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Thunder Road
In the summer of 1947, a series of strange coincidences changed the world, and one down-on-his-luck former Ranger was the only guy who figured it out.
It all started on Thunder Road.
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Thunder Road awarded the Bronze Medal at the 2023 IPPY Awards!
Thunder Road was featured in the February edition of Lone Star Literary Life.
The Reviews Are In!
“[In this] intriguing debut . . . clear crisp prose . . . morphs from a western into a detective story with an overlay of conspiracy theories.” —Publishers Weekly
“I need to write a full, glowing, gushing review of what may just be my favorite book of 2022. AMAZING, intriguing, unique, and chock-full of Fort Worth history with some Twin Peaksy terrific-ness, too…and maybe some aliens. Colin Holmes has a new fan, and securing Grover Gardner to narrate this gem absolutely seals the deal. Outstanding in every aspect. I will be getting a print copy to hug and read with my eyes the 2nd time around.” –Kristine Hall, Lone Star Literary Review
“This genre-defying and enormously entertaining romp is Mickey Spillane meets Whitley Strieber meets Woody Allen. I can’t remember when I’ve had so much plain old fun reading a book and just didn’t want it to end. The dialogue is classic late ‘40s, as are the nostalgic descriptions of people, places and things. Las Vegas has one traffic light, which makes it a burgeoning metropolis compared to Roswell. Sharp is constantly feeding dimes into pay phones to make calls. Air conditioning is an exotic novelty, as people relish being immersed in “refrigerated air.” My highest recommendation. Enjoy the ride!” –Thomas J. Howley, Historical Fiction Society
“Every so often—and it is, as it should be, very rare—I read a book for review and think, “If only there were six stars in the rating system, instead of five…” So imagine my surprise when I realized that this is the author’s debut novel.” –Joey Madea, Goodreads
“Sparkling 1940’s dialogue, wry humor, an unpredictable yet coherent storyline, and a breezy style all his own, make Colin Holmes’ somewhat spooky novel, Thunder Road, a winner. I’ll be on the lookout for his next novel.” —Rob Leininger, author of Killing Suki Flood and the Mortimer Angel “Gumshoe” series
“. . . one of the best mysteries I’ve ever read. The plot, characterization, timing, setting, dialogue, and tension was spot on. Love the noir feel of the past. Have to admit the ending twist caught me by surprise. Well done..” —Larry Enmon, author of Class III Threat, City of Fear and The Burial Place
Happenings
I’m officially an “award-winning” author. Thunder Road picked up the IPPY Bronze Medal for the Mysteries category at the 2023 Independent Publisher book awards!
You’ve got until May 31 to enter to win CamCat’s Mound of Mysterious Books and get a signed copy of Thunder Road and 11 other great books!
I’m zooming in on a panel discussion May 24, for the Library Journal’s Day of Dialog. we’re talking thrillers and summertime beach reads!
Wow! Thunder Road received some embarrassingly nice reviews on our recent Blackthorn Book Tour. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read and review! The book’s at 4.5 stars on Amazon and 4.3 on Good Reads!
We had a great panel at the California Creative Writers Conference. I was among several CamCat authors discussing deception as a means to add depth to a story. Fun stuff.
The Fort Worth Business Press highlighted Thunder Road recently. It’s mostly that it took me a long time to get it written and published, but I really appreciate the coverage.