Chanticleer Book Reviews

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY 2023! A Day to Support and Celebrate Small Businesses! Plus Annual CHANTICLEER CYBER SALE
Small Business Saturday

Saturday, November 25, 2023 is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. This year, we know that small businesses need our support now more than ever as they navigate, retool and pivot from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Chanticleer Reviews and Media is a small business based out of Bellingham, Wash., with an international reach thanks to the Internet. Chanticleer reflects the new era of publishing and content creation for today’s global market of readers and consumers. We began with the advent of digital publishing (e-pubs/digital books) in 2011 that opened up the traditional boundaries of the publishing industry. As with the Gutenberg Press, digital publishing marks a major shift in the art of bookmaking, distribution of written works, and content creation. We are proud and humbled to be play a tiny part of this major shift in the publishing industry. It is from your support, dear Clients, that we are able to do so. Thank you!

The Chanticleer Team, from our Home Office Staff, to our Editorial Team, Professional Reviewers, CIBA Team and Judges, Publishing Team, and Community Builders, is dedicated to helping writers achieve their publishing goals. Our clientele hail from across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Japan, Malta, Portugal, Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Turkey, Scotland, Germany, France, Ireland, Scandinavia, Cypress, New Zealand, Australia, and other nations.

We are truly a “local business with international reach.” We are honored each year when the Chanticleer Community comes together for the Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony and Banquet that takes place in April—a truly special event that fosters many new friendships and connections. We are a small independently-owned-business, but it is the individual members of the Chanticleer Community of Writers that makes us mighty.

In the spirit of SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, we encourage you to shop at your local bookstores and booksellers, to purchase your favorite Indie authors’ works, and to shop at small businesses and your local shops.

Village Books is our local bookseller here in Bellingham, Wash. They are having a great sale also (in-Store and CYBER).

Along with being known as a top twenty bookstore in the U.S., VB is also the Official Book Manager of the annual Chanticleer Authors Conference

and promotes the winners of the annual Chanticleer International Book Awards in their two storefronts.

AND NOW TO CROW ABOUT OUR ONCE A YEAR CYBER SALE!

Don’t Miss Out on these Once-A-Year Deals!

ONLY CYBER SALE of the YEAR

CHANTICLEER says

“THANK GOODNESS, I am a ROOSTER!”

CYBER SALE

We couldn’t save the turkey,

but we can save you $$$

Check out these T.G.I.A.N.A.T. SPECIALS

(Thank Goodness I am Not a Turkey)

SALE PRICES ARE VALID Wednesday, November 22nd until midnight PST Thursday, Nov 30th, 2023

CYBER SALE – LIMITED TIME

Check out these awesome sales!

Chanticleer Editorial Book Review Package for $395

Purchase the book review package now and you can redeem it anytime in the future.

Use this sale code upon checkout to receive the discount the unprecedented discount of $100: BKRV23TGRNT

Sale Applies to:
- Standard Editorial Book Review Package
- Audiobook Reviews
- Expedited Reviews
Our Book Review Package (Regularly $495) includes SEO, Meta-Data, Tagging, Social Media Promotion, and Publication in the Chanticleer Reviews Magazine. Don’t delay! Be one of the lucky few to get in on this incredible rate.

Click here to purchase a Chanticleer Book Review Package for only $395.

Receive a $100 discount off CAC24 registration, The Chanticleer Authors Conference package that will take place in beautiful Bellingham, Wash at the Four Points by Sheraton (April 18-21, 2024).

USE THIS CODE: CAC24TGZANAT

Seating is limited, so Register Today!

Learn from the Best at CAC24

Current Presenters include: D.D. Black, Christine Fairchild, Mark Berridge, with more to come! Past presenters include Cathy Ace, Robert Dugoni, Chris Humphreys, Scott Steindorff, and other insightful and exciting presenters. The current line up will be updated regularly here!

Sessions on Fundraising for Authors, Audio Book Creation, Multi-Selling Platforms, Digital Marketing, Expanding Readership, Advanced Writing Craft and Content Creation, Social Media Efficacy, Increasing Sales on Amazon, SEO, Ad words and Facebook Ads, Why Authors need Alphabet SOUP, BISAC Codes, and much more.

