Thriller novels to die for!

2015-05-08T23:13:00.001-04:00

New! Linda Niles reviewed The Final Shortcut

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This was a great read, I hated to put it down. It was so scary I chewed my fingernails wondering what was going to happen next. I enjoyed every page from Woodstock to the truckjackings to the very end in the caves and wished it was longer. I'm a great Stephan King fan but I have to say this was even better. If you like gore you better read this one, there are so many surprises you won't be able to stand it.

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2015-05-08T23:10:00.003-04:00

Audrey rated it 4 of 5 stars

I feel it necessary to qualify my rating of this book. This is not the kind of book I generally enjoy; it's gruesome to say the least. However, I gave it four stars because I had a hard time putting it down. I was enthralled the whole way through. It’s like watching a train wreck or a bad car accident. You don’t want to look because you know it won’t be good, but you can’t NOT look. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1218581824?book_show_action=true&page=1

2015-05-08T23:09:00.003-04:00

Douglas Castagna rated it 4 of 5 stars

One of the major things I liked about this was the back-story. Ray takes the time to tell us about Junior, how he grew up, his parents, and what makes him tick, and how his clock was eventually over wound. This is where his story excelled. We got to know the killer, intimately, and we were guided into his world before it became awash with blood, and we were there for that as well.

Ray created a strong character and a tense story with some nice scenes of violence and gore. Ray is a great new voice in the world of horror. (less) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20337041-the-final-shortcut

2015-05-08T23:07:00.003-04:00

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The Final Shortcut by G. Bernard Ray

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2013-08-05T19:18:00.000-04:00

#vampires
#thriller
#novels
do hashtags work on the blogger

The Final Shortcut video

2013-07-01T23:25:00.001-04:00

WHO AM I?

2013-06-25T00:27:00.000-04:00

I'm A

Novelist, travel writer, blogger
and a wearer of snappy hats.

Dancer, chef, risk taker,
what do you think about that?

Traveler extraordinaire
having been to many lands,

English, Spanish, German,
and I can even talk with my hands.

Life is for the living, not for stupidness, you hear?
Don't be scared, take a shot and scream I WANT MORE!

for "You can never cross an ocean,
if you are afraid to leave the shore"

2013-06-08T13:34:00.002-04:00

VAMPIRES! VAMPIRES!VAMPIRES! VAMPIRES! VAMPIRES! VAMPIRES!VAMPIRES!
STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT GREAT NOVEL. THE LATEST BOOK THAT I HAVE WRITTEN IS BEING EDITED AS WE SPEAK.
It will be over 400 pages of fangs, terror, action and horrific vampires that you do not want to kiss and have babies with.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/101448289956482662006/101448289956482662006/posts

2013-04-12T01:13:00.001-04:00

Here are some more creepy pictures from my travels.....

......just because!

Saber toothed tiger... no really!

Yes, they are all real artifacts, medieval torture devices and mummies, in Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico.
Go see for yourself if you think I am fooling.

2013-04-01T23:37:00.001-04:00

http://gbernardray.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/123/

I am currently looking for a literary agent.The normal process is very trying and it is the bane of my existence. The query letter is an oppressive thing for me. After all I am a novelist, it took me 318 pages to tell the story in "The Final Shortcut"

For a winning query I have to compress that into a paragraph. I really think the query process is prohibitive, and a very small number of those are actually reviewed.

It is no wonder that so many authors are rejected. In fact a lot of now famous authors were rejected over and over. If you can write a fantastic paragraph, then become a newspaper journalist.

I would love a chance to have someone in the business actually review a book and not a letter. But they simply do not have the time to read every book, which brings us back to the short, intense paragraph that is intended to grab their attention and make them say WOW!

My next novel is a vampire tale and it came in at nearly 400 pages. The vampires are not teenage lovesick vampires either. In fact there is only one at first. The alpha vampire and he is someone that you definitely do not want to kiss and make puppy faces with. A query for this is not going to be easy. It takes me three pages just to give the scenario.

Oh well...tis my plight and it shall be my undoing!

2013-03-29T16:53:00.000-04:00

The new vampire novel is finished!!! It is now being reviewed and submitted for editing. The process is not fast, but the hardest part is done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmt8r_afOig&list=UUCSIvrBLClCPNkPoDxqN9aQ&index=1

https://www.facebook.com/GBernardRayNovelist?ref=hl

I will post all the updates as they happen so you will be the first to know when it is ready for print.

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2013-03-20T10:25:00.001-04:00

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The Final Shortcut by G. Bernard Ray

2013-03-18T09:23:00.001-04:00

This is the next best selling novel in North America.

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2013-03-16T00:04:00.002-04:00

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2013-03-12T10:53:00.000-04:00

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2013-03-12T10:33:00.001-04:00

2013-03-12T10:23:00.002-04:00

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KINDLE BOOK REVIEW GROUP

2013-03-10T22:44:00.002-04:00

If you are a fan of the horror genre, if you are a fan of well-written stories, if you are a fan of being scared by the stories you read then "The Final Shortcut" is the book for you. This book reminds me of earlier works by Stephen King, Dean Koontz, or John Saul...if you are a fan of and enjoy these authors then you will enjoy and become a fan of G. Bernard Ray. "The Final Shortcut" is the first book by this talented author and if his future books are like this one then Mr. Ray will have a long career ahead of him.
READ THE FULL REVIEW AT THIS LINK.

