but a multilayered meditation on grief and loss. Dr. Samantha Owens is a forensic investigator with heart and soul and this is the start of a most promising new series for rising star JT Ellison."
~Jeff Abbott, NYT bestselling Author of ADRENALINE

"Intense and riveting, A DEEPER DARKNESS is JT Ellison at her finest. Dr. Samantha Owens is one of the most memorable and engaging characters in thriller fiction today. I want more Sam! JT Ellison is a master storyteller, and ultimately A DEEPER DARKNESS is an extraordinary story of life and hope. Superb!"
~Carla Neggers, NYT bestselling author of Saint's Gate

"A Deeper Darkness hits all the right notes: terrific characters, great setting, fast pace and fascinating storyline. Dark and compelling, rich with authentic detail, I couldn’t put it down. Look out Kay Scarpetta, there’s a new medical examiner on the block."
~Erica Spindler, NYT bestselling author of WATCH ME DIE

"A Deeper Darkness is everything a great thriller should be: clever, complex, and captivating. J.T. Ellison’s gripping new series is a winner!"
~Allison Brennan, NYT bestselling author of SILENCED

Comments

[Tammy Cravit]

Can't wait to read this - it sounds terrific! Do you know when the ebook will be available for pre-order, by chance?

[Kelli Jo Calvert]

I cannot wait to read this book!!!

[Mary]

Can't wait! Will you please let us know when we can pre-order on Amazon for Kindle? Currently only the hard copy can be pre-ordered. Sometimes it takes a while for them to get that setup, but I don't want to forget and wait 1 day longer than necessary to dive into Sam's story!!! Thanks

[Kelly Saderholm]

I would love to read this book. I love reading about places and events close to me-I'm just a couple hours north of Nashville, and went through the floods. Very curious to see how a writer uses that experience. This sounds really wonderful.

[JT Ellison]

Hi y'all - thanks for the support!

Tammy and Mary - the pre-orders for ebooks usually start a few weeks before release, so be looking at April 1 or so.

Thanks, Kelli with an I

And Kelly with a Y - I think I zeroed in on the loss especially. If you're interested in what I wrote about the floods when they happened, here is a link:
http://www.jtellison.com/tao-of-jt/2010/5/14/of-hypocrisy-and-floods.html

[Sarah Butland]

Introduced to JT Ellison through Slices of Night and can't wait to read more!
Reading her work is just as celestial as Heavenly Hash icecream!!

[Amanda K Kellison]

I am so sad! I thought poor Sam had been through enough with everything that happened to her in Taylor's books. After 7 books, you get a kind of conenction to people in books, but I learned early on, with this author, no one is safe! But the twins? I look to fiction for mystery, suspense and all, but maybe have some sort of a kinda, happy ending. Is there going to be any mention of Taylor in these books?