Multichannel Marketing

and the Business of Being a Writer

The New Era of Content Creation in All Its Forms

Take Your Writing Craft to the Next Level

Use this code upon checkout to receive this $100 discount – our deepest discount for the conference. CAC24TGZANAT

Don’t Delay! Take advantage of this Once A Year CYBER SALE!

Insert the discount code here upon check out:

This sale ends firmly at midnight PST Thursday, November 30, 2023.

As always, please contact us at info@ChantiReviews.com for any questions, concerns, or suggestions.

We are thankful for you, Dear Chanticleerians!

Be well. Stay safe. Keep on Writing Because We Need Good Books More Than Ever!

Kiffer, Sharon, David, Argus, Dena, Scott, Anya and the Entire Chanticleer Team!
November 25, 2023
A Special Thank You to the Chanticleer Community

We are very grateful

to YOU, Dear Chanticleerians!

We are thankful for your patronage and community!

We are honored to celebrate and appreciate

your writers’ journeys with you

in this Thanksgiving Season!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Entire Chanticleer Team!

Kiffer, Sharon, Sharon, Argus, Dena, Anya, Scott, and all of the Reviewers, Readers, Editors, and CIBA Judges!

Don’t forget to take advantage of the “Thank Goodness I’m a Rooster” sale,

Chanticleer’s only CYBER SALE of the year!

We’re offering discount codes for

$100 off your next review

and

$100 off the Annual Chanticleer Authors Conference.

Click here for more information.

Coming Together at The Chanticleer Authors Conference

CAC 2023 was a huge success! Our amazing speakers shared their experiences in writing and publishing and our authors learned valuable information and broaden their network of fellow authors. We are inspired by the attendees enthusiasm and their willingness to share their writers’ journeys knowledge!

Authors around the world are already registering for CAC 2024, and we’re expecting more attendees than ever before! Because of this, we’ve moved our conference to a larger space at Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham Hotel & Conference Center.

We’ve invited an amazing group of speakers, including author and motivational speaker Mark Berridge, podcaster & broadcast journalist Reenita Malhortra Hora, award winning authors Michael J. Cooper and Michelle Cox, with new presenters continuously added.

Follow this link to find out more about CAC 2024 and use this code for a $100 discount on your registration:

$100 discount on CAC24

Use Code: CAC24TGZANAT24

RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!

Space is Limited! Presenters and Faculty for CAC24 Lodging, Travel Info, and More

Check back soon for updated info for CAC24

(Updated October 27, 2023)

CIBA Award Winning Authors

Nothing is better than being called up on stage to accept you blue ribbon for winning first place in a genre category while a sea of authors applauds your achievement–except perhaps being in the audience when your name is announced as a CIBA Grand Prize Winner.

Awarding the hard work of authors is one of Chanticleer’s highest honors. In 2023, our Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) recognized the best books in 25 genre categories with cash prizes and special recognition at the 2024 Annual Awards Banquet at CAC.

Check back soon for the Schedule of Events and Menus for CAC 24

and the 2023 CIBA Awards Banquet and Ceremony. Don’t Delay. Register Today!

November 23, 2023
BLACK FRIDAY 2023 Starts on WEDNESDAY! Chanticleer T.G. I. A. N. A.T. CYBER SALE! It only comes once a year!
Don’t Miss Out on these Once-A-Year Deals!

THE ONLY CYBER SALE of the YEAR !

CHANTICLEER says

“THANK GOODNESS, I am a ROOSTER!”

CYBER SALE

We can’t save the turkey,

but we can save you $$$

Check out these T.G.I.A.N.A.T.

CYBER ONCE-A-YEAR DISCOUNTS

(Thank Goodness I am Not a Turkey)

Discount Codes ARE VALID Wednesday, November 22nd until midnight PST Thursday, Nov 30th, 2024

Check out these awesome deals!

Chanticleer Editorial Book Review Package with $100 Discount Code for only $395

Purchase the book review package now and you can redeem it anytime in the future.

Use this sale code upon checkout to receive the discount the unprecedented discount of $100: BKRV23TGRNT

Sale Applies to:
- Standard Editorial Book Review Package
- Audiobook Reviews
- Expedited Reviews
Our Book Review Package (Regularly $495) includes SEO, Meta-Data, Tagging, Social Media Promotion, and Publication in the Chanticleer Reviews Magazine. Don’t delay!