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Review of The final Shortcut

2013-03-05T07:53:00.003-05:00

I want to share another fabulous review from the Amazon.com website. Thanks to DrDR, I am very pleased that you enjoyed it, I hope that I gave you a few OMG moments.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, May 15, 2012
By
DrDR - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Final Shortcut (Paperback)
So many books take multiple chapters to even become remotely interesting, but I was hooked on Ray's novel by the end of the first paragraph. The story continues to deliver by being extremely well developed and thought out. There is enough character development that i had no trouble picturing the characters and the scenery with perfect clarity. At the same time, Ray doesnt waste your time describing mundane, useless information that makes you want to wait for the movie. The book simply STAYS interesting in that classic "can't put it down" quality. The story is unbelievably believable, and makes you think this could really happen. One pet peeve of mine with horror stories and "slashers" is the gratuity with which slayings are handed out, and the lack of rationale and motive behind the mayhem. The character "Junior" is so well developed that you actually empathize with him. In fact, I found myself agreeing with him and justifying his actions....at times. I'm very impressed with Ray's story-telling ability. The story flows smoothly, is interesting, captivating, pleasantly demented, and a lot of fun. I can't wait to see if Junior comes back for round two.

2013-02-16T10:26:00.003-05:00

That motley drama- oh, be sure
   It shall not be forgot!
With its Phantom chased for evermore,
   By a crowd that seize it not,
Through a circle that ever returneth in
   To the self-same spot,
And much of Madness, and more of Sin,
   And Horror the soul of the plot.

But see, amid the mimic rout
   A crawling shape intrude!
A blood-red thing that writhes from out
   The scenic solitude!
It writhes!- it writhes!- with mortal pangs
   The mimes become its food,
And seraphs sob at vermin fangs
   In human gore imbued.

Edgar Allan Poe
(excerpt from The Conqueror Worm 1843)

2013-01-07T21:53:00.006-05:00

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2012-12-29T08:24:00.002-05:00

I just received this review and I had to pass it on. I am honored to be compared to one of my main influences, Stephen King. Thank you Anita, I hope to make your acquaintance some day.

Spine-Tingling Good Story, December 28, 2012

The Kindle Book Review

This review is from: The Final Shortcut (Kindle Edition)

"The Final Shortcut" by G. Bernard Ray is one great scary story. If the genre of horror is your favorite then you will want to read this book.

Junior is a troubled young man that had a difficult childhood. At the age of 5 his parents attended Woodstock. One night while they were partying and Junior was sleeping the couple camping next to them made some tea from hallucinogenic mushrooms laced with LSD that they all drank. Unbeknownst to everyone Junior woke up and went outside to see what everyone was up to. He saw a glass partially filled with liquid and being 5 and thirsty he drank some. Of course the liquid wasn't just any liquid but the `special' tea. He wandered off and when he was found a few hours later he was in trouble. He was rushed to the hospital and his life was saved but that drink of tea cost him dearly. His face was permanently deformed and it was thought he would always be a special needs child. Finally the day came when he would attend school and be around other kids...this is when his troubles really began.

One problem Junior had was his temper; he had a hard time controlling it and would often go into rages. As he grew older he found that when he became stressed he would get a headache also and the only thing that would help is to kill; killing seemed to make everything better. As the years went by he added more acreage to the family land, he reinforced the old mine that he and his father found, he built the mansion of hunting shacks, wired everything for security...all so he could hide and enjoy what he did best...kill. There is so much more to this story than Junior's killing but I do not want to give anything away.

"The Final Shortcut" is a well-written horror story. In this book you do not get pages of details about each killing as you would find in a hack and slash movie and that is what makes this story even scarier. The adage of `less is more' is true here. I started this book and from page one I was hooked and stayed that way until I turned the final page. It is hard to describe how scary this book really is. What made this book so good is Mr. Ray did not bog the reader down with useless details about every kill Junior made; he gave just what was needed to tell that part of the story and that is what made the story even better.

If you are a fan of the horror genre, if you are a fan of well-written stories, if you are a fan of being scared by the stories you read then "The Final Shortcut" is the book for you. This book reminds me of earlier works by Stephen King, Dean Koontz, or John Saul...if you are a fan of and enjoy these authors then you will enjoy and become a fan of G. Bernard Ray. "The Final Shortcut" is the first book by this talented author and if his future books are like this one then Mr. Ray will have a long career ahead of him.

5.0 stars

Anita (The Kindle Book Review)

The KBR received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. We are not connected with the author, publisher, or Amazon in any way.

2012-12-17T18:22:00.000-05:00

Everybody loves a grisly Vampire tale and I am no exception. I grew up watching horror movies and reading the macabre tales of Poe, Hitchcock and many others.

My latest novel is, as you might guess, A Vampire tale most grisly. It is almost ready to be submitted to the publisher.

I apologize that I have taken so long, but I refuse to put anything out to my readers until it is ready. I write because I love to.

I do not write for the sole purpose to sell books. So I am more involved with getting the story perfect before it is printed.

This one will certainly not be a poofy teenage love story with fangs. Vampires are evil and I have written a tale about the

ultimate, evil vampire.

This tale goes back to the origins

of the Vampire legends.

This will most definitely be the most original Vampire story that you will read. It has many twists in the plot and as per my usual style of storytelling,

I don't waste a lot of pages with mundane descriptions and filler. I like to hit you with an action packed story that does not let up until

the end. I have read a lot of books that waste a lot of time with fluff and nonsense.
Once my story starts, it does
not stop until you do.

Stay tuned for the release date, but don't hold your breath,

twill be done when

is is done,not

a spine tingling moment

before.

Meanwhile, if you have not already, check out this thriller, chiller, psycho killer novel and come back for more.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Final-Shortcut-Bernard-Ray/dp/143278644X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1351135111&sr=8-2&keywords=g+bernard+ray