Posts by Mike Nemeth
“Parker’s Choice” to be released March 17,2021
I’m pleased to announce that Parker’s Choice, my third novel, will be released by Southern Fried Karma under it’s Brown Chicken Books imprint. Framed for murder and on-the-run an innocent man is forced to become an outlaw. Hiding from his troubled past in Atlanta, Parker, a principled but conflicted man, can’t escape his enemies. His…
Read MoreA Writer’s Critique of Game of Thrones
Warning: If you haven’t found the time yet to watch the final episode of Game of Thrones, do not read this post. As with all good stories, Game of Thrones had a theme and a story arc and writers David Benioff and Dan Weiss remained faithful to both in devising the final episode. The theme,…
Read MoreBook People/Mystery People Review of The Undiscovered Country
“The Undiscovered Country is that rare thriller where the reader can relate. [Nemeth] uses real frustrations we have with both the health care system and hose closest to us to explore themes of identity and secrets that reverberate from the past. The result is a one of a kind story in the best way.” Read…
Read MoreMystery People Q&A with Mike Nemeth
Mystery People is a book store within a book store – Book People book store of Austin, Texas, reputedly the largest independent book store in America. Recently Mystery People did a Q&A with me that I found particularly insightful. You can read it here: Q&A with Mike Nemeth: institutions as the enemy Enjoy!
Read MoreSouthern Writers Magazine – Suite T Guest Blog
I wrote an article for the Suite T blog on Southern Writers Magazine. The topic was the importance of understanding genre. You can read it here: http://southernwritersmagazine.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-importance-of-genre.html Hope you find it useful.
Read MoreKiller Nashville Blog
I wrote a small piece for the Killer Nashville blog on whether an author should follow a genre formula or write freestyle and let the chips fall where they may. You can read it here: https://killernashville.com/formula-or-creative-freedom/ Hope you find it useful.
Read MoreAugusta Magazine – “Short Takes” – “The Undiscovered Country”
“Th Undiscovered Country” takes place primarily in Augusta, Georgia, a lovely city in which I served in the Army. Augusta Magazine caught wind of “The Undiscovered Country” and published this nice piece about the book. https://www.augustamagazine.com/2018/04/24/short-takes-may-2018-2/ I greatly appreciated their kind words.
Read MoreNet Galley Reviews of “The Undiscovered Country”
Net Galley is a service authors use to post their books online for objective reviewers and members of the press around the country. Here are a few samples of reviews of “The Undiscovered Country”. Annemarie Barbato https://www.netgalley.com/book/131785/review/219249 Faye Dasen https://www.netgalley.com/book/131785/review/157483 Jeanette Melton https://www.netgalley.com/book/131785/review/401307 Take a moment to read the unbiased commentary.
Read MoreKirkus Indie Reviews The Undiscovered Country
In Nemeth’s thriller, a son travels to Georgia to care for his ill mother and becomes disturbed by the dubious behavior of her doctors and his own siblings. Randle Marks has been estranged from his family for years, but when his sister-in-law calls to say that his mom, Elaine, has had a heart attack, he…
Read MorePublishers’ Weekly Review of Defiled
The April 24, 2017 issue of Publishers’ Weekly carries a review of my debut novel, Defiled. It is a privilege and an honor to be reviewed by the industry’s premier magazine and I am grateful. Relatively few books are accorded this honor. I found the review to be accurate in both its praise and its…
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