Click here to purchase a Chanticleer Book Review Package for only $395.

The Discount Code goes here:

SAVE ON the 2024 CHANTICLEER AUTHORS CONFERENCE with this T.G.I.A.N.A.T. Discount Codes

Receive a $100 discount off CAC24 registration, The Chanticleer Authors Conference package that will take place in beautiful Bellingham, Wash at the Four Points by Sheraton (April 18-21, 2024).

USE THIS CODE: CAC24TGZANAT

Note: Seating is limited, so Register Today!

Learn from the Best at CAC24

Current Presenters include: D.D. Black, Christine Fairchild, Mark Berridge, with more to come! Past presenters include Cathy Ace, Robert Dugoni, Chris Humphreys, Scott Steindorff, and other insightful and exciting presenters. The current line up will be updated regularly here!

Sessions on Fundraising for Authors, Audio Book Creation, Multi-Selling Platforms, Digital Marketing, Expanding Readership, Advanced Writing Craft and Content Creation, Social Media Efficacy, Increasing Sales on Amazon, SEO, Adwords and Facebook Ads, Why Authors need Alphabet SOUP, BISAC Codes, and much more.

Multichannel Marketing

and the Business of Being a Writer

The New Era of Content Creation in All Its Forms

Take Your Writing Craft to the Next Level

Use this code upon checkout to receive this $100 discount – our deepest discount for the conference. CAC24TGZANAT

Don’t Delay! Take advantage of this Once A Year CYBER SALE!

This sale ends firmly at midnight PST Thursday, November 30, 2023.

As always, please contact us at info@ChantiReviews.com for any questions, concerns, or suggestions.

We wish you and yours a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

We are thankful for you, Dear Chanticleerians!

Be well. Stay safe. Keep on Writing Because We Need Good Books More Than Ever!

Kiffer, Sharon, David, Argus, Dena, Scott, Anya and the Entire Chanticleer Team!
November 22, 2023
The 2023 CIBAs Humor and Satire Long List
The Humor and Satire Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Humor and Satire. The Humor and Satire Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring satire, humor, political ideology, parody, fantasy, and allegory or fable. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Humor and Satire Fiction entries to the 2023 Humor and Fiction Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2023 Humor and Satire SHORT LIST. SEMI FINALISTS are chosen from the Short List. Finalists are chosen from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2023 Humor and Satire Book Awards novel competition!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- Kenneth Arbogast – Whinesburg, Ohio
- Lou Dischler – The Rising
- Tom Strelich – Water Memory
- Mike Murphey – Quantum Consequence… Physics, Lust and Greed Series, Book 5
- G. S. Gerry – Hysterical Hangouts with The Hindlegs
- Matthew Binder – Pure Cosmos Club
- Bill Boggs – Spike Unleashed: The Wonder Dog Returns
- Lou Dischler – Locking up Daddy
- W.T. Kosmos – Blaze Union and the Puddin’ Head Schools
- James Krieger – Not My Best Idea
- Eileen O’Finlan – All the Furs and Feathers
- H.D. Logic – Of the Noble and Great Ones
- Gene Helfman – FINS, A Novel of Relentless Satire
- Steven Mayfield – The Penny Mansions
- T.C. Morrison – Send in The Tort Lawyer$
- Jason Ollander-Krane – Circus Home: A Novel of Life, Love and New Jersey
- Dr. Meander Swotty – Lower Education
- Douglas Bachmann – Afterlife
- Allyson Rice – The Key to Circus-Mom Highway
- Marco Ocram – The Awful Truth About The Herbert Quarry Affair
- Marco Ocram – The Awful Truth About The Name Of The Rose
- JP Rieger – Clonk!
- Rob Brownell – Invention Is a Mother
- Doug Cameron – Dysfunctional Regulatory Bodies: Scarecrows and Stupidity
- David Grubb – A Trip From God Book 1
- T.K. Sheffield – The Valentine Lines
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

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Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Humor and Satire Awards is:

DELPHIC ORACLE, USA

by Steven Mayfield

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

Click here to see the 2022 Humor and Satire Book Award Winners.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Humor and Satire Book Awards. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

Join us April 18 – 20th, 2023! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at info@ChantiReviews.com.
November 21, 2023
The 2023 CIBAs Long List HEMINGWAY for 20th Century Wartime Fiction
The Hemingway Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works for 20th Century Wartime Fiction. The Hemingway Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

The Hemingway Book Awards competition is named for Ernest Hemingway who was born July 21, 1899.

