CELTICLADY'S REVIEWS: Brutal and Perfection by Joel Andre Book Tour with Partners In Crime Tours

I am pleased to welcome Joel Andre, author of Brutal and Perfection as he tours with Partners in Crime Tours.

Tell me about your book. How did you come up with the story?

Brutal is essentially a story of a man seeking revenge on the death of his father. The story is a fast paced read that was based off the title. I wasn’t sure what direction I was going to go in at the time.

Perfection in turn deals with weight loss and the extremes people will go to. I wanted to create an offbeat tale that would take a look at the concept and create and extreme situation that would have a little dark humor blended in.

How did you get interested in writing this particular genre?

I grew up being fascinated by the horror genre. I think it allows one to look into the darker side of life. While modern horror has exchanged the chilling setting and the unknown in favor of explicit gore, I still find classics horror tends to leave you more unsettled in the long run.

What kind of research did you do for this book?

For these titles, I did take some time to research the areas that they were set in and to ensure that my facts were accurate. I probably spent a few hours researching during the writing of both stories.

What are you working on now?

I just finished a short story called, Tea with Death. It is a whimsical and dark tale that I hope readers enjoy. It should be available on the Kindle around the 12^th of March. From there, I am finishing up a story with an Irish theme that should be out in the near future as well.

Thanks Joel for stopping by Celticlady's Reviews on your tour.

To learn more about Joel Andre and his books read mor below:

Brutal Book Details:
Genre:Adult Suspense, Mystery, Thriller,Horror
Publisher: Darkcountry Publications
Publication Date: March 1,2010
Purchase:Amazon

Synopsis:
One dark and warm October night in the heart of Arizona, a group of friends are out for an evening of fun. It was a night for celebration, and to draw them away from the world.

As they drink the night away, a dark and handsome stranger watches them in the distance. His observations going unnoticed as the girls focus on their own conversation.

Too drunk to make it home on their own, the stranger offers the group a ride home in his taxi. Reluctantly, the girls agree.

What follows is a dark and brutal act of revenge decades in the making.

Perfection Book Details:
Genre:Adult Suspense, Mystery, Thriller,Horror
Publisher: Darkcountry Publications
Publication Date: February 12,2010
Purchase:Amazon

Synopsis:
Carol and Tammy Long have fought a constant battle with their weight all their lives. When a stranger on the television offers an amazing new diet plan with a weight loss success rate of 100 percent, Tammy feels like it was an answer to their prayers.

As the pair ventures off to the Verde Valley Weight Loss Clinic things start to take a darker turn. The owner Kathy Black gives them a new take on the classic idea of perfection.

Now, placed in a medical facility where they are constantly monitored, the women learn there is something wrong with perfection.

About Joel:
Joel M. Andre was born January 13, 1981. At a young age he was fascinated with the written word. It was at fourteen that Poe blew his mind, and Andre began to dabble with darker poetry.

Between the years of 1999 and 2007 Joel was featured in various poetry anthologies and publications. In 2008 he released his first collection, Pray the Rain Never Ends

.

Knowing there was something deeper and darker inside of his soul, Joel decided to take a stab at commercialism. Releasing the dark tongue in cheek, A Death at the North Pole

, created a dark world among the death of Kris Kringle. Ultimately providing a tale of redemption.

October of 2008 saw Joel release his second book, Kill 4 Me

. A tale in which a woman is haunted by a vengeful spirit through text messages and instant messaging.

Taking some time off and doing a lot of soul searching, Joel took things in a new direction and dabbled in the Fantasy Genre with, The Pentacle of Light. The tale dealing with five major races battling for control of Earth, and the acceptance of their God.

Finally, after missing his detective Lauren Bruni, he released the book The Return in October 2009, this time moving the action from the North Pole and placing it in the small Arizona community he was raised in.
Andre’s latest book is The Black Chronicles: Cry of the Fallen about a dead man who seeks revenge on the woman that tormented him in peaceful Northern Arizona.

Currently, he resides in Chandler, AZ.
You can visit his website at www.joelmandre.info