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring 20th Century Wartime Fiction in Historical Fiction; Romance and Romantic Fiction; Mysteries, Thrillers, and Suspense Fiction of the time; Literary works and Satire and anything else that author imaginations can dream up for the HEMINGWAY Book Awards division. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

For Post-1750s Historical Fiction, see our Goethe Awards here. For other Historical Fiction categories, please see more details here.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Hemingway 20th Century Wartime Fiction entries to the 2023 Hemingway Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2023 Hemingway Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA division Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20st, 2024 in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2023 Hemingway Book Awards novel competition for 20th Century Wartime Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- Linda Joy Myers – The Forger of Marseille
- Elaine Aucoin Schroller – Dare Not Tell
- Elaine Aucoin Schroller – The Bravest Soldiers
- William McClain – Alice’s War
- J.L. Oakley – The Brisling Code
- Gary Baysinger – Margaret’s Last Prayer
- Patricia Wilson – An Island Promise
- Glenn Dyer – Trust No One
- Kathryn Gauci – In the Shadow of the Pyrenees
- Michael J Cooper – Crossroads of Empire
- Kathryn Brown Ramsperger – A Thousand Flying Things
- Lou Dischler – The Last Newsreel
- Martin Roy Hill – Codename: Parsifal
- Patrick McLaughlin – Cheerful Obedience
- Trish MacEnulty – Secrets and Spies
- Marina Osipova – The Drau River Flows to Siberia: The Victims of Victory
- Donald Willerton – Teddy’s War
- J.A. Wright – Eat and Get Gas
- Kevin L. Evans – The Bend of the Green
- Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee – The Long March Home
- Linda Stewart Henley – Kate’s War
- Jodi Lea Stewart – The Gold Rose
- Johanna van Zanten – Between a Rock and a Hard Place
- Richard LaMotte – Follow His Lead
- Ivan Luiz Hernandez – Isla Vulnerable
- Richard Bareford – Veterans Key
- Jeff Schnader – The Serpent Papers
- Jerena Tobiasen – Tsarina’s Crown
- John Winn Miller – The Hunt for the Peggy C
- Suzanne Trauth – What Remains of Love
- Robert L. Decker – Not to Reason Why
- Kevin Miller – The Silver Waterfall: A Novel of the Battle of Midway
- Shirley Miller Kamada – No Quiet Water
- Patrick Greenwood – Sunrise in Saigon
- Kathryn Gauci – The Song of the Partisans: A Powerful and Unforgettable Novel of Resistance
- J Robert Gould – The Last of the Greatest Generation
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Hemingway Book Awards is:

Running with Cannibals

by Robert W. Smith

Click here to see the 2022 Hemingway Book Award Winners for 20th c. WartimeFiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Hemingway Book Awards for 20th c. Wartime Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:
Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony which is sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 18 – 21, 2024! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
November 21, 2023
CYBER SALE 2023 – The Annual Chanticleer Thank Goodness I’m a Rooster Sale!

Don’t Miss Out on these Once-A-Year CYBER Chanticleer Deals!

ONLY CYBER SALE of the YEAR

CHANTICLEER says

“THANK GOODNESS, I am a ROOSTER!”

CYBER SALE

We can’t save the turkey,

but we can save you $$$

Check out these T.G.I.A.N.A.T. SPECIALS

(Thank Goodness I am Not a Turkey)

DISCOUNT CODES ARE VALID:

Monday, November 20th until midnight PST Thursday, Nov 30th, 2024

CYBER SALE – LIMITED TIME

Check out these awesome sales!

Chanticleer Editorial Book Review Package for $395 with Discount Code

Purchase the book review package now and you can redeem it anytime in the future.

Use this code upon checkout to receive the once a year CYBER discount of $100: BKRV23TGRNT

Audio Book Reviews are also eligible for Chanticleer’s only CYBER SALE of the YEAR!

Our Book Review Package (Regularly $495) includes SEO, Meta-Data, Tagging, Social Media Promotion, and Publication in the Chanticleer Reviews Magazine. Don’t delay! Be one of the lucky few to get in on this incredible rate.

Click here to purchase a Chanticleer Book Review Package for only $395.

Receive a $100 discount off CAC24 registration,

The Chanticleer Authors Conference will take place in beautiful Bellingham, Wash at the Four Points by Sheraton (April 18-21, 2024).

USE THIS CODE: CAC24TGZANAT

Note: This is our 12th Anniversary Conference and you do not want to miss out!
Seating is limited, so Register Today!

Learn from the Best at CAC24

Current Presenters include: D.D. Black, Christine Fairchild, Mark Berridge, with more to come! Past presenters include Cathy Ace, Robert Dugoni, Chris Humphreys, Scott Steindorff, and other insightful and exciting presenters. The current line up will be updated regularly here!

Sessions on Fundraising for Authors, Audio Book Creation, Multi-Selling Platforms, Digital Marketing, Expanding Readership, Advanced Writing Craft and Content Creation, Social Media Efficacy, Increasing Sales on Amazon, SEO, Ad words and Facebook Ads, Why Authors need Alphabet SOUP, BISAC Codes, and much more.

Multichannel Marketing

and the Business of Being a Writer

The New Era of Content Creation in All Its Forms

Take Your Writing Craft to the Next Level at #CAC24

Use this code upon checkout to receive this $100 discount – our deepest discount for the conference. CAC24TGZANAT24

Click here for Registration Link

Don’t Delay! Take advantage of this Once A Year CYBER SALE!

DISCOUNT CODES ARE VALID:

Monday, November 20th until midnight PST Thursday, Nov 30th, 2023

CYBER SALE – LIMITED TIME

As always, please contact us at info@ChantiReviews.com for any questions, concerns, or suggestions.

We wish you and yours a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

We are thankful for you, Dear Chanticleerians!

Be well. Stay safe. Keep on Writing Because We Need Good Books More Than Ever!

Kiffer, Sharon, David, Argus, Scott, Anya, Dena, and the Entire Chanticleer Team!

November 20, 2023
THE SPILL by Keith Abbott – Terrorism Thriller, Techno-Thriller, International Crime

In Keith Abbott’s thriller, The Spill, an intelligent, well-funded, politically connected organization of Arab Terrorists precipitates an environmental catastrophe meant to have world-shattering consequences – in their favor, of course.

But the best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray. Their plans are uncovered, giving their opposition a chance to mobilize all of its forces. Those terrible consequences may be too late to completely thwart, but there is just enough time to channel the disaster in a way that could save the world rather than end it.

All it will take is one lawyer who refuses to let the villains win and one crackerjack scientist willing to go where no one has gone before – and come back to tell the tale.

The gripping story of The Spill begins with a well-planned and thoroughly executed environmental disaster – along with a couple of less well-planned actual executions. From there it’s a breakneck race, as American oil company executive Jesse Ford struggles to contain the oil spill itself, the political and economic fallout, and dig deeply into the causes that set this whole mess up in the first place.

Set against Jesse and his colleagues is a hidden cabal of scientifically-minded terrorists who plan to take the West down by a combination of stealth, bioterrorism, and fanaticism. The first stages of their plan go almost flawlessly, but it begins going off the rails once Jesse and company start digging into their network of secrets.

The characters on the two sides of this conflict, Jesse Ford and Aran Lassiter, are forceful and driven, and yet opposite in every way.

Much of the story is told through Ford’s first-person perspective. From inside his head, we see a pragmatic man, but one who cares about his people and has lines he never thought he would cross.

Aran Lassiter is his perfect foil, a man broken and reforged in pain. He has been molded into a weapon, willing to cross any line and break any rule – or person – to share his pain with everyone in his path – friend and enemy alike.

The Spill is a techno-thriller that’s compulsively page-turning from the very first word.

The plot to destroy the West is chilling in its execution – all the more so because it feels entirely too plausible. Readers will get close to Jesse and his team, to the point where each victory is a moment to cheer, and each loss heartbreaking.

To thwart the villains, these heroes turn to a solution so far out of the box that it’s sourced in science fiction – but the story is so riveting that even non-SF readers will be pulled along to the conclusion.

The ending manages to plant the seeds of later destruction in its victorious moment, leaving readers hungering for more of this absolute thrill ride of a read!

November 20, 2023
The 2023 Long List GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards for High Stakes Suspense
The Global Thriller Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in High Stakes Thriller Fiction. The Global Thriller Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring suspense, thrilling stories that put the balance of world power or that will end the world as we know it. We include with Global Thrillers the Lab Lit genre. Lab Lit is when Fiction Meets Real Science and Research or stories that are based on real science and research up to a certain “what if” point.

For other Mystery Divisions see our Clue Awards for Suspense/Thriller Novels and our M&M Awards for Cozy-and-not-so-Cozy Novels.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Global Thriller High Stakes Fiction entries to the 2023 Global Thriller Book Awards LONG LIST. These books will compete for the Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA division Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the Short List of the 2023 Global Thriller Book Awards novel competition for High Stakes Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- Anya Ison Wallace – WATCH but don’t TOUCH
- E.S. Ramirez – In the Fangs of Jackals
- Omara Williams – The Space Traveller’s Lover
- Thomas R. Weaver – Artificial Wisdom
- Jayson Adams – Ares
- Vito Dibarone – Botheration: Part Three: Epiphany
- D. L. Wilburn Jr. – The God Protocol: Dragon
- Vito Dibarone – Botheration: Part Two: Waves of Dinosaurs
- Glenn Dyer – Trust No One
- S.P. Grogan – Crimson Scimitar: Attack on America
- Mark James – Friendship Games
- Susan Rogers and John Roosen – Cobra Pose
- Joanne Jaytanie – Retrieving Remy (The Winters Sisters Book 5)
- Michael A. Wexler – Officer Down
- Randall Krzak – Ultimate Escalation
- Dr. Frank J. Sapienza – The Greater Good
- Hank Scheer – Fade to Blue
- Howard Berk and Peter Berk – TimeLock
- Jacek Waliszewski – Midnight in Syria
- Ron Roman – Of Ashes and Dust
- J. Lee – The Deadly Deal
- Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke – Jake Fortina and the Roman Conspiracy
- David Wickenden – The Home Front
- Patrick Greenwood – Codename: Dragon Vault
- E Alan Fleischauer – The Doctor is Invisible
- Jeff Sheckter – The Daedalus Protocol
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 GLOBAL THRILLER Awards was:

Hybrid Hysteria

By Charlie Robinson
The 2023 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC24 on April 20, 2024. Save the date for CAC24, scheduled April 18-21, 2024, our 12 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2024 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards are open until the end of October. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
November 17, 2023
The 2023 Laramie Book Awards Short List for Americana Fiction
The Laramie Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Americana and Westerns fiction genre. The Laramie Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring Americana themes, First Nation stories, early North American History, cowboys & cowgirls in the Wild West, pioneering, and Civil War, and we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2023 Laramie Americana Long List to the 2023 Laramie Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. FINALISTS will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2023 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Leah Angstman – The Only Way to Cheat a Hangman
- Heidi M. Thomas – Rescue Ranch Rising
- Barbara Salvatore – The Trail to Niobrara
- Barbara Toomer – Season of Our Reckoning
- Deborah Hufford – Blood to Rubies
- George T. Arnold – The Heart Beneath the Badge
- Kimberly Burns – The Redemption of Mattie Silks
- Leslie K Simmons – Red Clay, Running Waters
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Chip Heller Man of Valor
- Donna E. Lane – This Hallowed Ground
- Martha Engber – The Falcon, the Wolf, and the Hummingbird
- James Holland – Vigilante Love Song: Alice Roosevelt and The White House Gunfighters
- Myra Hargrave McIlvain – The Knotted Ring
- K.S. Jones – Tastefully Texas
- Venetia Hobson Lewis – Changing Woman
- T.K. Conklin – Promise of Spring
- Steven Mayfield – The Penny Mansions
- Joan Koster – That Dickinson Girl: A Novel of the Civil War
- Thomas Goodman – The Last Man: A Novel of the 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery
- J. Stanion – My Place Among Them
- Shanna Hatfield – Love on Target
- JR Holland – Alice Roosevelt and the White House Gunfighters
- John Hansen – Grays Lake
- Michael L. Ross – Across the Great Divide: Book 3 The Founding
- Julia Brewer Daily – The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch
- David Calloway – If Someday Comes
- K. S. Jones – Change of Fortune
- Elizabeth Woolsey – The Travels of Dr. Rebecca Harper A Matter of Time
- T. M. Brown – The Last Laird of Sapelo
- Sophia Alexander – Homespun
- Daniel Greene – Northern Dawn (Northern Wolf Series Book 4)
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 LARAMIE Awards is:

Guarded Hearts

by T.K. Conklin

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November 16, 2023
SAINTS And SOLDIERS: Inside Internet-Age Terrorism, From Syria to the Capitol Siege by Rita Katz – Journalism, Terrorism, Modern Communication

To many, atrocities such as mass shootings and violent counter-protests seem to appear out of thin air, undertaken by independent actors. But Rita Katz, in her groundbreaking exploration of internet-age terrorism Saints and Soldiers, reveals a sinister ecosystem of violence multiplying worldwide, visible yet largely ignored.

Katz– executive director of the counterterrorist organization SITE Intelligence Group– uses a strategic blend of primary media sources, personal narrative, and research analysis to unearth the haunting truths of internet-age terrorism. Although SITE once focused mainly on monitoring the actions of Islamist terrorist groups, Katz describes how it began applying the same tracking methods to white supremacists and neo-Nazis over a decade ago. As Katz writes, “the internet is more than just an asset for today’s new breed of terrorists. It is a necessity.”

Throughout Saints and Soldiers, Katz uses her decades of intensive experience to describe how a new generation of internet-born white supremacist movements followed the same trajectory as ISIS. She exposes the network of threads that link white supremacist violence such as the Christchurch massacre of 2019 to their origins on messaging platforms such as 8chan, Discord, Stormfront, and Telegram. Indoctrinating vulnerable minds with extremist neo-Nazi ideology, these violent groups use a “screw your optics” mantra that celebrates gruesome violence and the “saints ” and “martyrs” that drive their hateful cause.

Katz reveals her first-hand experiences with neo-Nazi organizations that have targeted her and her community for their counterterrorist work and her vulnerable identity as an Iraq-born, Jewish woman. Saints and Soldiers cements Katz’s commitment to creating a safer future for her loved ones and the world at large.

While the truth of this violence may seem hopeless, Katz urges readers to keep reasonable goals toward change in sight.

Katz faults the US government and tech companies with responding too late and neglecting the warning signs pointing toward future violent actions. While any internet posts connected to ISIS are treated with immediate action, white supremacist violence is largely ignored or dismissed with an excuse of “free speech.” As a result, responsible actors miss obvious signs pointing toward real danger. Katz implores tech companies to extend the digital walls that they have created to block ISIS terrorism to white supremacist platforms whenever possible, halting their ability to attract and radicalize more people.

Katz’s intense storytelling does not shy away from reality, however grim.

Graphic descriptions of terrorist attacks tied to antisemitism, racism, sexism, and xenophobia will resurrect fresh mourning in readers. However, although shocking, Katz’s writing is widely accessible. Rather than relying solely on written text, Katz incorporates images, screenshots of social media posts, tweets, and extremist artwork, creating a multimedia project that allows readers to deeply invest in and connect with the truth of her research. Similarly, Katz carefully deconstructs the process SITE uses to investigate possible terrorist concerns, bringing ethical transparency into a conversation often concealed from the larger public.

Saints and Soldiers is eloquent, eye-opening, and timely. Katz compares and contrasts white nationalist neo-Nazi internet terrorist groups with the declining presence of ISIS extremist organizations, searching for solutions to violence. Threads of true stories weave together a chilling portrait of white supremacist terrorist threats proliferating in plain sight, while offering steps toward safety.

Saints and Soldiers by Rita Katz won Grand Prize in the 2022 CIBA Nellie Bly Awards for Longform Journalism Non-Fiction.

November 15, 2023